Harm Reduction Briefing — Aug 26, 2026
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📰 News Media
- 💉 [Pueblo, Colorado] Syringe litter did not increase after a needle exchange ban was overturned in Pueblo, Colorado, but health services suffered - theconversation.com
- 🏪 [Los Angeles, CA] L.A. takes aim at phenibut, an unregulated 'gas station drug' that is growing in popularity - latimes.com
- 🏙️ [Burlington, VT] Burlington looks to the state for help combating homelessness and drug use downtown - vtdigger.org
- 🏥 [National] Addiction Treatment Providers Navigate Rising Federal Scrutiny on Fraud - bhbusiness.com
- 🌿 [National] Americans Encounter Risks at Psychedelic Clinics Abroad - nytimes.com
🗣️ Social Pulse
Lived/Living Experience
Innovation
- 📊 Evaluating the effects of policy interventions subject to early adoption: A case study of prescription drug monitoring programs and opioid dispensing Sarika Aggarwal, Brent A. Coull, Nima Hejazi, Rachel C. Nethery... - @StatisticsME on X
- 🤝 “Funding from the opioid settlement allowed us to partner with CSC to break down traditional barriers to care. We’ve been able to embed a staff member directly in the community for the first time... This... - @triciac13 on LinkedIn
Opposition Views
- No posts found today.
🏙 City Updates
- No recent City Updates found.
📚 Academic Research
- 🩺 Burnout and coping among professionals working in a drug consumption room: a qualitative study - Harm Reduction Journal - 2026-08-25 - doi.org
- 🚑 Compassionate Overdose Response: Experiences of Overdose Survivors in New York City (Preprint) - 2026-08-25 - doi.org
- 🧑 Predictors of Early Retention in Peer Recovery Program for Justice-Involved Individuals With Opioid Use Disorder - Journal of Correctional Health Care - 2026-08-25 - doi.org
⚖️ Law & Policy
Federal Agencies
- 🧪 [United States] [Comment Request] Hydroxymitragynine Above a Specified Threshold in Schedule I; Extension of Comment Period - federalregister.gov
- 🧪 [United States] [Final Rule] Schedules of Controlled Substances: Temporary Placement of Mitragynine Pseudoindoxyl, MGM-15, and MGM-16 in Schedule I - federalregister.gov
💸 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
- 🫶 Mobilize Recovery - Register to volunteer for Narcan at Night in Las Vegas
- 🗓️ Faces & Voices of Recovery - Register for the 25th Anniversary Recovery Leadership Summit
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Featured Resource
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