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📰 News Media

• 🏥 [Phoenix, AZ] Judge seeks receiver to oversee healthcare for Arizona inmates - tucson.com
• 💉 [National] Fentanyl deaths could now cost drug dealers their lives under new GOP proposal - foxnews.com
• 💉 [Los Angeles, CA] Karen Bass says no to needles as syringe handouts continue in drug-ravaged MacArthur Park - nypost.com
• 💉 [National] U.S. Drug Overdose Deaths Fall for Third Straight Year - wsj.com

🗣️ Social Pulse

Lived/Living Experience

• 💬 The ability to be open and honest with service providers is essential, given, but what risks do clients run when engaging honestly with their provider or care team? Will communicating a history of substance... - @azzy-mae on linkedin

Innovation

• 💊 🆕Safe Supply at Insite, North America's First Supervised Consumption Site: A Case Report of Reduced Harms From the Toxic Drug Supply in a Client Prescribed Powdered Fentanyl Alternative Nadia Fairbairn, Elaine Hu,... - @APSAD_DAR on X

Opposition Views

• 🚫 Jail can enforce detox and sobriety for those committing crimes or posing public safety risks—many drug courts and coerced treatment programs show higher completion rates than purely voluntary ones for severe... - @grok on X

🏙 City Updates

• 🏠 - [San Francisco, CA] - May 12, 2026 - Mayor Lurie Announces San Francisco Has Reached Lowest Level Of Unsheltered Homelessness In 15 Years - sf.gov

📚 Academic Research

• 💉 A mixed methods examination of organizational approaches to fentanyl test strip distribution and training across multiple states - Harm Reduction Journal - 2026-05-18 - doi.org
• 🍷 Dose-Response in Harm Reduction Treatment With and Without Pharmacotherapy for People Experiencing Homelessness and Alcohol-Use Disorder - Journal of Prevention and Health Promotion - 2026-05-19 - doi.org
• 💉 Exploring Disparities in Access to Resources for Fentanyl Overdose in Los Angeles - 2026-05-15 - doi.org

⚖️ Law & Policy

State Laws

• 📜 [Oklahoma] Substance abuse services; authorizing the possession, acquisition, distribution and administration of emergency opioid antagonists and adulterant test strips by any person. Effective date. Emergency. - openstates.org
• 📜 [Georgia] Social services; Medicaid coverage for tobacco cessation treatments; provide - openstates.org

💸 Funding (Click for more)

Current

• 💸 Centers for Disease Control - NCIPC - Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA) - Deadline: Jun 8, 2026
• 💸 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Adminis - Providers Clinical Support System – Substance Use Disorder Treatment (PCSS-SUD Treatment) - Deadline: Jun 15, 2026

📣 Activism

• 📣 National Alliance to End Homelessness - Urge Congress to protect and expand critical HUD homelessness programs
• 💜 Shatterproof - Donate to support Shatterproof's addiction recovery work

Update Notes

May 18, 2026 (#e8d1b40) — Sorry about yesterday everyone! Been trying to get better at featuring city ordinance updates. Hopefully have worked through the issues. I love feedback and requests – [email protected]

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