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📰 News Media

• ⚖️ [National] DEA Judge Pauses Marijuana Rescheduling Hearing As Opponents Highlight Government Report Detailing 'Gaps' In Federal Processes - marijuanamoment.net
• 🚨 [Waterloo Region, Ontario] Drug alert extended in Waterloo Region after 70 more overdoses - kitchener.citynews.ca
• 🛟 [Cincinnati, Ohio] Hamilton County, UC team map overdose hot spots to ... - local12.com
• 🩺 [Washington] Youth opioid overdoses in Washington drop toward ... - yakimaherald.com
• 🏥 [National] Secretary Kennedy Announces 8 Communities to Receive ... - hhs.gov

🗣️ Social Pulse

Lived/Living Experience

• 💬 yeah no im already mostly homeless, I've been addicted to opiates before and I've seen a good chunk of my family go through the heroin>fentanyl>dead pipeline and its an ugly thing to witness. dont wanna touch that... - @fckyoudrew on X

Innovation

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Opposition Views

• 🚫 JJ you nailed it - harm reduction is a catch 22 - the circular problem where an addict cannot escape the problem because the required solution is denied by the conditions inherent in the problem itself. Perfect... - @JaneWisdom34856 on X

🏙 City Updates

• 📧 - [Memphis, TN] - September 18, 2026 - Know Your Status Program Adds Overdose Prevention Supplies Delivered by Mail at No Cost - newsletter - shelbytnhealth.com
• 📧 - [Tucson, AZ] - September 18, 2026 - Share Your Input: Youth Tobacco Use and Access in Pima County - newsletter - content.govdelivery.com
• 📧 - [San Jose, CA] - September 18, 2026 - Harm Reduction and Overdose Prevention Newsletter - content.govdelivery.com
• 🏥 - [San Diego, CA] - September 15, 2026 - New Substance Use Treatment Center Will Expand Care in South Bay - countynewscenter.com

📚 Academic Research

• 🚑 Paramedic Opportunities to Support the Patient Journey Through the Healthcare System for People Who Use Drugs - Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) - 2026-10-02 - doi.org
• 📊 Infrequent Cannabis Use and Increased Overdose Risk Among People Who Use Unregulated Drugs: Revealing Frequency-Dependent Effects Through Secondary Analysis - 2026-10-03 - doi.org
• 🚭 Feasibility and acceptability of strategies aiming to increase smoking cessation rates among people experiencing homelessness: A scoping review - Tobacco Prevention & Cessation - 2026-10-01 - 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

• 📝 Students for Sensible Drug Policy - Submit a public comment to the FDA on psychedelic policy before October 5
• 📅 Faces & Voices of Recovery - Register for the Virtual Recovery Leadership Summit, October 6–8, 2026
• ✉️ Students for Sensible Drug Policy - Urge Congress to Protect Independent Research Funding from Political Interference

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Newsletter Improvements

October 3, 2026 (#47c97d9) - Patching bugs; duplicate send, repeat items in City Updates, international news locations. More nuanced filtering. Repairing news sources. Improving diagnostics. I love feedback and requests - [email protected]

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