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Should Oregon hand out free needles to drug users? A heated debate ends with a dead bill
Should Oregon hand out free needles to drug users? A heated debate ends with a dead bill
Should Oregon hand out free needles to drug users? A heated debate ends with a dead bill

Published on: 02/13/2026

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A worker uses a grabbing device to pick up a hypodermic needle in this 2023 file photo from New York. (Staten Island Advance/Jason Paderon)

A bipartisan bill that would have prohibited mobile stations from handing out free hypodermic needles and syringes to drug users within 2,000 feet of schools or child care centers won’t move forward this legislative session.

News Source : https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2026/02/should-oregon-hand-out-free-needles-to-drug-users-a-heated-debate-ends-with-a-dead-bill.html

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