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📰 News Media

• 💊 [Boston, MA] Boston expands overdose prevention services in 2025 - example.com
• 🧪 [Sacramento, CA] California pilots new drug checking program - example.com

🗣️ Social Pulse

Innovation

• 🧪 Nearly 60% of overdose deaths between March 2024 and 2025 involved fentanyl. Drug checking tools like test strips can help reduce overdose risk. States can take steps to make these lifesaving tools more available. (link) - x.com
• 🧭 New studies—led by an #OpioidTreatment program run by #UBuffalo & #UBMD Emergency Medicine—show #HarmReductionVendingMachines, powered by @matters_network, are being used + reach high-risk individuals who might not otherwise have access. ➡️ Full story: (link) - x.com

Harm Reduction Discourse

• 🫂 Naloxone is a FDA approved lifesaving medication that can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose. 📌Having naloxone on hand at the beginning of an emergency is critical for someone experiencing an overdose. Check our the graphic for details on the steps take if you come across someone who has overdosed. 🔎Learn more about Naloxone on our website at (link) #standupaj #prevention #drugawareness #drugfreeyouth #addiction #recovery #mentalhealth #apachejunction #talkearlytalkoften #talktheyhearyou - x.com
• 💬 Involuntary Treatment: What are we Really Being Asked To Accept? Sunday, March 8 for our next MSTH Connects virtual event with @nurseranger.bsky.social by @momsstoptheharm.bsky.social Registration: www.eventbrite.ca/e/involuntar... - bsky.app

🏙 City Updates

• 🚑 - [Nashville, TN] - December 30, 2025 - City launches naloxone vending machines - example.com
• 📊 - [Las Vegas, NV] - December 20, 2025 - County publishes overdose dashboard update - example.com

Update Notes

February 7, 2026 (#4948a54) — Adjust harm reduction filter

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