"Snorting kits" for drug users will soon be distributed in Portland, Oregon, and its surrounding county as part of a harm reduction plan that even the city's Democratic mayor opposes.
The Multnomah County Health Department announced the plan Friday and said it will expand available drug paraphernalia for users to adjust for alternative methods of fentanyl use beyond injection. This will include tin foil, straws and "snorting kits."
Democratic Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler announced his opposition to the county's plan, which he said encourages drug use.
"I adamantly oppose distributing paraphernalia to encourage using a drug that is the leading cause of death for Americans under 50 and responsible for 190 fatal overdoses a day in the US," Wheeler tweeted Friday.
