Harm Reduction Briefing — Sep 11, 2026
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📰 News Media
- 🏙️ [Portland, Maine] Portland mayor calls for drug treatment sentencing option to curb downtown crime - pressherald.com
- 🍃 [Carroll County, Maryland] Carroll County becomes second Baltimore-area jurisdiction to warn kratom retailers - baltimoresun.com
- 🌿 [Berkshires, NY] Rensselaer Co. bans sale of kratom after last minute debate - wamc.org
- 🍪 [National] Cannabis edibles pose a growing danger to young kids. An ER doctor explains what to know - cnn.com
- 🪴 [MA] Kratom ban meets quiet compliance as retailers clear shelves - wbur.org
🗣️ Social Pulse
Lived/Living Experience
Innovation
- ⛽ if we were to legalise a particular opiate to be available in gas stations across the land forevermore, so that nobody has to risk taking fent ever (and nobody has to suffer the hell of withdrawals), which opiate... - @cube_flipper on X
- 🧪 In July, the White House drug policy office published something it never had before: a report on what’s actually dissolved in America’s sewage. The Office of National Drug Control Policy paid Biobot Analytics to... - @BunkPolice on X
Opposition Views
- No posts found today.
🏙 City Updates
📚 Academic Research
- 💊 FORWARDS-2: study protocol for a double-blind randomised placebo-controlled feasibility and proof-of-concept trial to evaluate baclofen as an adjunct to support methadone detoxification - Pilot and Feasibility Studies - 2026-09-11 - doi.org
- 💉 The evolving epidemiology of opioid use disorder: polysubstance use, drug supply transformation, and policy implications - Frontiers in Public Health - 2026-09-09 - doi.org
- 💊 De-implementation of inequitable methadone policy and treatment: lessons learned from COVID-19 to support a more just methadone treatment system in the United States - Frontiers in Public Health - 2026-09-10 - doi.org
⚖️ Law & Policy
State Laws
💸 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
- Deadline Approaching · 🔬 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 Boston Walk to End Addiction in Boston
- 🚶 Shatterproof - Register for the Boston Shatterproof Walk to End Addiction
- 📣 Mobilize Recovery - Contact elected officials to expand treatment and recovery access
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Featured Resource
Drugs and Me offers accessible education about substances, interactions, dosing, tolerance, experiences, and risks.
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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