Harm Reduction Briefing — Sep 20, 2026
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📰 News Media
- 💰 [Baltimore, MD] 5 Baltimore-area counties spent 16.6% of opioid settlement allocations through June 2025 - baltimoresun.com
- 💊 [Manchester, NH] Hassan introduces bill meant to streamline addiction-related grant funding - vnews.com
- 💊 [National] Trump announces all 50 states joining Medicaid drug pricing model - wpri.com
- 🛡️ [International] “Take Responsibility”: Breaking the Silence on Abuse in Greek Drug Treatment - drogriporter.hu
🗣️ Social Pulse
Lived/Living Experience
- No posts found today.
Innovation
- 🕒 The anonymous, 24/7 access piece matters. Stigma and fear of judgment are documented barriers to naloxone uptake. Fentanyl test strips also remain illegal in some states, making no-questions-asked distribution a... - @sandelichmd on Bluesky
- 🧪 The White House published its first wastewater drug report this summer, examining sewage from 101 counties, screened for ten substances. Xylazine turned up in 21 of the 23 Northeast counties sampled. In that region,... - @BunkPolice on X
Opposition Views
- No posts found today.
🏙 City Updates
📚 Academic Research
- 🚑 A review of policy actions implemented during a toxic drug public health emergency in British Columbia, Canada (2016–2024) - International Journal of Drug Policy - 2026-09-19 - doi.org
- 🚨 Open-air drug markets and opioid-related overdose deaths - Health & Place - 2026-09-19 - doi.org
- 💊 Trends in opioid containing drug seizures described as pills between 2020 and 2024 in Canada - Harm Reduction Journal - 2026-09-19 - 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
Future
📣 Activism
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Harm Reduction Vending Machine Readiness Toolkit
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