Harm Reduction Briefing — Jul 03, 2026
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📰 News Media
- 🚑 [Whitesburg, Kentucky] Opioid settlement money pays for services to battle addiction in rural Kentucky - sacbee.com
- 🏥 [Crete, Illinois] Planned addiction recovery horse ranch in Crete receives $2 million from state - chicagotribune.com
- 🌿 [National] DEA moves to ban opioid-like kratom compound 7-OH - thehill.com
- ⚖️ [National] Of Course 7-OH and Cychlorphine Fit Schedule I Criteria. All New Drugs Do. - filtermag.org
- 🎙️ [National] Interview with Robert DuPont, MD - recoveryreview.blog
🗣️ Social Pulse
Lived/Living Experience
- No posts found today.
Innovation
- 🏧 🩺🚑 The Howard County Health Department in Maryland has installed two outdoor vending machines that provide free, 24/7 access to naloxone and other overdose-prevention supplies without requiring users to interact... - @AutoRetailKiosk on X
- 🧪 This Saturday, we are drug checking in #Camden How does it work? 1. Surrender a substance 2. Tell us what you think it is & about your drug use 3. We do lab tests inc. a test for synthetic opioids 4. After ~1 hour,... - @WeAreTheLoopUK on X
Opposition Views
🏙 City Updates
- No recent City Updates found.
📚 Academic Research
- 🛟 “People are going to do drugs:” harm reduction as a strategy for survivors of sex trafficking who use substances - Harm Reduction Journal - 2026-06-29 - doi.org
- 🏥 How do services offered within opioid treatment programs vary based on state methadone policies? - Journal of Substance Use and Addiction Treatment - 2026-07-01 - doi.org
- 🚑 Implementation and Outcomes of 9 Deflection Teams in Ohio - Journal of Public Health Management and Practice - 2026-06-29 - doi.org
⚖️ Law & Policy
State Laws
City Ordinances
💸 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
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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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