Harm Reduction Briefing Rollup — Aug 31, 2026
Featuring content from daily briefings generated August 28, 2026 through August 31, 2026.
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📰 News Media (Click for more)
- 🌿 [Boston, MA] A ballot question could get rid of recreational weed in Mass. These cannabis consumers say it wouldn’t stop them. - bostonglobe.com
- ⚖️ [Casco, ME] Founder of Casco’s Pachamama Sanctuary details lawsuit over ayahuasca - pressherald.com
- 🧪 [Londonderry, New Hampshire] New DEA lab in Londonderry to speed up drug prosecutions | CloseUp - wmur.com
- 📰 [National] Q&A: Short animation changes how people see addiction - medicalxpress.com
- 💉 [Denver, CO] Deadly fentanyl hits denver area market as new overdose operation launches - kdvr.com
🗣️ Social Pulse (Click for more)
Lived/Living Experience
Innovation
- 🩺 In 2025, Check It became a state-authorized Opioid-Associated Disease Prevention and Outreach Program and began distributing syringes and other supplies to protect people who use drugs against HIV, hepatitis C, and... - @globalhealthnow on X
- 🧪 ✅️ Remember the Transparency Triple Check for confident at-home testing: Screen for adulterants with test strips, identify your substance with multiple reagents, and verify your results with the Transparency Harm... - @BunkPolice on X
Opposition Views
🏙 City Updates
- 📧 - [Louisville, KY] - August 28, 2026 - Could a vape be hiding in your grocery pickup order? - newsletter - content.govdelivery.com
- 📧 - [Milwaukee, WI] - August 28, 2026 - New MHD Blog Post: When Naloxone Is Within Reach, Lives Can Be Saved - view newsletter online for more info
📚 Academic Research (Click for more)
- 💧 Eight years of nationwide routine wastewater surveillance in New Zealand: Demonstrating its complementary role in public health policy - International Journal of Drug Policy - 2026-08-29 - doi.org
- 🏥 Framework for the Opioid Use Disorder Cascade of Care: Adaptation and Application for a Large Municipal Health System - Public Health Reports - 2026-08-30 - doi.org
- 📱 Smartphone‐Delivered MBRP and Quality of Life among Individuals With Opioid Use Disorder: A Pilot Before–After Study - Health Science Reports - 2026-08-26 - doi.org
⚖️ Law & Policy
Federal Agencies
- ⚖️ [United States] [Comment Request] Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Comment Request; Potential Tobacco Product Violations Reporting Form - federalregister.gov
- 🧪 [United States] ...Bromonordiazepam); Ethylbromazolam; Etomethazene (5-Methyl Etodesnitazene); Spirochlorphine (R6980); Etomidate; Medetomidine; Request for Comments - federalregister.gov
💸 Funding (Click to expand)
Current
- Deadline Approaching · 🚑 Office of National Drug Control Policy - Nonfatal Overdoses in Emergency Departments: Bridging Patient Characteristics, Biospecimen Toxicology, and Drug Supply Composition - Deadline: Aug 31, 2026
- NEW · Deadline Approaching · 🩺 Centers for Disease Control-GHC - Ending HIV and TB as public health threats through an accelerated and sustained comprehensive response in India - Deadline: Sep 16, 2026
- 💊 Bureau of Justice Assistance - BJA FY 2026 Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Site-Based Program - Deadline: Sep 24, 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
Future
📣 Activism (Click for more)
- 📣 National Harm Reduction Coalition - Contact officials to stop House HIV funding cuts
- 💬 Mobilize Recovery - Sign up for Ryan Hampton’s live Reddit addiction AMA
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