Harm Reduction Briefing — Oct 01, 2026
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📰 News Media
- 🌿 [Florida] Northwest Florida sheriffs issue warning over kratom use after nine deaths - baltimoresun.com
- 💊 [Oxford, Mississippi] Vape store clerk near Ole Miss campus warned buyer 'people were dying' from kratom pills, affidavit says - foxnews.com
- ⚖️ [Vancouver, British Columbia] Charges Dropped Against The Drug User Liberation Front - talkingdrugs.org
- 💉 [International] Heroin to Save Lives: Inside HABIB, Bergen’s Heroin-Assisted Treatment Program - drogriporter.hu
- 🏥 [Rancho Mirage, CA] Pipeline: Hazelden Betty Ford’s $40M Campus Upgrade; Addiction Treatment Services Expand in Multiple States - bhbusiness.com
🗣️ Social Pulse
Lived/Living Experience
- No posts found today.
Innovation
- 🤖 Right question. Naloxone reverses the overdose; it doesn't touch what caused it. Machines save a life at 2am — recovery depends on what's available at 9am. Vending machines plus on-demand treatment access is the... - @lifejourneyblog on X
- 🧪 Drug checking is now permanent at up to 15 NSW festivals a year, but possession is still illegal. What police can and can't do at the gate, and what's still on appeal after Meredith: - @koffels on Bluesky
Opposition Views
- No posts found today.
🏙 City Updates
📚 Academic Research
- 🔬 Detecting Compositions of Unregulated Substances: A Horizon Scan of Emerging Drug-Checking Technologies - Canadian Journal of Health Technologies - 2026-09-29 - doi.org
- 💊 “I Just Knew That I Needed Help”: Primarily Latine Adolescents and Young Adults Speak About Medication Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder in the Fentanyl Era - Substance Use & Addiction Journal - 2026-09-29 - doi.org
- 💉 The implementation of take-home naloxone in Germany. An interview study with professionals who offer overdose education and naloxone distribution - Health Policy - 2026-10-01 - doi.org
⚖️ Law & Policy
- No hits in Law and Policy today.
💸 Funding (Click to expand)
Current
- Deadline Approaching · 🔬 National Institutes of Health - Limited Competition: Growing Great Ideas: Research Education Course in Entrepreneurship and Product Development for Researchers Studying Drug Use, Drug Misuse, and Drug Addiction (UE5 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) - Deadline: Oct 1, 2026
- 🛠️ Bureau of Justice Assistance - BJA FY 2026 Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Program (COSSUP) Training and Technical Assistance (TTA) - Deadline: Nov 2, 2026
📣 Activism
- 📣 National Harm Reduction Coalition - Contact officials to stop House HIV budget cuts
- 📝 Students for Sensible Drug Policy - Submit public comments to the FDA on psychedelic policy
- 📝 National Harm Reduction Coalition - Register for NHRC Lighthouse Centering Care Conference in New York
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Featured Resource
Philadelphia Medetomidine Response Guidance
Philadelphia's evolving guidance about medetomidine covers breathing-first overdose response, severe withdrawal warning signs, early treatment, monitoring, and transfer criteria.
Newsletter Improvements
September 29, 2026 (#c381ef8) - Clarify location checks for syndicated news. I love feedback and requests - [email protected]
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