Harm Reduction Briefing — Aug 23, 2026
NEWSLETTER UPDATE
Launching a twice-weekly version of the newsletter! Switch cadence here. Also releasing a search engine for looking through historical content!
Disclaimer: this software uses AI to aggregate and filter content. Please double-check sources before putting info to action.
📰 News Media
- 🌿 [Oceanside, CA] Oceanside creates openings for two more cannabis retail licenses - sandiegouniontribune.com
- 🚬 [CT] Fewer e-cigarette sales in CT, but nicotine use is up - ctmirror.org
- 💉 [National] As a US attorney, I see fentanyl's horrifying toll up close. Congress must act now - foxnews.com
- 🌿 [National] Cases of 'scromiting' condition tied to cannabis use spike among teens, young adults: New study - thehill.com
- 🧠 [International] Psychedelics: The State of the Science in 2026 – Interview with Sandeep Nayak, MD - drogriporter.hu
🗣️ Social Pulse
Lived/Living Experience
Innovation
- 🧪 California Department of Public Health, issue brief on "Smoking Supplies for Harm Reduction." The brief notes that heroin, fentanyl, and methamphetamine "may also be smoked or snorted, which is a significantly less... - @InstituteCicero on X
- 📡 Protecting society against synthetic drugs: introducing INCB GRIDS tools In the latest edition of WCO News, the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) introduces its Global Rapid Interdiction of Dangerous... - @WCO_OMD on X
Opposition Views
🏙 City Updates
- No recent City Updates found.
📚 Academic Research
- 🧭 Reshaping addiction harm reduction program in Iran: The Ministry of Health’s journey from reactive measures to strategic optimization - Harm Reduction Journal - 2026-08-19 - doi.org
- 🥃 Having conversations about alcohol in frontline healthcare services: Experiences and perceptions of consumers and healthcare staff - PLOS Global Public Health - 2026-08-19 - doi.org
- 💊 Multi-stakeholder perspectives on acceptability and delivery of buprenorphine for women who use drugs - Harm Reduction Journal - 2026-08-22 - 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
Submit a Link
Click here to submit community content to the Harm Reduction Briefing
Featured Resource
Tour an Overdose Prevention Center
Do a virtual tour of an overdose prevention center and see how its core harm reduction, health, and support services work together.
Newsletter Improvements
August 23, 2026 (#8a05fb8) - Refreshing city and news sources. Improving academic full-text and language filtering. Excluding fundraising appeals. Fixing rollup presentation and delivery diagnostics. I love feedback and requests - [email protected]