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📰 News Media
- ⚖️ [Oklahoma] Oklahoma Weighs “Repeat Offender” Law for Drug Use During Pregnancy - filtermag.org
- 🏫 [National] Campus Harm Reduction Fueled by Student Advocacy, Some State Policies - filtermag.org
- 💊 [National] Methadone Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder has Increased, but Access Gaps Persist - addictionpolicy.org
- 🧭 [National] Documents Show BC Knew Safe-Supply Diversion Was Negligible - filtermag.org
🗣️ Social Pulse
Innovation
- 🗺️ WA’s HB 2168 is moving forward. Near real-time overdose mapping can help public health and first responders spot spikes faster, target outreach, and save lives, with protections against use for warrants, criminal investigations, or prosecution. (link) - x.com
- 🧠 Smarter #opioid safety starts with better data. A new model highlights how real-time PDMP data, social determinants, and pharmacist-led surveillance could identify overdose risk earlier and support faster naloxone-centered response. (link) - x.com
Harm Reduction Discourse
🟢 In Support
🚫 In Opposition
🏙 City Updates
- [Los Angeles, California] - February 26, 2026 - 99 new supportive homes open, overdose deaths decline, and a Knowledge Exchange replay is now available. - newsletter - homeless.lacounty.gov
[Minneapolis, Minnesota] - February 25, 2026 - February Public Health Matters: Crisis and mental health resources, worksite funding and free radon test kits - newsletter
EXCERPT: "- Minneapolis residents can access crisis and mental health resources, including the Crisis Text Line (Text HOME to 741741) and the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline by calling or texting 988, via the city's Mental Health Resources page [Mental Health Resources](https://www.minneapolismn.gov/government/programs-initiatives/city-federal-response/virtual-resource-center/?utm_content=&utm_medium=email&utm_name=&utm_source=govdelivery&utm_term=#d.en.199967).
- The City continues to advance prevention, harm reduction, and access to care for people affected by substance use as part of its public health investments.
- The Healthy Worksites Program offers up to $3,000 for wellness projects and provides technical assistance to small businesses and nonprofits, with details at [Healthy Worksites Program](https://www.minneapolismn.gov/government/departments/health/rfp/healthy-worksites-program/?utm_content=&utm_medium=email&utm_name=&utm_source=govdelivery&utm_term=).
- Residents can order a free radon test kit to improve home health and safety through the city's radon program, with details at [free test kit](https://www.minneapolismn.gov/resident-services/property-housing/housing/healthy-homes/radon/free-test-kit/?utm_content=&utm_medium=email&utm_name=&utm_source=govdelivery&utm_term=).
- February is Human Trafficking and Exploitation Month, highlighting prevention, training, and survivor-centered services and resources connected with substance-use concerns, [Human Trafficking and Exploitation Month](https://www.minneapolismn.gov/resident-services/public-safety/prevent-prepare/human-trafficking/?utm_content=&utm_medium=email&utm_name=&utm_source=govdelivery&utm_term=)."
🔗 Click to sign up for the Minneapolis, Minnesota newsletter.- [San Jose, California] - February 20, 2026 - 2026 February: Harm Reduction Program Newsletter - content.govdelivery.com
- [Seattle, Washington] - February 19, 2026 - Take this survey to improve how Public Health shares information about overdose risks via text alert - newsletter - content.govdelivery.com
📚 Academic Research
- 2026-02-23 - Beyond Taboos: Exploring Perceptions of Commercial Sex Work in Rural Zimbabwe. - PubMed - pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- 2026-02-23 - Sexually transmitted and bloodborne infections testing among people who use substances: findings from the 2023 British Columbia Harm Reduction Client Survey - BMC Infectious Diseases - doi.org
- 2026-02-25 - From dust till dawn: patterns, motives, and risks of using smokable synthetic cathinones - Harm Reduction Journal - doi.org
⚖️ Law & Policy
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