Harm Reduction Briefing — Aug 05, 2026
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📰 News Media
- 💉 [Indianapolis, IN] 'Tranq and dex': What to know about new deadly drugs in Marion County - indystar.com
- 🏥 [Vergennes, Vermont] Vermont step-down rehab fills beds and a gap in addiction treatment - wcax.com
- 💊 [New York] New Resource Explains How Out-of-Network PPO Benefits Work for New York Couples Seeking Addiction Treatment - apnews.com
- 💊 [National] MOTAA 2.0 Is Not Real Methadone Reform - filtermag.org
- 🌿 [National] Senate funding bill seeks delay of hemp THC ban - thehill.com
🗣️ Social Pulse
Lived/Living Experience
- No posts found today.
Innovation
- 🧑 Youth-led harm reduction works. Per SAMHSA data, peer outreach increases naloxone uptake among teens more than clinician-led programs. Adolescents trust each other. Investing in youth as health workers isn't just... - @sandelichmd on Bluesky
- 🏛️ On its own, the Drug Overdose (Assistance Protection) Legislation Bill is no magic bullet. But it would add to an existing range of effective harm-reduction tools. - @aunz on Bluesky
Opposition Views
🏙 City Updates
📚 Academic Research
- 🤖 “Smart” harm reduction vending machines to improve public health: Evaluating the utilization - Journal of Substance Use and Addiction Treatment - 2026-08-01 - doi.org
- 🍼 Maternal Opioid Use and Hospital Management of Opioid-exposed Newborns: Establishing Baseline Data Before Piloting the Eat, Sleep, Console Model of Care in an Australian Public Health Organization - International Journal of Addiction Nursing - 2026-08-03 - doi.org
- ⚖️ An Experimental Survey of Key Factors Involved in Problem-Solving Court Staff Decisions About Medications For Opioid Use Disorder - Substance Use & Addiction Journal - 2026-08-03 - doi.org
⚖️ Law & Policy
City Ordinances
💸 Funding (Click to expand)
Current
- 🩺 Centers for Disease Control-GHC - Improving regional capacity to respond to HIV, TB, and other global health priorities in Central America - Deadline: Aug 31, 2026
- 🔬 National Institutes of Health - Establishing a Center for the Advancement of Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Pharmacotherapeutics through Training and Preclinical Support (U54 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) - Deadline: Sep 30, 2026
📣 Activism
- 📝 Mobilize Recovery - Register for Understanding Recovery and Accessibility workshop
- 💜 Shatterproof - Donate to Shatterproof’s July 2026 recovery advocacy work
- 📣 National Homelessness Law Center - Join Housing Not Handcuffs campaign for homelessness action alerts
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Featured Resource
NDEWS Online Monitoring Alerts
Track emerging drug discussions through anonymized Reddit trends that can flag novel psychoactive substances before they appear in toxicology and other real-world signals.
Newsletter Improvements
August 4, 2026 (#a32990c) - Fixed bug in Perplexity API calls causing old webpages to feature. Adding filters screening out sponsored content. Adding morel direct news sources. Introducing labels to funding section, helping readers navigate large list. Made Activism section more resilient. I love feedback and requests - [email protected]