Harm Reduction Briefing — Sep 28, 2026
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📰 News Media
- 💊 [National] States Are Increasing Access to Methadone Clinics - pew.org
- 🏠 [National] The need for recovery capital - reginalabelle.substack.com
- 🧪 [Chicago, Illinois] With potential federal 7-OH ban looming, Illinois providers prepare for influx of patients seeking treatment - chicagotribune.com
- 🌿 [New York] After the Drug Laws - nytimes.com
- 🌿 [CO] Contaminated marijuana vapes sold at over 400 Colorado stores, health officials warn - denverpost.com
🗣️ Social Pulse
Lived/Living Experience
- No posts found today.
Innovation
- 🧪 Cincinnati is placing free naloxone and fentanyl test strips at 24 locations where overdoses happen most often. Researchers will compare those sites with 12 other hotspots to see whether bringing supplies directly... - @BunkPolice on X
- 🚐 A mobile wellness outreach van launched in Brooklyn to deliver recovery support, substance use education, Narcan training, harm reduction, and referrals directly to overdose-affected neighborhoods. - @portlandbriefly on Bluesky
Opposition Views
🏙 City Updates
- No recent City Updates found.
📚 Academic Research
- 💉 Lessons Learned From Implementation of a Jail-Based Naloxone Vending Machine - Journal of Correctional Health Care - 2026-09-26 - doi.org
- 🚑 Meeting people where they are, whenever they are here: the implementation of harm reduction programs in two U.S. emergency departments - International Journal of Emergency Medicine - 2026-09-25 - doi.org
- 💉 Characteristics of certified community behavioral health clinics that offer long-acting injectable medications for opioid use disorders - BMC Health Services Research - 2026-09-25 - doi.org
⚖️ Law & Policy
- No hits in Law and Policy today.
💸 Funding (Click to expand)
Current
- 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
- Deadline Approaching · 🔬 National Institutes of Health - Limited Competition: Growing Great Ideas: Research Education Course in Entrepreneurship and Product Development for Researchers Studying Drug Use, Drug Misuse, and Drug Addiction (UE5 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) - Deadline: Oct 1, 2026
📣 Activism
- 🚶 Shatterproof - Register for the 2026 Shatterproof Walk to End Addiction in Boston
- 🎟️ Faces & Voices of Recovery - Register for the virtual Recovery Leadership Summit October 6–8
- 📝 National Harm Reduction Coalition - Register for NHRC Lighthouse Centering Care Conference in New York
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September 28, 2026 (#2df1f5e) - Adding news sources, patching headline issue, adding checks to Social section, better diagnostics. I love feedback and requests - [email protected]
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