Harm Reduction Briefing — Oct 11, 2026
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📰 News Media
- ⚖️ [National] HHS endorses DEA move to schedule synthetic kratom extracts - thehill.com
- 🏙️ [Los Angeles, CA] Lefty LA councilmember cries foul over reports Skid Row drug takedown blocking homeless from their tents - nypost.com
- 🤰 [Louisiana] LDH aims to reduce pregnancy-associated opioid deaths with Project M.O.M. - wbrz.com
- ⚖️ [Winnemucca, NV] Nevada mom imprisoned for miscarriage blamed on drug use gets $1.6M payout - nypost.com
- 💵 [Baton Rouge, LA] As overdose deaths increase, new plan in the works to give cash to addicts - wbrz.com
🗣️ Social Pulse
Lived/Living Experience
Innovation
- 🚨 🚨 A new public health alert from @AddictionPolicy highlights cychlorphine, a highly potent emerging synthetic opioid detected in the unregulated drug supply in the United States, including alongside fentanyl and... - @issupnet on X
- 🧪 NIST analyzed 4,563 drug residue samples collected across the United States from January 2024 to June 2026. The mix of fentanyl adulterants changed by region and over time, while rapid mass spectrometry identified... - @DecodingThing on X
Opposition Views
- No posts found today.
🏙 City Updates
- No recent City Updates found.
📚 Academic Research
- 🩺 Exploring the mobilisation of community-led interventions for reducing harm at music festivals - Harm Reduction Journal - 2026-10-08 - doi.org
- 💰 Estimating the impact of international funding reductions on harm reduction programmes for people who inject drugs: a comparative analysis of three high-burden countries: India, South Africa, and Nigeria - AIDS Care - 2026-10-08 - doi.org
- 🧪 A qualitative study with criminal-legal-system-involved rural Appalachians who use drugs about experiences with a harm reduction intervention - Harm Reduction Journal - 2026-10-06 - 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
- 🧒 Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention - OJJDP FY 2026 Mentoring for Youth Impacted by Opioids and Other Substance Use - Deadline: Nov 16, 2026
📣 Activism
- 📣 Operation Understanding - Contact Elected Officials to Expand Treatment, Overdose Prevention, and Recovery Resources
- 🛍️ Shatterproof - Wear Something That Means Something
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Featured Resource
Philadelphia Medetomidine Response Guidance
Philadelphia's evolving guidance about medetomidine covers breathing-first overdose response, severe withdrawal warning signs, early treatment, monitoring, and transfer criteria.
Newsletter Improvements
October 9, 2026 (#a847640) - Updating publishers. Making city ordinance and Congress sections more consistent. I love feedback and requests - [email protected]
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