Harm Reduction Briefing — Sep 03, 2026
NEWSLETTER UPDATE
Launching a twice-weekly version of the newsletter! Switch cadence here. Also releasing a search engine for looking through historical content!
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📰 News Media
- 💉 [National] Why are drug overdose deaths declining? - statnews.com
- 🍄 [California] Not All ‘Magic’ Mushrooms Are the Same - rand.org
- 🌍 [International] Who Gets to Survive a Drug Overdose in Lebanon? - talkingdrugs.org
- 💊 [National] Buprenorphine treatment differs in urban, rural areas - medicalxpress.com
🗣️ Social Pulse
Lived/Living Experience
- No posts found today.
Innovation
- 🔬 NSW Drug Checking - festival testing continues, but it is not enough. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... - @saresa on Bluesky
- 🧪 Closing a handful of McDonald’s isn’t going to reverse obesity in America. One year on, the boat attacks in the Pacific and Caribbean haven’t changed street prices. Cocaine isn't significantly more adulterated.... - @nabarun-dasgupta-a719231b on LinkedIn
Opposition Views
🏙 City Updates
- No recent City Updates found.
📚 Academic Research
- 🧪 Transcriptional Reprogramming of GPCR Signaling Pathways in the Frontal Cortex of Morphine Dependent Mice - Biomolecules & Therapeutics - 2026-08-31 - doi.org
- 💉 Qualitative evidence of service user experiences and perspectives on long-acting injectable buprenorphine for opioid treatment – a scoping review - International Journal of Drug Policy - 2026-09-01 - doi.org
- 🏥 Justice Community Opioid Innovation Network (JCOIN) 1.0: Evaluating Extended-Release Naltrexone Versus Long-Acting Buprenorphine in Criminal Justice Settings (EXIT-CJS) Hub, Client Data, 6 U.S. states, 2021-2025 - ICPSR Data Holdings - 2026-08-31 - doi.org
⚖️ Law & Policy
City Ordinances
- 🏠 [Columbus, OH] Ordinance 2414-2026: ...in support of emergency supply replenishment for the City’s unsheltered population; to authorize the appropriation and expenditure of... - columbus.legistar.com
- 🏠 [Nashville, TN] Resolution RS2026-2238: ...Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Office of Homeless Services, to address the social and emotional well-being... - nashville.legistar.com
💸 Funding (Click to expand)
Current
- 💊 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
📣 Activism
- 🚶 Shatterproof - Register for the 2026 Shatterproof Walk to End Addiction
- 💬 Mobilize Recovery - Join Ryan Hampton’s live Reddit AMA and ask a question now
- 🎟️ Faces & Voices of Recovery - Register for the 25th Anniversary Recovery Leadership Summit
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Featured Resource
SafeSpot is a free, confidential, 24/7 overdose prevention hotline for people using drugs alone. A trained peer stays on the phone and can contact help if you become unresponsive. Call 1-800-972-0590.
Newsletter Improvements
August 30, 2026 (#3217ac5) - Improving diagnostics. Adding code to better filter out duplicate news in the Social Media innovation section--hopefully feels fresher. I love feedback and requests - [email protected]