City-led efforts to reduce the amount of hypodermic needles left littered on streets and parks in Portland appear to be ...

The pilot program, though only 8 weeks old, has resulted in more used needles being returned to the city's health department and fewer found on the streets. A line formed outside Portland’s ...

Bridget Rauscher, Portland's public health director, said she views the program as a success so far. "We are finding that people are returning more needles than they have to, which is beyond what ...