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📰 News Media

• 🏥 [Los Angeles, CA] ‘Body brokers’ responsible for ‘hundreds’ of homeless addicts in Skid Row — as secrets of sick drug rehab trade revealed - nypost.com
• ⚖️ [New York City, NY] New York City Settles Suit Over Death of Rikers Inmate - nytimes.com
• 🧠 [National] Childhood adversity patterns reveal different links to hopelessness and drug or alcohol cravings - medicalxpress.com
• 🧠 [New York City, NY] Loneliness Linked to Illicit Drug Use Among ED Patients - medscape.com
• 💉 [Melbourne, International] Inside Melbourne’s Supervised Injecting Room: A Visit with Helen Clark - drogriporter.hu

🗣️ Social Pulse

Lived/Living Experience

• 🧠 Respect for going back and seeing how far you've come. Xanax was part of my story too, though much shorter than my opioid and crack addiction. I took em on and off, mostly when I detoxed from opioids, and I'd stop... - @kaiba755 on X

Innovation

• 🧪 @NIDAnews CTN-0155 BISTRO trial “low threshold buprenorphine treatment” for syringe exchange program vs. referral to buprenorphine provider as TAU. N=512, primary outcome is 3-month retention. Lead PI: Fox (NY node... - @seanluomdphd on X
• 🔬 A safer night depends on people who notice risks, respond and share what they learn. Three initiatives show how public health can work alongside music and hospitality. In New South Wales, Australia, a drug checking... - @MickKill on X

Opposition Views

• 🚫 Housing First and Harm Reduction policy does not allow evictions for drug use which is exactly why @HUDgov is dismantling these deeply flawed and harmful policies and instead embracing Treatment First! @SecretaryTurner - @Twolfrecovery on X

🏙 City Updates

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📚 Academic Research

• 🧪 Characterizing the Emergence of Medetomidine in Southern California Fentanyl Markets - 2026-10-22 - doi.org
• 🧠 Psychedelics, spirituality and drug policy: Harm reduction without compulsory medicalisation - 2026-10-22 - doi.org
• 📊 Suicide and Overdose Mortality Among Victims and Defendants in Felony Domestic Violence Criminal Cases - Journal of Interpersonal Violence - 2026-10-19 - doi.org

⚖️ Law & Policy

• No hits in Law and Policy today.

💸 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

• 📣 National Alliance to End Homelessness - Contact Your Representative to Protect Housing Programs by October 30

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