Drug Users Seen as Source of Needles (Press Herald)

"Used hypodermic needles routinely found around the shores of Back Cove appear to be coming from intravenous drug users who dump them into storm sewers, according to a city official. The danger of someone getting infected with a deadly disease is considered remote, experts said, but used hypodermics can contain viruses for a period of time, particularly if they have been shared by multiple users, said Ronni Katz, a city health department employee who oversees Portland's drug overdose prevention plan."

Read the PPH Article by Staff Writer John Richardson

FMI visit the City of Portland's Needle Exchange Program website or call the 103 India Street Clinic at 874-8446.