Think Out Loud

Homeless Encampments | Drug Harm Reduction

By Sage Van Wing (OPB)

Feb. 9, 2016 3:59 p.m.

Portland Peoples Outreach Project is handing out meth pipes to drug users. — Portland Peoples Outreach Project is handing out meth pipes to drug users.
Torbak Hopper/Flickr

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We talk to Portland Mayor Charlie Hales about how the city plans to approach the increasing number of homeless encampments.

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We also speak with Shilo Murphy, the Executive Director of the People's Harm Reduction Alliance (PHRA), whose mission is to provide drug users with clean paraphernalia — most recently meth pipes.