Harm Reduction Briefing — Oct 08, 2026
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📰 News Media
- 💰 [National] How the Billions from the Opioid Settlement Are Being Spent - newyorker.com
- 🏠 [Thunder Bay, Ontario] Why Thunder Bay's temporary shelter village allows drug use in its housing units - ca.news.yahoo.com
- ⚠️ [Utah] Semi-synthetic kratom products linked to four deaths in Utah, state officials say - nbcnews.com
- ⚖️ [National] Kratom, an opioid-like drug, remains legal in most states - washingtonpost.com
- 📋 [Rhode Island] Audit: RI's opioid treatment providers not compliant with state, federal regulations - wpri.com
🗣️ Social Pulse
Lived/Living Experience
Innovation
- 🩹 Super interesting! “Researchers at Virginia Tech are developing technology they hope could one day save someone, even when no one is there to help. It's a wearable patch designed to detect dangerously high levels of... - @guyfelicella on X
- 🧪 Federal health agencies are preparing the first US government-funded clinical trials of ibogaine, initially prioritizing adults with opioid use disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder. ARPA-H will fund... - @BunkPolice on X
Opposition Views
🏙 City Updates
- No recent City Updates found.
📚 Academic Research
- 💊 Community-Led High-Dose Buprenorphine Induction After Opioid Overdose Reversal: A Case Report - 2026-10-07 - doi.org
- 🔄 A qualitative comparison of 3 law enforcement deflection programs for people who use drugs (PWUD) in Wisconsin - Health & Justice - 2026-10-06 - doi.org
- 🧪 Trends in Fentanyl Adulteration From Rapid Drug Analysis and Research (RaDAR) Drug Checking Samples, January 2024 to June 2026 - Drug Testing and Analysis - 2026-10-07 - doi.org
⚖️ Law & Policy
City Ordinances
- 💸 [Columbus, OH] Ordinance 2602-2026: ...Auditor to transfer appropriations between object classes for the Overdose Data to Action: Limiting Overdose through Collaborative Actions... - columbus.legistar.com
- 🏠 [Nashville, TN] Resolution RS2026-2314: ...Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Office of Homeless Services, to pay the software system vendor, purchase... - nashville.legistar.com
💸 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 - 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 on October 6–8, 2026
- 📝 National Alliance to End Homelessness - Submit a public comment to HUD opposing barriers in homelessness funding
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Featured Resource
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.
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]