Harm Reduction Briefing — Jun 24, 2026
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📰 News Media
- 🏛️ [National] SAMHSA implements new harm reduction restrictions in updated guidance - naco.org
- 🩹 [Burlington, VT] Vermont Cares to take over Burlington needle exchange, move site to Bank Street - wcax.com
- 🏥 [Philadelphia, PA] For people in addiction, Project HOME's new facility bridges the gap between hospitalization and permanent housing - phillyvoice.com
- 💊 [National] SAMHSA Pubs Surprisingly Harm Reduction-y Guide for Pharmacists Prescribing Bupe - filtermag.org
- 💉 [National] How State Medicaid Uncertainties Are Reshaping the SUD Treatment Environment - bhbusiness.com
🗣️ Social Pulse
Lived/Living Experience
Innovation
- 🧰 Strips only show if fentanyl is present (mixed in with other substances like cocaine) they do not measure the concentration, purity, or safety. - Using a fentanyl test strip to prevent overdose can be the difference... - @secretoddities on X
- 🧪 Quick & easy analysis methods for drugs of abuse are in demand from health practitioners & law enforcement. In this app note, a method for fentanyl screening in urine is introduced, using the Touch Express™ Open... - @AdvionInterchim on X
Opposition Views
🏙 City Updates
- 💉 - [Chicago, IL] - June 24, 2026 - Cook County/Chicago Joint Opioid Report Shows Third Year of Decline in Opioid Overdose Deaths - chicago.gov
- 📧 - [Philadelphia, PA] - June 23, 2026 - PDPH Update - Emerging Practices for Managing Medetomidine Withdrawal in the Outpatient Setting - view newsletter online for more info
📚 Academic Research
- 💉 Integrated Governance of the Synthetic Opioid Crisis: A Comparative Review From a Public Health Perspective in the United States and China - Current Addiction Reports - 2026-06-23 - doi.org
- 🚐 “How are we going to be able to pull that off?”: staff perspectives on the early implementation of mobile medication units in New York State - Addiction Science & Clinical Practice - 2026-06-24 - doi.org
- 💊 Pilot evaluation of a pharmacist-led technical assistance program to address buprenorphine dispensing in community pharmacies - Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy - 2026-06-19 - doi.org
⚖️ Law & Policy
Federal Agencies
- ⚖️ [United States] [Final Rule] Schedules of Controlled Substances: Temporary Placement of O-Desmethyltramadol in Schedule I - federalregister.gov
- ⚖️ [United States] [Final Rule] Schedules of Controlled Substances: Placement of Bromazolam in Schedule I; Correction - federalregister.gov
State Laws
- 📜 [Arizona] substance use disorder treatment; committee - openstates.org
- 📜 [Rhode Island] AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT - openstates.org
City Ordinances
💸 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
- 📞 National Alliance to End Homelessness - Use the call and email script to urge Congress on homelessness funding
- 💸 National Homelessness Law Center - Donate to support the Housing Not Handcuffs campaign
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Update Notes
June 24, 2026 (#8dea9b8) — Patched issue resulting in timeout. I love feedback and requests – [email protected]
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