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📰 News Media

• 🩺 [National, Oklahoma] Cherokee Nation puts culture at center of healthcare system built with opioid settlement funds - apnews.com
• 💊 [Arizona] Arizona AG considers suing governor, lawmakers over diversion of opioid funds - tucson.com
• 🌿 [MA] Healey taps former revenue commissioner to chair downsized Cannabis Control Commission - bizjournals.com
• 💊 [National] “Consider Tapering”—SAMHSA Turns Against Long-Term Methadone Use - filtermag.org
• 🚬 [National] E-cigarettes get a bad rap — but scientists say they can be really helpful in 2 ways - nypost.com

🗣️ Social Pulse

Lived/Living Experience

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Innovation

• ⚖️ Delaware's Senate just passed a groundbreaking bill aimed at reducing overdose deaths and supporting those struggling with addiction by decriminalizing paraphernalia—what's next for harm-reduction efforts? Click to... - @citizenptnewsde on Bluesky
• 🏥 New JAMA consensus statement on hospital-based MOUD initiation. Experts reached consensus on practices including rapid methadone initiation, buprenorphine induction strategies, and managing withdrawal in response to... - @corerems on X

Opposition Views

• 🚫 The introduction of harm reduction frameworks, supervised consumption sites, and changes to public drug policies occurred alongside a steep, multi-fold escalation in drug toxicity deaths across Canada - @WorrDanyell on X

🏙 City Updates

• 🚑 - [Boston, MA] - August 29, 2026 - Boston Recognizes International Overdose Awareness Day - boston.gov
• 📧 - [San Jose, California] - May 20, 2026 - 2026 Community Feedback Survey: Sexual Health and Harm Reduction Program (SHHRP) - newsletter - content.govdelivery.com
• 📧 - [Oklahoma City, Oklahoma] - May 20, 2026 - City Council approves final plans for MAPS 4 Mental Health Crisis Center - newsletter - okc.gov

📚 Academic Research

• 🧪 Shifting Perspectives: Harm Reduction Staff Perceptions of Drug Checking Implementation - Substance Use & Addiction Journal - 2026-05-21 - doi.org
• 🫁 Acceptability and usability of a respiratory biosensor for drug overdose detection and first responder notification: a qualitative evaluation of perspectives from people who use drugs and wider stakeholders - Harm Reduction Journal - 2026-05-21 - doi.org
• 💉 Community coalition’s diversity and targeted overdose prevention strategies designed to reach special populations - Harm Reduction Journal - 2026-05-18 - doi.org

⚖️ Law & Policy

State Laws

• 📜 [Kentucky] AN ACT relating to tobacco, nicotine, or vapor product licensure and declaring an emergency. - openstates.org
• 📜 [Kentucky] AN ACT relating to housing. - openstates.org

City Ordinances

• 🏙️ [Seattle, WA] Council Bill (CB) CB 121195: ...adopting interim provisions to expand the capacity of transitional encampments; and amending Sections 23.42.054 and 23.42.056 of the... - seattle.legistar.com

💸 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 20, 2026 (#7458537) — Increasing ability to identify city ordinances. Filtering out all Grok posts from Social. Raising Social variance. I love feedback and requests – [email protected]

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