Harm Reduction Briefing — Jun 19, 2026
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📰 News Media
- 🤰 [Lebanon, NH] Dartmouth Health program works to combat stigma for mothers with substance use disorders - concordmonitor.com
- 🏥 [Los Angeles, CA] Overdoses in L.A. jails fueled by long waits for drug addiction treatment, staffers say - latimes.com
- 💰 [National] RFK Jr. announces $700M investment in addiction services, emphasizing faith-based organizations - thehill.com
- 🌿 [National] This plant extract can make a lethal drug cocktail. Can it also treat opioid addiction? - latimes.com
- 🧪 [National] Dangerous new drug could be ‘next wave of the opioid epidemic’ — and you can buy it at gas stations - nypost.com
🗣️ Social Pulse
Lived/Living Experience
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Innovation
- 📊 Important preprint on the risks of ibogaine in clinics (19,071 patients, 11 clinics): all 6 deaths within 72h were in opioid-detox patients, 0 among 8,689 non-SUD patients, supporting the idea that risk clusters in... - @mattbagg on X
- 🧪 PSA: Fentanyl test strips don't react to nitazenes (the new, but actually old, synthetic opioid poisoning traditional market drugs). Good thing Dance Safe has nitazene test strips. Link in reply. - @amorvincitomnia on X
Opposition Views
🏙 City Updates
📚 Academic Research
- ⚖️ “Fentanyl Is the Name of the Game”: Narcopolitics and the Social Production of Drug Risk Among People Who Co-Use Opioids and Methamphetamine - Contemporary Drug Problems - 2026-06-19 - doi.org
- 💉 An Outcome Study on the Naloxone Education/Dispensing Program for Departure Patients at Cermak Health Services of Cook County - Journal of Correctional Health Care - 2026-06-18 - doi.org
- 💉 Exploring Perspectives About Public Health Vending Machine Implementation on an American Indian Reservation in the Northern Midwest, United States - AIDS and Behavior - 2026-06-15 - doi.org
⚖️ Law & Policy
State Laws
City Ordinances
- 🏙️ [Baltimore, MD] Ordinance 26-0183: ...to provide funding for diversion services, treatment access, and overdose response within the Sheriff's Office; and providing for... - baltimore.legistar.com
- 🏙️ [Nashville, TN] Resolution RS2026-2044: ...Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Office of Homeless Services, to Depaul USA, Inc., and approving Amendment... - nashville.legistar.com
💸 Funding (Click for more)
Current
- 💸 Health Resources and Services Administration - Rural Communities Opioid Response Program (RCORP)-Impact - Deadline: Jul 8, 2026
- 💸 Health Resources and Services Administration - Rural Communities Opioid Response Program (RCORP)-Planning - Deadline: Jul 8, 2026
📣 Activism
- 🗓️ Mobilize Recovery - RSVP for Mobilize Recovery’s virtual workshop on tough conversations
- 🖥️ Shatterproof - Register for Shatterproof webinar on addiction treatment access
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Update Notes
June 16, 2026 (#68f38e5) — Implementing feedback from the survey. Adding an option for community to submit links to the briefing. Patching issue with Academic titles. I love feedback and requests – [email protected]
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