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📰 News Media

• 🇺 [National] Feds Compare Strategies for OD Crisis: Reducing Supply ... - filtermag.org
• 🏥 [National] HHS reverses decision to cut $2 billion for mental health and addiction services - The Boston Globe - bostonglobe.com
• 🏷️ [Baltimore, Maryland] Maryland Scrubs the Term "Harm Reduction" From Key Grant Program - filtermag.org
• ⚖️ [Vancouver, British Columbia] B.C. teen faces manslaughter charge in fatal 2024 fentanyl overdose - vancouversun.com
• 💊 [Toronto, Ontario] WARMINGTON: Fentanyl laced with veterinary drug poses deadly risks in Toronto - torontosun.com

🗣️ Social Pulse

Innovation

• 🧭 Thurston County is stepping up its fight against the opioid crisis with a bold two-year response plan that emphasizes harm reduction and community engagement. Get the details! #ThurstonCounty #WA #CitizenPortal #ThurstonCountyOpioidResponse #PublicSafety #CommunityHealth #HarmReduction - bsky.app
• 💰 💬 Viewpoint: Nearly $57 billion in #opioid settlement funds is being spent variably across US jurisdictions, with many allocations not directed to evidence-based #OpioidUseDisorder interventions or harm reduction. ja.ma/49CFRZw - bsky.app
• 🥤 New paper: The Exploration of Cannabis Beverage Substitution for Alcohol: A Novel Harm Reduction Strategy Cannabis beverages may support alcohol substitution and reduce alcohol-related harms, offering a promising alternative for individuals seeking to lower alcohol intake. #cannabis #harmreduction - bsky.app

Harm Reduction Discourse

• 🎉 Join Students for Sensible Drug Policy for our 🎉 Sensible Soirée🎉 , a pre-conference party for the Florida Harm Reduction Conference on Tuesday, January 27 from 7-10PM. Get your tickets now: secure.everyaction.com/cJchnLaDakWI... - bsky.app
• 🛑 To give the benefit of the doubt here not only gives alcohol interests a foot in the door to health policy discussions, it crowds out discussion of harm reduction policies with solid evidence to back them up. (See alcohol-review.com/story/opinio...) - bsky.app

🏙 City Updates

• 🏠 - [Detroit, MI] - November 25, 2025 - City expands Homelessness Response Resources to keep residents safe during cold weather months - detroitmi.gov
• 💊 - [Nashville, TN] - November 20, 2025 - Metro Public Health Department Announces New Naloxone Vending Machine Locations - nashville.gov
• 🚭 - [El Paso, TX] - November 20, 2025 - City Recognizes National Quit Smoking Day - elpasotexas.gov
• 🚑 - [Dallas, TX] - October 8, 2025 - Dallas County Announces Expansion of Overdose Response Team to Five Cities - dallascounty.org

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