Harm Reduction Briefing — Jul 09, 2026
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📰 News Media
- 🩹 [RI] R.I. has made great progress in curbing fatal overdoses. Now, it's ... - bostonglobe.com
- 💊 [National] DEA Proposes Schedule I Ban for the First “Gas Station Drug,” Tianeptine - filtermag.org
- 🏥 [International] Beyond the Prison Gate: Why Harm Reduction Belongs in Prison - talkingdrugs.org
- 🧪 [National] US teens underestimate risks of fentanyl use, survey finds - medicalxpress.com
- 🤖 [National] Exclusive: SUD Provider Pelago Pivots to Behavioral Health with New Bot - bhbusiness.com
🗣️ Social Pulse
Lived/Living Experience
Innovation
- 🤖 New Research: Identifying risk factors for drug use recurrence with ecological momentary assessment, wearable technologies, and machine learning: a feasibility trial of peer recovery support specialist intervention... - @FrontPubHealth on X
- 🏪 New York City opened its first publicly supported health vending machines, providing free overdose prevention and health supplies 24/7 on Staten Island. The machines are stocked with items including naloxone... - @BunkPolice on X
Opposition Views
🏙 City Updates
- No recent City Updates found.
📚 Academic Research
- 🩺 Integrating harm reduction interventions for older adults in opioid treatment programs: a qualitative study of patient and provider perspectives - Harm Reduction Journal - 2026-07-08 - doi.org
- 🧪 Community-based interventions for hepatitis C virus elimination among people who use drugs in Shanghai, China - Harm Reduction Journal - 2026-07-08 - doi.org
- 💊 “In My Community, if You’re an Addict, People Don’t Just Look Down on You for the Drugs, but for Being Black, Too”: Black and Latine Methadone Patients’ Experiences Around Addiction, Methadone Treatment, and Intersectional Stigma - Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities - 2026-07-03 - doi.org
⚖️ Law & Policy
State Laws
City Ordinances
- 💊 [Nashville, TN] Resolution RS2026-2074: ...non-violent offenders including intensive court supervision, mandatory drug testing, substance use treatment services, and other social services as... - nashville.legistar.com
- 🏙️ [Oakland, CA] Informational Report 26-0852: Subject: Encampment Abatement Policy City Property Analysis From: Office Of The City Administrator Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report... - oakland.legistar.com
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Current
- 🛠️ Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Adminis - Preventing Youth Overdose: Treatment, Recovery, Education, Awareness and Training - Deadline: Jul 16, 2026
- 🛠️ Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Adminis - Rural Opioid Technical Assistance Centers - Deadline: Jul 16, 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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July 7, 2026 (#d5c8680) - Fixing backend to carryover emojis from briefing into twice-weekly roll-up I love feedback and requests - [email protected]