Harm Reduction Briefing Rollup — Aug 06, 2026
Featuring content from daily briefings generated August 4, 2026 through August 6, 2026.
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📰 News Media (Click for more)
- 🚬 [National] FDA authorizes 4 flavored nicotine pouches - thehill.com
- 💉 [Milwaukie, Oregon] How deep-rooted medical bias creates deadly consequences for addiction patients - ctpublic.org
- 🧘 [National] Mindfulness-based therapy for opioid misuse can offer massive return on investment - medicalxpress.com
- 🟢 [Newton, MA] Newton ordered to repay over $2 million to marijuana companies; some funded police dog to keep kids off drugs - bostonglobe.com
- 🚑 [National] The value of a refusal: Research targets engagement gaps in opioid overdose care - medicalxpress.com
🗣️ Social Pulse (Click for more)
Lived/Living Experience
Innovation
- 💉 New fentanyl vaccine blocks deadly overdoses before they start Although naloxone can reverse an overdose, -must be administered quickly to be effective (link) - @BroochOpioidEMS on X
- 🧪 New online training dates are now available from The Loop. Our sessions draw on our expertise in drug checking, harm reduction and emerging drug market trends, combining current evidence with practical knowledge.... - @theloopuk on Bluesky
Opposition Views
🏙 City Updates
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📚 Academic Research (Click for more)
- 💉 How should low-threshold and primary care clinics prepare to provide long-acting injectable buprenorphine? A qualitative implementation study of patient and staff perspectives - 2026-08-06 - doi.org
- 🚑 Paramedic perspectives on prehospital buprenorphine: A qualitative case study of implementation in emergency medical services - The American Journal of Emergency Medicine - 2026-08-01 - doi.org
- ⚖️ An Experimental Survey of Key Factors Involved in Problem-Solving Court Staff Decisions About Medications For Opioid Use Disorder - Substance Use & Addiction Journal - 2026-08-03 - doi.org
⚖️ Law & Policy (Click for more)
City Ordinances
- 🏠 [Nashville, TN] Resolution RS2026-2165: ...Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Office of Homeless Services, as the local HUD Continuum of Care... - nashville.legistar.com
- 🏠 [Nashville, TN] Resolution RS2026-2166: ...Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Office of Homeless Services, to provide staff to help promote Individual... - nashville.legistar.com
💸 Funding (Click to expand)
Current
- NEW · 🩺 Centers for Disease Control-GHC - Improving regional capacity to respond to HIV, TB, and other global health priorities in Central America - Deadline: Aug 31, 2026
- 🔬 National Institutes of Health - Establishing a Center for the Advancement of Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Pharmacotherapeutics through Training and Preclinical Support (U54 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) - Deadline: Sep 30, 2026
- 🔬 National Institutes of Health - Limited Competition: Growing Great Ideas: Research Education Course in Entrepreneurship and Product Development for Researchers Studying Drug Use, Drug Misuse, and Drug Addiction (UE5 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) - Deadline: Oct 1, 2026
- 🔬 National Institutes of Health - Development of Interventions to Prevent and Treat Substance Use Disorders and Overdose (UG3/UH3 - Clinical Trial Optional) - Deadline: Aug 21, 2028
📣 Activism
- 📝 Mobilize Recovery - Register for Understanding Recovery and Accessibility workshop
- 📣 National Homelessness Law Center - Join Housing Not Handcuffs campaign for homelessness action alerts
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