Harm Reduction Briefing — Jul 02, 2026
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📰 News Media
- 💉 [Los Angeles, CA] Regular Users Can Tolerate Previously ‘Unsurvivable’ Amounts of Fentanyl - nytimes.com
- 💊 [National] Alibaba to pay US $600M to settle allegations it allowed illegal drug and equipment sales - wpri.com
- 💸 [New York] Advocate: NY mental health, substance use care providers often not paid on time - wamc.org
- 🌿 [Tennessee] DEA discusses rescheduling marijuana. Could Tennessee's laws change? - tennessean.com
🗣️ Social Pulse
Lived/Living Experience
Innovation
- 💬 I am always disappointed when I see posts or media articles about overdose that mention naloxone and fentanyl test strips and maybe even mention 988, but don’t mention SafeSpot Overdose Hotline! Using alone is the... - @stephenhrnrp on LinkedIn
- 📉 When Pueblo harm reduction organizations asked for help understanding the impact of a temporary syringe distribution ban, CU Anschutz researchers answered. The study found the ban was associated with fewer syringe... - @cudeptofmedicine on Bluesky
Opposition Views
🏙 City Updates
- No recent City Updates found.
📚 Academic Research
- 💊 Exploring Diversion Concerns as a Modifiable Buprenorphine-prescribing Barrier Among Primary Care Professionals - Journal of Addiction Medicine - 2026-07-01 - doi.org
- 💊 “It’s so much easier for them to just come to us”: a qualitative study examining the implementation of mobile methadone treatment serving a residential SUD treatment program - Addiction Science & Clinical Practice - 2026-07-01 - doi.org
- 🧪 The Detection of Novel Nitazene‐Class Opioids in Unregulated Drug Markets in Canada - Drug and Alcohol Review - 2026-07-01 - doi.org
⚖️ Law & Policy
State Laws
- 📜 [Vermont] An act relating to cannabis - openstates.org
- 📜 [Vermont] An act relating to fiscal year 2027 Opioid Abatement Special Fund and Substance Misuse Prevention Special Fund appropriations - openstates.org
City Ordinances
- 🏙️ [Phoenix, AZ] Substance Use Prevention and Naloxone Professional Development and Training Services (Ordinance S-53080) - Citywide - phoenix.legistar.com
- 🏙️ [Columbus, OH] Ordinance 2057-2026: ...for Columbus residents enrolled in the Buckeye Diversion criminal deflection program; to waive the competitive bidding provisions of... - columbus.legistar.com
💸 Funding (Click for more)
Current
- 💸 Health Resources and Services Administration - Rural Communities Opioid Response Program (RCORP)-Impact - Deadline: Jul 8, 2026
- 💸 Health Resources and Services Administration - Rural Communities Opioid Response Program (RCORP)-Planning - Deadline: Jul 8, 2026
📣 Activism
- ✉️ The National Council for Mental Wellbeing - Ask your Representative to support the Residential Recovery for Seniors Act
- 💜 Shatterproof - Donate to Shatterproof for affirming addiction recovery care
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Featured Resource
SafeSpot is a 24/7, peer-run overdose prevention hotline. You can call in when you are going to be using drugs alone and SafeSpot will stay on the phone with you while you use, and alert an emergency contact in case of overdose. SafeSpot is free, confidential, and available nationwide. Call 24/7 at 1-800-972-0590.
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