Harm Reduction Briefing — Jul 19, 2026
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📰 News Media
- 🌿 [Fountain Valley, CA] SoCal city takes action to prohibit deadly ‘gas station heroin’ sales - nypost.com
- 💊 [National] Red states reject Trump’s shift on overdose prevention - politico.com
- 🍄 [International] Psilocy-win?: Canadian MPs Push for Psychedelic Therapy - talkingdrugs.org
- 🏥 [National] 3 Things to Know About Substance Use and Suicide Mortality - kff.org
🗣️ Social Pulse
Lived/Living Experience
Innovation
- 🧪 The machines dispense items such as: Naloxone (Narcan), which can reverse opioid overdoses Fentanyl test strips Xylazine test strips Condoms Basic hygiene kits and other health supplies - @BillBuehring on X
- 🏪 “Two machines funded with opioid settlement dollars will provide free health and overdose prevention supplies 24 hours a day” - @officerpetty310 on X
Opposition Views
🏙 City Updates
- No recent City Updates found.
📚 Academic Research
- 💊 The Collateral Damage of Prohibition: How Punitive Drug Policies Have Exacerbated a Global Crisis of Health, Incarceration, and Social Fracture - International Journal of Recent Advances in Multidisciplinary Topics - 2026-07-15 - doi.org
- 💊 Real‐world comparative effects of slow‐release oral morphine vs. methadone on healthcare use for opioid use disorder: A population‐based target trial emulation - Addiction - 2026-07-16 - doi.org
- 🤖 A Critical Integrative Review of Machine Learning Approaches for Predicting Opioid Overdose Risk - International Journal For Multidisciplinary Research - 2026-07-18 - doi.org
⚖️ Law & Policy
- No hits in Law and Policy today.
💸 Funding (Click to expand)
Current
- 🚑 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Adminis - Emergency Department Alternatives to Opioids Program - Deadline: Jul 27, 2026
- 🚑 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Adminis - First Responders-Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act - Deadline: Jul 27, 2026
📣 Activism
- No activism updates found.
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Featured Resource
Review biweekly alerts showing unusual changes in suspected drug-related EMS encounters across participating U.S. states, including reports on emerging substances and regional overdose patterns.
Newsletter Improvements
July 19, 2026 (#9ca59d5) - Expanding the Featured Resource section. I love feedback and requests - [email protected]
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