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📰 News Media

• 🧪 [National] The Science of Using Drugs and Not Dying - playboy.com
• 💊 [Moore, OK] 'It is poison' says mother of man who died of synthetic kratom overdose - oklahoman.com
• 💊 [New York] Agencies in New York and beyond pass the buck on opioid cash oversight - medicalxpress.com
• 💰 [MA] Massachusetts communities spent opioid settlement money on stadium lights, police vehicle - wcvb.com
• 🧪 [National] White House Shares First Data From Wastewater Drug-Testing Project - filtermag.org

🗣️ Social Pulse

Lived/Living Experience

• 🛟 I was given the chance to share in my recovery meeting today, and I commented on how lonely this sobriety journey was (how it felt selfish, self-serving, etc) at the start. Now? I feel like I am able to take what I... - @spark on Bluesky

Innovation

• 💬 Sickos....The machines provide naloxone for overdose reversal, fentanyl test strips, hygiene kits, safer sex supplies - @JLMurphy7 on X
• 🔬 Check out recent publication: Methodological innovations to advance substance use disorder research: Proceedings of a NIDA workshop on target trial emulation and translational testing of digital health tools -... - @GraykenBMC on X

Opposition Views

• 🚫 Post 2. Emergency-department data shows that patients leaving without being seen rose sharply, up 18% between 2023 and 2025 in aggregate, with some health authorities experiencing increases approaching 87%. These... - @BarryESharp on X

🏙 City Updates

• No recent City Updates found.

📚 Academic Research

• 🧪 Use of a discrete choice experiment to support the service design of the safer drug consumption facility in Scotland - International Journal of Drug Policy - 2026-07-20 - doi.org
• 🏥 Does a state mandate translate into jail policy? Evidence from a policy surveillance study of opioid use disorder care in Colorado jails - Health & Justice - 2026-07-21 - doi.org
• 📊 Learning Collaboratives in the HEALing Communities Study: An Approach to Providing Training and Technical Assistance - Substance Use &amp Addiction Journal - 2026-07-21 - doi.org

⚖️ Law & Policy

City Ordinances

• 💊 [Nashville, TN] Resolution RS2026-2120: ...and linkage to care for adults in Davidson County at elevated risk for opioid misuse, relapse, and overdose - nashville.legistar.com

💸 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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Newsletter Improvements

July 21, 2026 (#82daa29) - Adding diagnostics for the twice-weekly roll-up. I love feedback and requests - [email protected]

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