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📰 News Media

• 🌿 [South Africa] No Progress After 2 Years of South African Cannabis Act - talkingdrugs.org
• 📱 [Rhode Island] RI rolls out app to help quit smoking and vaping - wpri.com
• 🚨 [San Antonio, Texas] Feds, local officials team up to fight drug overdose epidemic - expressnews.com
• 💊 [Ithaca, New York] Cornell rape case provokes questions about ketamine use on campus - cbsnews.com
• 🌿 [New York City, New York] Chelsea cannabis dispensary Poppin to host pop-up shop across from New York Comic Con this weekend - amny.com

🗣️ Social Pulse

Lived/Living Experience

• 🛟 I need to be candid for a moment, because thoughts remain thoughts unless we bring them into the real world and act on them. So, I've been using opioids for a large part of my life now... To rewind a bit, I was... - @nowherejon on X

Innovation

• 🤖 400M+ people globally live with alcohol use disorders. Yet most digital recovery products still behave like tracking tools. The opportunity: Use AI to understand behavior → identify risk patterns → intervene... - @StartupForge07 on X
• 📱 People facing substance use often need a safe next step before they’re ready for treatment. Built Tetherkind to meet them there: free, privacy-conscious text support for encouragement, coping guidance, and... - @newonpolsia on X

Opposition Views

• 🚫 Because proponents of "harm reduction" want to destigmatize hard drug use. They're delusional if they think letting this horror go on will reduce stigma. - @CaddyTurveydrop on X

🏙 City Updates

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📚 Academic Research

• 🩺 Telehealth Policy Interactions Across the Buprenorphine Care Cascade: A System Mapping Analysis - Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs - 2026-10-05 - doi.org
• 🩺 Infections and the Opioid Epidemic: Changing Epidemiology and Treatment Options - Drugs - 2026-10-04 - doi.org
• ⚖️ A qualitative analysis of philosophical and operational tensions in police diversion and deflection work - Contemporary Justice Review - 2026-10-04 - doi.org

⚖️ Law & Policy

Federal Agencies

• 💊 [United States] [Comment Request] Design and Safety Considerations for Clinical Trials Involving Ibogaine Drug Products; Request for Information - federalregister.gov

City Ordinances

• 🏙️ [Portland, OR] Ordinance 192232 - portland.gov

💸 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 Faces & Voices of Recovery’s virtual Recovery Leadership Summit
• 📨 Students for Sensible Drug Policy - Contact Congress to Protect Independent Research Funding from Political Interference
• 📝 National Alliance to End Homelessness - Submit a public comment urging HUD to reject ineffective homelessness funding strategies

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Newsletter Improvements

October 6, 2026 (#124d3c8) - Making some tweaks to filtering after introducing a new scan which dynamically changes according to the types of articles y'all are clicking. I love feedback and requests - [email protected]

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