Harm Reduction Briefing — Aug 22, 2026
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📰 News Media
- 📍 [West Chester, PA] West Chester limits where smoke shops can go, after seeing pushback when one opened in a neighborhood - inquirer.com
- 🧠 [National] Cannabis use disorder rising among adults in United States, new study finds - baltimoresun.com
- 🍃 [National] New study challenges notion that marijuana is not addictive - phillyvoice.com
- 💉 [National] EXCLUSIVE: Fentanyl deaths plunge 22% as Trump White House touts crackdown on deadly drug crisis - foxnews.com
- 🌿 [National] Cannabis addiction climbs fast while alcohol use disorder slowly declines across the USA - medicalxpress.com
🗣️ Social Pulse
Lived/Living Experience
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Innovation
- 🧪 What If Fentanyl Could Be Detected Before It Reached Our Communities? Today, on National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day, attention across the country turns to one of the most dangerous threats facing American... - @BaseMolecular on X
- 🏪 Today is National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day. Illegally manufactured fentanyl is involved in many overdose deaths, and even a small amount can be deadly. Get FREE fentanyl test strips & supplies at the... - @WashOzPH on X
Opposition Views
🏙 City Updates
- 📧 - [Memphis, TN] - August 21, 2026 - Shelby County Health Department Community Care Fair at Greater Imani Church on Saturday, August 29th - newsletter - shelbytnhealth.com
- 📧 - [San José, CA] - August 21, 2026 - Harm Reduction and Overdose Prevention Newsletter - content.govdelivery.com
📚 Academic Research
- 🧠 Factors associated with community health workers’ confidence in addiction service provision in Vietnam: a cross-sectional study - BMC Health Services Research - 2026-08-18 - doi.org
- 🏥 Differential associations between social determinants of health and the initiation of medications for opioid use disorder across care settings - npj Health Systems - 2026-08-20 - doi.org
- 🔬 Injecting drug use in sexual settings (‘slamsex’) among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men in Taiwan: patterns, predictors and potential for harm reduction - Substance Abuse Treatment Prevention and Policy - 2026-08-19 - doi.org
⚖️ Law & Policy
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💸 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
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August 21, 2026 (#fa03e71) - Merge pull request #17 from christian-arthur/feat/health-affairs-crossref
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