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📰 News Media

• [National] HIV epidemic explodes in popular honeymoon destination as crystal meth use surges - foxnews.com

🗣️ Social Pulse

Innovation

• 🧪 BC did drugs instead - 58 Consumption Sites - Low-barrier congregate housing - Vending machines for opioids - Vending machines for equipment - Multiple “safe supply” companies - Publicly-funded drug user co-ops - MAID We allowed psychosocial exclusion to become a profit centre - x.com
• 🤖 “What stops someone from misusing the system?” The guardrails were built first, not added later. And they're deterministic. You can sometimes fool an AI, but even if you did, the system wouldn't prescribe medications not on our list. Identity verification: Phone confirmation, PIN, and date of birth confirm that users are who they claim to be. → Excluded medications: Controlled substances, opioids, stimulants, and other high-risk drugs are not available. → Refills only: You can’t get a new prescription. A licensed clinician must have previously prescribed the medication. → State oversight: The Utah pilot requires ongoing reporting and monitoring by the state. → Human review checkpoints: Early cases are physician-reviewed, with continued quality sampling built into the program. If something looks wrong, the system stops. That’s not optional. It’s the rule. - x.com

Harm Reduction Discourse

• 🌱 Folks, the weight of outdated cannabis policy crushes communities and stifles natural potential. Descheduling isn't just policy talk; it's about justice. It's time to lift these burdens and truly support people. Let's make harm reduction a reality for everyone. #CannabisJustice #RepealCannabis #DescheduleNotReschedule - x.com
• 🤝 LEAP Canada is launching and seeks people with lived experience of gambling harm, plus family or loved ones, to join a confidential paid advisory board focused on harm reduction. Your experience matters and your voice can help shape better policy & practice. Apply: www.surveymonkey.com/r/LEAPcanada - bsky.app

🏙 City Updates

• 🎓 - [Oakland, CA] - November 12, 2025 - Alameda County Hosts Bright Young Minds Conference To Inspire Students Toward Behavioral Health Care - acbhcs.org
• 🏫 - [Oakland, CA] - September 4, 2025 - OUSD’s Behavioral Health Team - acbhcs.org

Update Notes

February 9, 2026 (#c936ff0) — Continue to refine News hits filters. Added a mechanism for administrators to manually had high-signal hits.

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