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📰 News Media

• 🚸 [Portland, Oregon] County Commissioners Pass Ban on Needle Distribution Near K–12 ... - wweek.com
• 🏥 [Farmington, ME] Farmington hospital launches addiction medicine program - centralmaine.com
• 🍹 [Columbus, Ohio] Why Seventh Son can sell THC beverages again – but not its own - bizjournals.com
• 💊 [National] DEA Judge Sets Schedule for New Marijuana Rescheduling Hearing - filtermag.org
• 🚭 [National] Tiny Pacific Nation Applies for Global Nicotine Ban. Who's Behind It? - filtermag.org

🗣️ Social Pulse

Lived/Living Experience

• 💬 As a former addict. I fully support this and medication assisted therapy. Including lowering the gaurd against pain management clinics. With oversight, regulations for us chronic pain sufferers. Who have suffered in... - @lafayette1111 on Bluesky

Innovation

• 🧭 Our government is building a connected, recovery-focused system that meets people where they are. We are ensuring that no matter which community they call home, residents can easily recognize the Homelessness and... - @TheThanigasalam on X
• 🧪 Looking out for one another starts with staying informed. Free drug-checking strips that detect fentanyl, xylazine, medetomidine, and more are available at the Department of Social Services in Carmel. Learn more:... - @PutnamHealthNY on X

Opposition Views

• 🚫 Study where harm reduction policies have been implemented and all it brings is more drugs and more addicted people. Curing addiction would put these folks into the rehab programs and wrap-around services they need.... - @heatherwrldctzn on X

🏙 City Updates

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📚 Academic Research

• 🧪 Barriers and Facilitators to Harm Reduction Service Access Among Youth and Young Adults Who Use Substances in West Africa: A Scoping Review - Open Science Framework - 2026-06-24 - doi.org
• 🧪 Public perspectives on supervised consumption sites across Canada: A cross-sectional study - International Journal of Drug Policy - 2026-06-25 - doi.org
• ⚖️ Contrasting perspectives and applications of the Good Samaritan Overdose Prevention Law: insights from people who use and distribute drugs in Rhode Island - Health & Justice - 2026-06-25 - doi.org

⚖️ Law & Policy

Federal Agencies

• ⚖️ [United States] [Comment Request] Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Potential Tobacco Product Violations Reporting Form - federalregister.gov

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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 Harm Reduction Coalition - Contact Congress to reject HIV funding cuts in federal budget
• 📞 National Alliance to End Homelessness - Use the call and email script to protect homelessness funding

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Update Notes

June 25, 2026 (#83043c8) — Adding LinkedIn accounts to morning scan. I love feedback and requests – [email protected]

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