Harm Reduction Briefing — Jul 29, 2026
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📰 News Media
- 🚬 [Las Vegas, NV] ELFA Vape Aerosols Less Harmful Than Cigarette Smoke: Study - lasvegassun.com
- 🧪 [National] House Advances Bill Scrutinizing How Hospitals Test Patients for Fentanyl - filtermag.org
- 📊 [National] SAMHSA Releases Annual National Survey on Drug Use and Health - samhsa.gov
- 🚭 [National] Plain Packaging and “Drab” Colors: The UK’s Latest Anti-Vape Plan - filtermag.org
🗣️ Social Pulse
Lived/Living Experience
- No posts found today.
Innovation
- 🧪 Bro the new standard is double batch testing from two different vendors bro. Plus testing for fentanyl, heroin, cocaine, Adderall, and crushed up Smarties. - @peptometry on X
- 📡 The latest report from the National Drug Early Warning System should concern every parent, educator and public-health professional. NDEWS recorded 16,335 suspected nonfatal overdose-related EMS encounters involving... - @stoptheVOID on X
Opposition Views
🏙 City Updates
- No recent City Updates found.
📚 Academic Research
- 🧪 Implementation of mobile medical units for naloxone distribution and MOUD linkage in Ohio’s HEALing Communities Study: a community case study - Frontiers in Public Health - 2026-07-29 - doi.org
- 📱 Technology Platform (Peer PLUS) Supporting the Work of Peer Recovery Coaches and the Communication Needs of Individuals in Recovery From Substance Use Disorder: Protocol for an R21 Development and Usability Trial - JMIR Research Protocols - 2026-07-28 - doi.org
- 🏥 An application of hospital at home for precariously housed people who use drugs in a community-based harm reduction setting in Vancouver, Canada - Addiction Science & Clinical Practice - 2026-07-28 - doi.org
⚖️ Law & Policy
- No hits in Law and Policy today.
💸 Funding (Click to expand)
Current
- 🛟 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Adminis - Comprehensive Opioid Recovery Centers - Deadline: Jul 29, 2026
- 🔬 National Institutes of Health - Establishing a Center for the Advancement of Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Pharmacotherapeutics through Training and Preclinical Support (U54 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) - Deadline: Sep 30, 2026
📣 Activism
- 🖥️ Housing Not Handcuffs Campaign - Register for Housing Not Handcuffs webinar on Trump homelessness order
- 🧡 Mobilize Recovery - Sign up to volunteer at Narcan at Night 2026 in Las Vegas
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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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