“Unless those harm reduction studies include the harm to the community … I fail to see how any harm reduction study could be taken seriously” – public commentary

State Sen. Lisa Reynolds killed a bill that would ban distributing needle handouts that were regularly occuring within 1 block of elementary schools. Well within the ‘drug free zones’ specified by city ordinance.

I personally have seen and dealt with the results. There were countless people slumped on sidewalks surrounding the distribution areas after every handout. Even worse, the Portland People’s Outreach Project that were doing these programs often became physically hostile and intimidated anyone that would complain or question them. (more comments here if you can stomach them)

Sadly, “harm reduction” activities like these programs have not saved lives. As should be 100% expected from organizations with absolutely no academic credentials, deaths have more than tripled since they started.