Harm Reduction Briefing β Apr 19, 2026
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π° News Media
- π§ [National] Trump Signs Executive Order to Loosen Restrictions on Psychedelic Drugs - nytimes.com
- β οΈ [National] 100 times stronger than fentanyl, carfentanil seizures surge - apnews.com
- π§ [National] Podcasters, Presidents, and Psychedelics: How Joe Rogan Got Trump Into Ibogaine - motherjones.com
- 𧬠[National] Trump signs order to speed review of psychedelics, including the controversial drug ibogaine - abc7.com
- π§ [National] Trump signs executive order to research psychedelics for mental health - cbsnews.com
π£οΈ Social Pulse
Innovation
- π§ͺ why wait for the medical industry to catch up to AI/Program advancements. I'll build stuff that works. also I've integrated an advanced safety simulation system that can detect problems with dosage using a user's... - x.com
- π§ SO many die of overdoses, it's due to toxic drug supply; fentanyl is in street drugs now. So heroin, morphine, cocaine can all contain fentanyl and/or other 'fillers' that are unpredictable when consumed.... - x.com
Harm Reduction Discourse
- π’ Safe consumption sites offer a place for people to go get their street drugs tested for free. Given clean needles to stop spread of illness, and staff who can reverse an overdose, offer resources and referrals. This... - x.com
- π« As the owner of a business that has operated in Vancouverβs Downtown Eastside for twenty-four years, and as someone who has recovered from drug and alcohol addiction for twenty three years, I witness scenes like... - x.com
π City Updates
- No recent City Updates found.
π Academic Research
- π§ Harm reduction approaches within Indigenous communities across Turtle Island: A scoping review of peer-reviewed and grey literature - Harm Reduction Journal - 2026-04-18 - doi.org
- π« Qualitative-Intersectional Analysis of Access to Health Care for Pregnant Women Who Use Injectable Drugs in Mexico - Journal of Human Rights and Social Work - 2026-04-17 - doi.org
- π£ Community-Based Co-Design of Public Health Messaging for Harm Reduction and Overdose Response Technology - Health Promotion Practice - 2026-04-18 - doi.org
βοΈ Law & Policy
State Laws
πΈ Funding (Click for more)
Current
- πΈ Bureau of Justice Assistance - BJA FY25 Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use, Site-Based Program - Deadline: May 4, 2026
- πΈ Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention - OJJDP FY25 Opioid Affected Youth Initiative - Deadline: May 4, 2026
Future
π£ Activism
- βοΈ National Council for Mental Wellbeing - Write your senator to support CDC Injury Center funding
- β Housing Not Handcuffs Campaign - Join the Housing Not Handcuffs Campaign to oppose Louisiana bill
Update Notes
April 11, 2026 (#016bbc3) β Improve resilience of process scanning city council ordinances. Adding fix to prevent manually-featured stories from re-featuring. News Section: adding Slate, Public (first of more oppositional sources), filtering out routine state data updates on KFF, better filtering out sensational stories about fentanyl poisoning. Fixing issue leading to repeat features in Law and Policy and Activism sections. I love feedback and requests β contact@christianarthur.tech
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