Harm Reduction Briefing — Aug 27, 2026
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📰 News Media
- 🌿 [Michigan] What's the latest on 7-OH and kratom availability and addiction care? - medicalxpress.com
- 💉 [Louisiana] A state gave sheriffs 20% of its opioid settlement cash. We followed the money - statnews.com
- 🌿 [MA] Retailers sue to halt Mass. kratom ban days before it takes effect - wbur.org
- 🫧 [Sonoma County, CA] Sonoma County moves to restrict nitrous oxide sales, citing troubling public health trend - mercurynews.com
- 🏥 [Riverside, CA] Family awarded millions for dad's fatal overdose in notoriously deadly SoCal jail system - latimes.com
🗣️ Social Pulse
Lived/Living Experience
Innovation
- 💊 I-BEACON focuses on helping providers prescribe and manage buprenorphine, a medication used to treat opioid use disorder (link) - @iowasnewsnow on X
- 🚑 Opioid crisis evolves with fentanyl & sedatives rising. Vermont’s PREVENT pilot empowers EMS to deliver buprenorphine prehospital, revolutionizing acute OUD care. Are you ready to lead this change? Read more: (link)... - @jemsconnect on X
Opposition Views
🏙 City Updates
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📚 Academic Research
- 🚐 How mobile units are shaping opioid treatment experiences: Insights from patients of mobile and traditional opioid treatment programs - Journal of Substance Use and Addiction Treatment - 2026-08-24 - doi.org
- 🩹 Supervised consumption service use and high-frequency public injecting among people who inject drugs in Toronto: A cross-sectional analysis (2018–2020) - International Journal of Drug Policy - 2026-08-24 - doi.org
- 🧪 Substance use treatment utilization and unmet demand among recently incarcerated syringe services program participants in Washington state - Harm Reduction Journal - 2026-08-27 - doi.org
⚖️ Law & Policy
Federal Agencies
- [🧪 [United States] ...Final Rule] Schedules of Controlled Substances: Temporary Placement of 5,6-Dichloro Brorphine, 5,6-Dichloro Desmethylchlorphine, N-Propionitrile... - federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/27/2026-17531/schedules-of-controlled-substances-temporary-placement-of-56-dichloro-brorphine-56-dichloro)
- 🧪 [United States] [Final Rule] Schedules of Controlled Substances: Placement of Cipepofol in Schedule IV - federalregister.gov
City Ordinances
- 💊 [Jacksonville, FL] Resolution 2026-0608-A: ...County Resident, as a Member of the Opioid & Substance Use Disorder Grants Committee, as a Peer Specialist... - jaxcityc.legistar.com
- 💊 [Jacksonville, FL] Resolution 2026-0594-A: ...County Resident, as a Member of the Opioid & Substance Use Disorder Grants Committee, as a Healthcare Professional... - jaxcityc.legistar.com
💸 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
Future
📣 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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