Chair Anna Bullitt asks staff to research overdose prevention centers
At the May Portland Health, Human Services and Public Safety Committee meeting, Chair Anna Bullitt asked staff to research the legal and operational feasibility of overdose prevention centers, citing an out‑of‑state pilot; Corporation Counsel will review the legal landscape and report back.
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Chair Anna Bullitt asked the Portland City Council Health, Human Services and Public Safety Committee on May 12 to authorize staff research into overdose prevention centers, saying the policy could help “not just prevent death from overdose, but to keep people alive until they can get to a detox bed and get to recovery.”
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