Harm Reduction Briefing — Sep 13, 2026
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📰 News Media
- 💊 [Glendale, CA] Methadone clinics, Danny Trejo beat back deregulation with ‘Program, Not a Pill’ - baltimoresun.com
- 🛟 [Baltimore, MD] Addiction in America: ‘Make recovery more accessible than the illicit drug supply’ - baltimoresun.com
- 📰 [National] THC edibles can affect driving for hours, new research shows - bostonglobe.com
- ⚖️ [Tucson, AZ] Court nixes AZ's bid to delay takeover of prison health care - tucson.com
🗣️ Social Pulse
Lived/Living Experience
- No posts found today.
Innovation
- 🤝 Every overdose death is preventable. Our OPCs show what’s possible when people are met with compassionate care. In year three, we provided 61,876 visits, intervened in 434 overdoses with no fatalities, & connected... - @_OnPointNYC on X
- 🧪 The data is clear. Research found that legalizing fentanyl test strips was associated with a 7% decrease in overdose deaths. When people received a positive fentanyl test result, 45% used less or made a different... - @BunkPolice on X
Opposition Views
- No posts found today.
🏙 City Updates
📚 Academic Research
- 🧠 Vanderbilt Integrated Community TMS for Opioid Recovery (VICTORY): Study protocol for a randomized, controlled trial of non-invasive brain stimulation to reduce craving in people with opioid use disorder - PLoS ONE - 2026-09-10 - doi.org
- 🩺 Drug, set, and setting in overdose events among young adults - Drugs Education Prevention and Policy - 2026-09-08 - doi.org
- 💉 Brixadi for Stimulant Use Disorder: Evolving Pharmacologic Considerations and Clinical Implications - Advances in Therapy - 2026-09-10 - 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
- 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
- 📣 Housing Works - Contact Congress to support Housing Works advocacy and harm reduction
- 🚶 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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September 13, 2026 (#5c603ea) - Testing navigation arrows. I love feedback and requests - [email protected]
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