Harm Reduction Briefing — Apr 11, 2026
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📰 News Media
- 🏠 [National] Trump budget proposal once again targets affordable housing, homeless assistance - smartcitiesdive.com
- 🌿 [Rhode Island] State Bills to Regulate Kratom Advance, Alongside Ones to Ban It - filtermag.org
- ⚠️ [Los Angeles, CA] Los Angeles toddler found dead as dad says he’s worried he got ‘into his fentanyl’ - nypost.com
- 🍷 [National] Alcohol-Induced Deaths and Death Rates per 100,000 Population by Race/Ethnicity - kff.org
- 🍷 [National] Alcohol-Induced Deaths and Death Rates per 100,000 Population by Sex - kff.org
🗣️ Social Pulse
Innovation
- 🧪 Minnesota hospitals are already doing a lot. They treat thousands of nonfatal overdoses every year—about 15 for every death—and now many emergency rooms start people on medication for opioid use disorder right... - x.com
- 🧫 🚨 The overdose you think you’re treating… may not be what it seems. As emergency and critical care clinicians, we’re trained to recognize opioid toxicity and respond rapidly. But a new adulterant — medetomidine — is... - x.com
Harm Reduction Discourse
- 🟢 🧵The more you know, the safer you can be & the more you can support people who use drugs in your life. Join us for our free virtual May Foundational Fridays session where we'll focus on drugs commonly used by... - x.com
- 🚫 Seems great but it's only for new housing. Existing supportive housing will remain non sober. What's going to happen if the OD rate goes up in that existing housing? @Gina_McDee (link) - x.com
🏙 City Updates
📚 Academic Research
- 🚚 A lifeline on wheels: perspectives of stakeholders on the implementation and impact of a mobile medications for opioid use disorder unit - Addiction Science & Clinical Practice - 2026-04-11 - doi.org
- 🧪 A Role for Kappa Agonism in Reversing ‘Tranq-Dope’ Overdose: Evidence from a Rodent Model - 2026-04-09 - doi.org
- 🧪 Patterns of polysubstance use among people who use drugs on an American Indian reservation of a southern plains Tribal Nation - Harm Reduction Journal - 2026-04-09 - doi.org
⚖️ Law & Policy
State Laws
💸 Funding
Current
- 💸 Bureau of Justice Assistance - BJA FY25 Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use, Site-Based Program - Deadline: May 4, 2026
- 💸 Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention - OJJDP FY25 Opioid Affected Youth Initiative - Deadline: May 4, 2026
Future
📣 Activism
Update Notes
April 11, 2026 (#d4e7dde) — Improving City Update and Law &. Policy sections to balance consistently providing hits with screening out false positives. I love feedback and requests – contact@christianarthur.tech
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