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📰 News Media

• ⚖️ [National] US is proposing new restrictions on concentrated kratom-linked opioids - baltimoresun.com
• 💊 [National] CVS agrees to pay $315 million to settle Justice ... - pbs.org
• 🌿 [Victoria] Rise in cannabis-related psychosis hospitalizations sparks concern in Victoria - medicalxpress.com
• 💊 [Louisiana] Attorney General Jeff Landry announces plan to combat opioid abuse - wbrz.com
• 🌿 [Baltimore, MD] Baltimore officials pledge zero tolerance for illegal cannabis sales - baltimoresun.com

🗣️ Social Pulse

Lived/Living Experience

• 🗣️ To be honest, I'm an ex-heroin addict - I don't think a former addiction should be an automatic disqualifier. What should be a disqualifier is not having a shred of medical training, not having a clue about public... - @kellieturner on Bluesky

Innovation

• 🏪 Two new vending machines in Sun Prairie and Stoughton bring free harm-reduction supplies beyond Madison. The county’s four machines offer items including fentanyl test strips, naloxone and sharps containers. - @madisonfocal on Bluesky

Opposition Views

• 🚫 Seattle's downtown public library faces similar concerns over homelessness, open drug use, unsanitary conditions, innapproriate behavior, and the distribution of free “harm reduction” supplies. @choeshow and... - @DiscoveryCWP on X

🏙 City Updates

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📚 Academic Research

• 🛟 Understanding Connectedness: Patterns of safety, belonging, and community among clients utilizing publicly recognized overdose prevention centers in the United States - International Journal of Drug Policy - 2026-10-12 - doi.org
• 🩺 HCV incidence and prevalence trends among people who use drugs in France 2004 to 2023 - Nature Communications - 2026-10-11 - doi.org
• 🚬 EU Public Consultation - Tobacco products and Advertising public call for evidence 2026 - Short-form submissions - Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) - 2026-10-09 - doi.org

⚖️ Law & Policy

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💸 Funding (Click to expand)

Current

• Deadline Approaching · 🛠️ 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

• 🛍️ Shatterproof - Wear Something That Means Something

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NDEWS Online Monitoring Alerts

Track emerging drug discussions through anonymized Reddit trends that can flag novel psychoactive substances before they appear in toxicology and other real-world signals.

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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