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📰 News Media

• ⚖️ [National] Judge postpones OxyContin-maker Purdue Pharma's sentencing to let opioid victims attend in person - washingtonpost.com
• 🧠 [National] Trump order could fast-track review of psychedelic ibogaine. What is it? - thehill.com
• 🧠 [National] Joe Rogan reveals text to Trump that helped expedite federal review of psychedelics - foxnews.com
• ⚖️ [National] Judge postpones OxyContin-maker Purdue Pharma’s sentencing to let opioid victims attend in person - statnews.com
• 🧠 [National] Trump Orders FDA to “Dramatically” Fast-Track Psychedelic Therapy Access - filtermag.org

🗣️ Social Pulse

Lived Experience

• 💬 To be honest, I'm a little nervous about this podcast dropping. I've been openly booed at conferences for expressing my beliefs about storytelling and 12-step, and how it can keep us stuck and not evolving. And I... - @meghannperryrecoverystorytelling on linkedin

Innovation

• 🧪 Image 3 ID 2/3: provides data to monitor drug supply trends that can inform the broader community.” “Trusted relationships: SSPs build trust with people who use drugs, making them essential for drug checking efforts... - @HarmReduction on X
• 📊 💵 A $350M USD study across 67 communities tested some of the most commonly supportedoverdose prevention strategies, including: • Naloxone distribution • Safer opioid prescribing • Overdose education •... - @RecovExcel on X

Harm Reduction Discourse

• 🟢 New JACEP study: U.S. EDs saw 3.87M at-risk visits vs. 226K overdose cases, most opportunities for naloxone distribution happen before overdose. EDs are a critical prevention touchpoint. #Naloxone... - @corerems on X
• 🚫 Drug-Free Supportive Housing legislation City Hall rally and hearing Thursday morning at 9:30 a.m. Public Safety Committee hearing on legislation to expand drug-free supportive housing options beyond the 100%... - @daosf2025 on X

🏙 City Updates

• 📧 - [Memphis, Tennessee] - April 21, 2026 - Opioid Coalition Observes National Fentanyl Awareness and Prevention Day - newsletter - shelbytnhealth.com
• 📧 - [Kansas City, Missouri] - April 21, 2026 - Kansas City Approves New Licensing Requirements for Kratom Retailers - newsletter - mailchi.mp

📚 Academic Research

• 🧩 Barriers and Facilitators to Hepatitis C Treatment Services Within a County Detention Center - Journal of Correctional Health Care - 2026-04-21 - doi.org
• 🏥 Integrating substance use disorder services into public primary healthcare: a case study from Lebanon - Frontiers in Public Health - 2026-04-16 - doi.org
• 💉 Widespread Take-Home Naloxone Use Averted the Majority of Potential Opioid Poisoning Deaths in British Columbia, 2019–2024: A Bayesian Modelling Study - Medical Decision Making - 2026-04-21 - doi.org

⚖️ Law & Policy

State Laws

• 📜 [Tennessee] Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services, Dept. of - As enacted, revises present law relative to recovery residences and alcohol and drug prevention or treatment facilities under certification by the department. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 13; Title 33; Title 47; Title 63 and Title 68. - openstates.org
• 📜 [Tennessee] Alcoholic Beverages - As enacted, expands the immunity from prosecution when seeking medical assistance for a person experiencing, or believed to be experiencing, an overdose to include alcohol-related offenses; clarifies that overdose includes both drugs and alcohol. - Amends TCA Title 63. - openstates.org

💸 Funding (Click for more)

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

• 💉 AIDS United - Harm Reduction Futures Fund - Harm Reduction Futures Fund (AIDS United) - Expected: TBA
• 🩺 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation - Expected: TBA

📣 Activism

• 🙋 Shatterproof - Become a Shatterproof volunteer for local walks and outreach

Update Notes

April 21, 2026 (#267b510) — Major update: - New podcast version, using AI. For people driving in to work and busy mornings on your feet - Added a Lived Experience subsection under Social Media. Email me if you recommend additional voices! - Improving News Section to hopefully avoid duplication, like what happened with psychedelics law recently - Adding social media handles to Social hits - Adding more targets for Funding scan. Browser version now includes rolling opportunities

There may be bugs in the coming week but will work on polishing. Hope you enjoy the changes! I love feedback and requests – contact@christianarthur.tech

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