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📰 News Media

• 🧑 [New York, NY] Mamdani to build 'peers' army to aid New Yorkers facing addiction - gothamist.com
• 🏥 [Philadelphia, PA] JEVS is taking over Northeast Treatment Centers' behavioral health ... - inquirer.com
• 🧠 [National] Psychedelic Research & Access in Ukraine - drogriporter.hu
• 🚭 [National] Three Former WHO Directors Urge It to Back Tobacco Harm Reduction - filtermag.org
• 🚬 [National] RFK Jr.'s chief HHS spokesperson resigns over flavored vapes - thehill.com

🗣️ Social Pulse

Lived/Living Experience

• 💬 It's time we accept that the harms associated with a good deal of substance consumption are largely informed by prohibition, abstinence-only education, and a culture of stigma and silence around the consumption of... - @azzy-mae on linkedin

Innovation

• 📡 NACADA has recommended setting up a National Wastewater Drug Surveillance and Early Warning System after Kenya’s first wastewater-based study on drug use, aimed at tracking emerging substance abuse patterns in real time - @hivileo1 on X
• 🧪 A simple swipe is changing how officers detect fentanyl in the field, delivering fast, clear answers that reduce uncertainty and risk. See how this technology is making on-the-spot identification easier and safer. (link) - @PoliceOne on X

Opposition Views

• 🚫 Key Aspects of Hilton's Approach:Enforcement: Hilton maintains that living on the street is against the law and must be enforced, removing people from encampments.Overhaul Services: He advocates for dismantling the... - @sfboehner on X

🏙 City Updates

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📚 Academic Research

• 💉 Impact of Bystander Naloxone on Emergency Medical Transport Refusal After Opioid Overdose: A Statewide Retrospective Analysis - Western Journal of Emergency Medicine - 2026-05-14 - doi.org
• 💉 Pain Management in Opioid Users - Seton Hall University eRepository (Seton Hall University) - 2026-05-15 - scholarship.shu.edu
• 📊 Identification of distinct stimulant use trajectories and patterns of overdose - Addictive Behaviors Reports - 2026-05-14 - doi.org

⚖️ Law & Policy

State Laws

• 📜 [Connecticut] AN ACT CONCERNING THE DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION SERVICES' RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING ACCESS TO OPIOID OVERDOSE REVERSAL MEDICATION AND VARIOUS REVISIONS TO MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION STATUTES. - openstates.org
• 📜 [Idaho] UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding controlled substances. - openstates.org

💸 Funding (Click for more)

Current

• 💸 Centers for Disease Control - NCIPC - Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA) - Deadline: Jun 8, 2026
• 🩺 Hearst Foundations - Health - Hearst Foundations (Health) — Year-round, rolling grant application (via Grants Portal) - Minimum grant size is $100,000. - Deadline: Year-round, rolling application; there are no deadlines.

📣 Activism

• 📣 Students for Sensible Drug Policy - Contact federal representatives to decriminalize cannabis now
• 📣 National Council for Mental Wellbeing - Tell Congress to release delayed SAMHSA funding opportunities

Update Notes

May 14, 2026 (#93c92cb) — Adding duplication guard to manual academic submission. Fixing some diagnostics in News section. More consistently source signups for other City newsletters. I love feedback and requests – contact@christianarthur.tech

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