Harm Reduction Briefing — Sep 06, 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 Also releasing a search engine for looking through historical content!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] Elon Musk’s Inner Circle Is Pouring Cash Into Making Psychedelics Mainstream - wsj.com
- 📰 [National] Runaway Drug Violence Sets Off a Political Earthquake in Costa Rica - wsj.com
- 🏥 [Vermont] Vermont teen mental health improves as vaping rates drop, study finds - vnews.com
🗣️ Social Pulse
Lived/Living Experience
- No posts found today.
Innovation
- 🤖 Medication safety pearls from ASHP 2025: AI event review, ER naloxone kits and fewer pharmacy stickers to reduce errors. (link) - @PharmPracNews on X
- 🧪 no one has to die. learn more about what to do if you see someone potentially OD'ing and with your cert access free naloxone and fent test strips 🫡 (link) - @angelbabyhze on X
Opposition Views
🏙 City Updates
- No recent City Updates found.
📚 Academic Research
- 💉 Co-treating Opioid and Alcohol Use Disorders in the United States, 1960-2026: A Historical Policy Review in the Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 (GLP-1) Era - Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports - 2026-09-01 - doi.org
- 💉 Successful Management Of Refractory Precipitated Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome Following Buprenorphine Intake Using Ketamine: A Case Report - 2026-09-03 - doi.org
- 💻 A Measurement-Based Care Strategy for Buprenorphine-Naloxone Treatment (Bup-MBC): Development of an EHR-Integrated Intervention - 2026-09-01 - 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 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
- 🎓 Faces & Voices of Recovery - Register for free virtual training on peer supervision and recovery workplaces
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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]
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