Multnomah County hits pause on plan to distribute tin foil, straws for fentanyl users

County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson said that the health department’s plan didn’t go through the proper channels and needed “further analysis.”

PORTLAND, Ore. — Multnomah County has hit pause on its plan to distribute smoking materials for fentanyl users through the county health department’s harm reduction program, a county spokesperson confirmed Monday afternoon.

“Our health department went forward with this proposal without proper implementation protocols,” County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson said in a brief statement. “And in that light, I am suspending the program pending further analysis.”

On Friday, the Multnomah County Health Department confirmed their plans to begin distributing tin foil and straws

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