Harm Reduction Briefing — Oct 07, 2026
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📰 News Media
- 🧪 [National] GLP-1RAs Show Promise in Opioid Overdose in Veterans, More Research Needed - medscape.com
- 🧪 [Saskatchewan] Analysis of wastewater data shines spotlight on Saskatchewan drug crisis - ca.news.yahoo.com
- ⚠️ [Louisiana] Louisiana detects cychlorphine as health officials urge overdose prevention - wbrz.com
- ⚖️ [National] Criminal Legal Referrals Were Associated With Delayed Substance Use Treatment, Disparity By Housing Status - healthaffairs.org
- ⚠️ [National] Plague in Russia? Plus flu, common cold, a new opioid, and good news - yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com
🗣️ Social Pulse
Lived/Living Experience
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Innovation
Opposition Views
🏙 City Updates
- No recent City Updates found.
📚 Academic Research
- 🏥 Designing for access: implementation determinants of harm reduction vending machines in veterans supportive housing - Harm Reduction Journal - 2026-10-07 - doi.org
- 📊 Overdose-related communication in Connecticut: reported receipt, perceived utility, and responses among overdose prevention and response professionals - 2026-10-06 - doi.org
- 💊 Increase in Methadone Treatment Episodes With Co-occurring Mental Health Disorders between 2013 and 2023 - 2026-10-05 - doi.org
⚖️ Law & Policy
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
- NEW · 🔬 National Institutes of Health - HEAL Initiative: Integrative Management of chronic Pain and OUD for Whole Recovery (IMPOWR) - Building Engagement, Assistance, Capacity, Outreach, and Networks (BEACON) Center (U2C Clinical Trial Not Allowed) - Deadline: Jan 26, 2027
📣 Activism
- 🗓️ National Harm Reduction Coalition - Register for NHRC’s Centering Care Conference in New York City
- 🎟️ Faces & Voices of Recovery - Register for the virtual Recovery Leadership Summit, October 6–8, 2026
- 📝 National Alliance to End Homelessness - Submit a public comment to HUD opposing its proposed homelessness funding strategies
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Newsletter Improvements
October 7, 2026 (#455018c) - Trying new method to filter out cannabis retail news. Making some tweaks so News is hopefully more relevant to practitioners. Patching fetch of city update. Blocking some AI content mills from Social section. Adding a backup scheduler to help ensure runs early morning. I love feedback and requests - [email protected]