Harm Reduction Briefing — Oct 02, 2026
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📰 News Media
- 🏥 [Philadelphia, Pennsylvania] Severe Withdrawal Needing an ICU Sedative More Than ... - medicaldaily.com
- 🏥 [Maine] Maine approved for Medicaid waiver that could help jails pay for addiction treatment - newscentermaine.com
- 🛟 [New South Wales] Naloxone, Drug Checking and Peer Care at NSW Festivals - usersnews.com.au
- 💉 [National] Fiji approves needle exchange law to combat HIV emergency - rnz.co.nz
- ⚠️ [Texas] New opioid 10 times stronger than fentanyl threatens Texas college campuses - chron.com
🗣️ Social Pulse
Lived/Living Experience
Innovation
- 💬 Shelby County residents can now order free overdose prevention supplies for home delivery. The new 901 Care Kit provides fentanyl test strips, naloxone kits, & an in-home HIV self-test kit. Scan the QR code to order... - @ShelbyTNHealth on X
- 🧠 What is being distributed: Inmates will receive paper straws for "safer snorting" (inhaling powdered substances) and foil strips for "safer smoking," alongside drug-testing strips to check for dangerous additives... - @knightkatana52 on X
Opposition Views
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🏙 City Updates
- 📧 - [Sacramento, CA] - October 1, 2026 - Sacramento County News Update: New Program Brings Treatment and Support Services Together for Pregnant Women; and New CalAIM Initiative Connects Justice-Involved Individuals to Health Care Before Release - newsletter - content.govdelivery.com
- 📧 - [Minneapolis, MN] - October 1, 2026 - October Public Health Matters: From the Minneapolis Health Department - newsletter - links-2.govdelivery.com
📚 Academic Research
- 🩺 Implementing a comprehensive harm reduction model for young men who have sex with men in Thailand across sexual health, legal, and community outreach settings: baseline findings from the CLYMAX-2 study - Harm Reduction Journal - 2026-10-01 - doi.org
- 🌿 Culturally‐Tailored Health Literacy: A Pilot Study of VHV‐Led Cannabis Harm Reduction Under Nursing Supervision in Rural Northern Thailand - Public Health Nursing - 2026-09-29 - doi.org
- 💉 Optimizing Naloxone Education - Journal of Media Psychology Theories Methods and Applications - 2026-09-29 - doi.org
⚖️ Law & Policy
State Laws
- 💉 [Delaware] AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 AND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SUBSTANCE USE HARM REDUCTION. - openstates.org
- 📜 [California] Recovery housing: funding. - openstates.org
City Ordinances
💸 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 (SSDP) - Submit a Public Comment to the FDA on Psychedelic Policy Before October 5
- 📝 National Harm Reduction Coalition - Register for NHRC Lighthouse Centering Care Conference in New York
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