Harm Reduction Briefing — Oct 02, 2026
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📰 News Media
- 💊 [Columbia, Maryland] Free Narcan Kits Available In 2 Howard Co. Vending ... - patch.com
- ⚠️ [Nashville, Tennessee] What is cychlorphine? Here’s why Tennessee police are warning about this deadly drug deemed ‘10 times more potent’ than fentanyl - wsmv.com
- 💊 [National] Research Finds Major Gaps in Care for Youth With Opioid Use Disorder - miragenews.com
- 💊 [National] Access to addiction meds for young people has improved — but retention hasn’t - statnews.com
- 💉 [National] HIV Bill allows sterile needle, syringe distribution - fijisun.com.fj
🗣️ Social Pulse
Lived/Living Experience
- No posts found today.
Innovation
- 📱 Sign up your caseload to Breaking Free! The most evidence-based digital behaviour change program for overcoming problem alcohol & substance use We now target 100+ substances including #SyntheticOpioids Take a look:... - @Breaking_Free_ on X
- 🔬 County-Level Heterogeneity in Opioid Harm Reduction and Treatment Effects: A Simulation Modeling Analysis (link) - @arxiv-soc-ph on Bluesky
Opposition Views
🏙 City Updates
📚 Academic Research
- 🤝 FROM PREVENTION TO RECOVERY: COMMUNITY, INSTITUTIONAL, POLICY AND REHABILITATION RESPONSES TO DRUG USE IN MEGHALAYA - EPRA International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research (IJMR) - 2026-10-02 - doi.org
- 🧬 Polygenic Architecture and Molecular Pathways Underlying Methadone Treatment Response in Opioid Use Disorder: Evidence from an Iranian Cohort - 2026-10-01 - doi.org
- 🌿 Cultural Adaptation of the Guide Knowing Your Limits with Cannabis for Brazil: An Anti-Racist Approach to Social Harm, Health Equity, and Prohibitionist Environments - International Journal of Environmental Medicine - 2026-09-30 - doi.org
⚖️ Law & Policy
- No hits in Law and Policy today.
💸 Funding (Click to expand)
Current
- 🛠️ Bureau of Justice Assistance - BJA FY 2026 Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Program (COSSUP) Training and Technical Assistance (TTA) - Deadline: Nov 2, 2026
- 🔬 National Institutes of Health - Exploratory Clinical Neuroscience Research on Substance Use Disorders (R61/R33 Clinical Trial Optional) - Deadline: Jun 16, 2028
📣 Activism
- 📣 National Harm Reduction Coalition - Contact officials to stop House HIV budget cuts
- 📝 Students for Sensible Drug Policy - Submit a Public Comment to the FDA on Psychedelic Policy by October 5
- 🎟️ Faces & Voices of Recovery - Register for the Virtual Recovery Leadership Summit, October 6–8, 2026
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October 2, 2026 (#8e3b398) - Updating models, dynamically lifting up news topics based on what y'all are clicking, fixing some broken news sources, improving diagnostics. I love feedback and requests - [email protected]
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