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THESE BRIGHT RED-ORANGE POWDERS ARE USED FOR HINDU RELIGIOUS PURPOSES AMONG COMMUNITIES FROM SOUTH ASIA. LEAD IS SOMETIMES USED TO BRIGHTEN THE COLOR OR INCREASE THE WEIGHT OF THE PRODUCT. PEOPLE CAN BE EXPOSED TO LEAD WHEN POWDERS THAT CONTAIN LEAD ENTER THE BODY THROUGH THE EYES OR MOUTH./MULTNOMAH COUNTY
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Patients who contract measles, a highly contagious disease, develop a skin rash.
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WIKIMEDIA COMMONS
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SHUTTERSTOCK
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Central City Concern sobering cente helped 20,000 people a year in the 1980s. Last year, the sobering center helped just 37-hundred people.
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KRISTIAN FODEN-VENCIL/OPB
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THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY IS SENDING OPIOID OVERDOSE REVERSAL KITS TO 8,000 BUSINESS ACROSS THE STATE./KRISTEN FODEN-VENCIL/OPB
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KRISTIAN FODEN-VENCIL/OPB
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SHUTTERSTOCK
