Harm Reduction Briefing — Jul 17, 2026
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📰 News Media
- 🚑 [Manchester, NH] New data shows different opioid trends in NH cities - wmur.com
- 💉 [Nova Scotia] National numbers don’t tell the whole story: Nova Scotia’s overdose deaths are rising - blog.catie.ca
- ⚖️ [Hartford, CT] Connecticut judge pushes for mental health court after daughter’s overdose death - wfsb.com
- 🍼 [National] Moms of Black Babies More Likely to Be Flagged to Police Over Alleged Pregnancy Drug Use - motherjones.com
- 🧠 [National] Innovation in Addiction Treatment: Where the Field Is Going - thenationalcouncil.org
🗣️ Social Pulse
Lived/Living Experience
Innovation
- 🧠 Screening is not enough if patients are left to navigate treatment alone. States can close the gap by paying for warm handoffs, peer support and follow-up, building real-time referral systems and holding Medicaid... - @ActionForOD on X
- 🤖 Transform patient outreach with AI-powered automation for addiction and mental health providers. Convert leads into admissions effortlessly. (link) - @MyAffiliate4 on X
Opposition Views
🏙 City Updates
📚 Academic Research
- 🧪 Strategies to increase attendance in substance use disorder group treatment: results from a randomized controlled trial - Harm Reduction Journal - 2026-07-15 - doi.org
- 🏥 An Institutional Provider Survey Evaluating Access and Implementation of Opioid Use Disorder Treatment in the Intensive Care Unit - Journal of Addiction Medicine - 2026-07-16 - doi.org
- 💉 An ethical defense of safer supply - Metamedicine - 2026-07-15 - doi.org
⚖️ Law & Policy
- No hits in Law and Policy today.
💸 Funding (Click to expand)
Current
- 🤰 Health Resources and Services Administration - Screening & Treatment for Maternal Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders (MMHSUD) - Deadline: Jul 17, 2026
- 🚑 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Adminis - Emergency Department Alternatives to Opioids Program - Deadline: Jul 27, 2026
📣 Activism
- No activism updates found.
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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.
Newsletter Improvements
July 17, 2026 (#66d0992) - Fixed bug that was sending daily briefing to people only subscribed for twice-weekly. Thank you for the heads up. I love feedback and requests - [email protected]