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📰 News Media

• 🧭 [National] Sign On to the National Support Letter Calling on Congress to Support Second Chance Act Funding in FY27 - addictionpolicy.org
• 💊 [National] DEA Permanently Bans Five Benzos, the First to Be Placed in Schedule I - filtermag.org

🗣️ Social Pulse

Innovation

• 📡 Technology is transforming health care and could do the same for overdose prevention by helping people detect risks earlier and respond faster. If paired with strong privacy protections and fewer legal barriers, these tools can expand harm reduction efforts and save lives. - bsky.app
• 🧭 NJ is showing what overdose prevention looks like: treat #harmreduction like health care. Meeting people with naloxone, test strips, sterile supplies, and connection to care saves lives, reduces stigma, and helps communities. Keep going, NJ. @GovSherrillNJ (link) - x.com

Harm Reduction Discourse

• 🟢 Overdoses have been trending down, but doesn’t address root cause. Naloxone saves lives, but doesn’t solve addiction. Need to saturate overdose response, then stabilize immediately, then transition people into structured treatment and housing, or the crisis loop continues. - x.com
• 🚫 Normalizing illegal drug use is not progress it’s surrender. These substances are prohibited because of the harm they cause: addiction, mental health breakdown, chronic illness, crime, and broken families. True compassion means guiding people toward recovery, not pretending risky behavior is manageable. We can support those struggling without endorsing the behavior that harms them. Education. Prevention. Rehabilitation. Accountability. That’s the conversation we should be amplifying. ✊🚫 - x.com

🏙 City Updates

• [New York, NY] - February 11, 2026 - NYC Health Department Expands Overdose Prevention Program to 16th Hospital As New Data Show Overdose Deaths Remain Steady - nyc.gov
• [Los Angeles, California] - January 14, 2026 - Mental Health Resources and Disaster Recovery Updates - newsletter - view newsletter online for more info

📚 Academic Research

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⚖️ Law & Policy

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💸 Funding (Click for more)

Current

• National Institutes of Health - Development of Interventions to Prevent and Treat Substance Use Disorders and Overdose (UG3/UH3 - Clinical Trial Optional) - Deadline: Aug 21, 2028
• Open Society Foundations - Leadership in Government Fellowship program - Deadline: rolling

Future

• AIDS United - Harm Reduction Futures Fund - Expected: TBA

Update Notes

March 4, 2026 (#098bd89) — Big upgrade. Added Reddit scan to Social section. Added City Council ordinance and Supreme/Appellate courts scan to Law and Policy. Added new funding section containing Federal and private opportunities, current and former. May be some bugs in the next week as changes get ironed out. I hope people like the expansions!! I love feedback and requests – contact@christianarthur.tech

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