Harm Reduction Briefing — Sep 29, 2026
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📰 News Media
- 💉 [Burlington, VT] Major step forward in controversial Overdose Prevention Center proposal - mynbc5.com
- 🚭 [New York City, NY] Senator Schumer urges FDA to crack down on sale of illicit vape and e-cigarette products from China - nydailynews.com
- 💉 [National] US calls for China to execute some of its illegal fentanyl suppliers - nypost.com
- 🛑 [National] One in nine older adults who use cannabis may meet criteria for cannabis use disorder - medicalxpress.com
- 🧠 [International] FDA Hearing on Psychedelics: Concerns, But Overwhelmingly Positive - talkingdrugs.org
🗣️ Social Pulse
Lived/Living Experience
Innovation
- 🤖 New Research: Two decades of prescription opioid-related cardiovascular safety signals: a FAERS-based pharmacovigilance study using machine learning (link) #FrontiersIn #DrugSafetyRegulation - @FrontPharmacol on X
- 🗺️ OVERDOSE PREVENTION I identified the need to look at where overdoses were occurring alongside where naloxone was available. That led to collaboration between the Medical Examiner’s team and Public Health GIS to... - @mremington2023 on X
Opposition Views
🏙 City Updates
📚 Academic Research
- 🔄 Implementation evaluation of a Massachusetts pilot program designed to reduce overdose deaths among Black and Latino men returning from incarceration - Frontiers in Public Health - 2026-09-29 - doi.org
- 🎪 Designing evaluation infrastructure for psychedelic harm reduction at events: a methodological framework with formative mixed-methods field application - Frontiers in Public Health - 2026-09-29 - doi.org
- 🧠 Trauma-informed psychological support alongside long-acting injectable buprenorphine: clients’ perspectives on the Buvidal psychological support service (BPSS) pilot in Wales - Frontiers in Psychiatry - 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
- 📣 National Harm Reduction Coalition - Contact officials to stop House HIV budget cuts
- 📝 National Harm Reduction Coalition - Register for NHRC Lighthouse Centering Care Conference in New York
- 🚶 Shatterproof - Register for the 2026 Shatterproof Walk to End Addiction in Boston
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Featured Resource
Harm Reduction Vending Machine Readiness Toolkit
This Johns Hopkins decision-making toolkit helps public health agencies, community organizations, and advocates assess readiness, identify gaps, and plan a harm reduction vending-machine program.
Newsletter Improvements
September 29, 2026 (#c381ef8) - Clarify location checks for syndicated news. I love feedback and requests - [email protected]
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