Harm Reduction Briefing — Oct 29, 2026
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📰 News Media
- 🧠 [National] Guest Editorial – The Nexus of Environment and Substance Use Disorder - asam.org
- 💊 [Michigan] [The Road Back: Insights on Medications for Opioid Recovery](/) - dailymat.substack.com
- 💊 [National] Private equity is buying up more methadone clinics – access to the lifesaving drug isn’t getting easier - theconversation.com
- 🏥 [Saskatoon, Saskatchewan] 6 months later, how has Prairie Harm Reduction's closure affected the city? - ca.news.yahoo.com
- 🧠 [National] Mindfulness-based therapy may reshape brain responses to opioid cues during addiction treatment - medicalxpress.com
🗣️ Social Pulse
Lived/Living Experience
- No posts found today.
Innovation
- 🏪 This study found strong interest in harm reduction vending machines among people who use drugs. Access to needed supplies, anonymity, and 24/7 availability point to their potential as a more accessible service... - @TheHPPJournal on X
- 🧪 Our next webinar is a deep dive on community-based drug checking, a harm reduction strategy that delivers awareness about substances in the drug supply and helps prevent overdose. Register at bit.ly/HNHdrugchecking - @healthnotharm on Bluesky
Opposition Views
🏙 City Updates
- No recent City Updates found.
📚 Academic Research
- 📊 Saving Lives - Figshare - 2026-10-24 - doi.org
- 🩺 Evolving Epidemiology and the Expanding Imperative in Drug Use–Associated Endocarditis - Clinical Infectious Diseases - 2026-10-27 - doi.org
- 💊 Buprenorphine-hesitancy as a sequela of buprenorphine-precipitated withdrawal among syringe service program clients - Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy - 2026-10-28 - 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
- Deadline Approaching · 🧒 Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention - OJJDP FY 2026 Mentoring for Youth Impacted by Opioids and Other Substance Use - Deadline: Nov 16, 2026
📣 Activism
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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 29, 2026 (#aa0f4e0) - Adding more sources. Fixing dates issues in news and funding sections. I love feedback and requests - [email protected]
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