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📰 News Media

• 🚨 [Timmins, Ontario] 'Worrying rise in opioid poisonings' reported by health unit - timminstoday.com
• 💉 [Taipei, Taiwan] 蔣萬安、沈伯洋反毒交鋒引留言破金氏世界紀錄：清潔針具與美沙冬 ... - maygoddejia.com.tw
• 💊 August – September 2026 Counterfeit Drug News Roundup - truemedinc.com
• 💊 [National] Methadone saves lives. Why does the system make it hard ... - reason.org
• 🩺 [Punjab] Punjab's new de-addiction plan shifts focus to mental health, long-term recovery - indiatoday.in

🗣️ Social Pulse

Lived/Living Experience

• 🛟 I was on The Manscape podcast today to discuss my active addiction, recovery and mental health journey. Full episode on YouTube #wedorecover #recoveryispossible #mentalhealthmatters youtu.be/fXhBfA6Mxvk - @trevb on Bluesky

Innovation

• 🛟 Recently, Greg Boal, EMT-P, MPA and Morgan Farnworth, PhD, MPA from our UMSL-MIMH Addiction Science team presenting about our #OverdoseChainOfSurvival model at the #MBHC26 conference. Borrowed from the Cardiac Chain... - @mimh_addisci on X

Opposition Views

• 🚫 The leftist has been given their chance… They push the harm reduction and housing first philosophy… I was taught those philosophies 15 years ago when I entered social services… 15 years later we have a bigger... - @gershando on X

🏙 City Updates

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📚 Academic Research

• 🚑 Opioid Overdose in Wilderness and Prolonged-Field-Care Settings - Wilderness Medicine Desk Reference Companion Field Guide - 2026-09-29 - doi.org
• 🛡️ Take-home naloxone in secure settings: a clinical audit of uptake, practice gaps and service improvement - Journal of Substance Use - 2026-09-29 - doi.org
• 🚭 Tobacco and Alcohol Policy Changes: Concurrent Smoking and High-Risk Drinking in Korea (2015-2025) - Journal of the Korean Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco - 2026-09-30 - doi.org

⚖️ Law & Policy

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💸 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

• 🎟️ Faces & Voices of Recovery - Register for the Virtual Recovery Leadership Summit, October 6–8, 2026
• 📝 Students for Sensible Drug Policy - Submit a public comment opposing DEA scheduling of five research tryptamines
• 🗓️ National Harm Reduction Coalition - Register for NHRC’s Centering Care Conference in New York City

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SafeSpot is a free, confidential, 24/7 overdose prevention hotline for people using drugs alone. A trained peer stays on the phone and can contact help if you become unresponsive. Call 1-800-972-0590.

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