Harm Reduction Briefing — Aug 19, 2026
NEWSLETTER UPDATE
Launching a twice-weekly version of the newsletter! Switch cadence here. Also releasing a search engine for looking through historical content!
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📰 News Media
- ⚖️ [Canada] What do we owe people? Ethics and the rollback of harm reduction programs in Canada - blog.catie.ca
- 🏫 [Fort Kent, ME] Maine’s first recovery high school opens to help teens get off drugs - pressherald.com
- 💊 [National] DOJ watchdog launches review of DEA’s controversial fentanyl tactic - thehill.com
- 🌍 [International] International Aid is Paying for Drug-Related Executions, Even as it Cuts Harm Reduction - talkingdrugs.org
- 🏥 [National] Confessions from a Retired Addiction Treatment CEO: The Industry Keeps ‘Recycling Solutions’ - bhbusiness.com
🗣️ Social Pulse
Lived/Living Experience
- No posts found today.
Innovation
- 📮 Lay distribution programs like this are evidence-based harm reduction. Ohio's mail-based model removes access barriers for people who can't reach a pharmacy or clinic. Fentanyl and xylazine test strips together... - @sandelichmd on Bluesky
- 🧠 @Super_Powers_AI Hey Super, build a Scotland Drug Harm Reduction & Policy Intervention Workbench that allows public health analysts, policy students, and concerned citizens to interactively simulate and understand... - @RohanArun on X
Opposition Views
🏙 City Updates
- No recent City Updates found.
📚 Academic Research
- 💊 Toward a Pharmacy-Led Value-Based Care Model for Buprenorphine Initiation and Management (PharmValue): Development of a Scalable Pharmacist-Led Collaborative Practice Agreement for Medications for Opioid Use Disorder - Substance Use & Addiction Journal - 2026-08-18 - doi.org
- 💜 The Emotional and Mental Wellbeing of Women Who Use Drugs Engaged in Community-Based Overdose Response - Substance Use & Addiction Journal - 2026-08-18 - doi.org
- 🏥 Engagement with overdose education and naloxone uptake at jail release: Evidence from a vending machine–based naloxone-on-release program in Los Angeles County - Drug and Alcohol Dependence - 2026-08-13 - doi.org
⚖️ Law & Policy
- No hits in Law and Policy today.
💸 Funding (Click to expand)
Current
- Deadline Approaching · 🚑 Office of National Drug Control Policy - Nonfatal Overdoses in Emergency Departments: Bridging Patient Characteristics, Biospecimen Toxicology, and Drug Supply Composition - Deadline: Aug 31, 2026
- 💊 Bureau of Justice Assistance - BJA FY 2026 Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Site-Based Program - Deadline: Sep 24, 2026
📣 Activism
- No activism updates found.
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Featured Resource
NEXT Distro expands mail-based harm reduction access for people who cannot use local programs, offering sterile syringes and other safer-use supplies in select states, with naloxone available too.
Newsletter Improvements
August 18, 2026 (#e06cae1) - Fixing duplication in Activism section. Labeling which funding opportunities are new to the briefing. Patching bug featuring old social posts. Adding KevinMD to News sources. I love feedback and requests - [email protected]