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📰 News Media
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🗣️ Social Pulse
Innovation
- ⌚ 100,000 overdose deaths a year. Most happen alone, with no one to administer Narcan in time. NarcoGuard changes that. Wearable. Automatic. Life-saving. (link) - x.com
- 💊 If the goal is preventing death, why not massively distribute naloxone and drug checking tools directly to users instead of relying on fixed site models that don’t scale citywide? - x.com
Harm Reduction Discourse
🏙 City Updates
[San Diego, California] - January 20, 2026 - Drug Trend Alert: Medetomidine Detected in the Illicit Drug Supply - newsletter
EXCERPT: "- Medetomidine, a potent veterinary sedative, has been detected in fentanyl-containing products in Southern California, including San Diego County.
- It is not approved for human use and can cause prolonged sedation, hypotension, and bradycardia.
- Naloxone does not reverse medetomidine effects, but it should still be administered to reverse any opioid-related respiratory depression.
- Clinicians and first responders should consider possible medetomidine exposure if sedation persists after naloxone and may warrant targeted toxicology testing.
- Harm-reduction messaging should emphasize not using alone, carrying naloxone, and utilizing drug-checking services where available; OSAR will continue to monitor and share updates for San Diego County."
🔗 Click to sign up for the San Diego, California newsletter.[Milwaukee, Wisconsin] - January 15, 2026 - City of Milwaukee Health Department Releases Community Health Assessment - newsletter
EXCERPT: "Milwaukee's 2025 Community Health Assessment identifies substance use as one of five priority health issues.
The CHA draws on data and input from more than 3,400 Milwaukee residents to inform planning and policy decisions.
The report will inform the department's Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP) and is implemented through MKE Elevate to improve health outcomes citywide.
This is Milwaukee's first city-specific CHA since 2022 and expands to a three-year planning cycle for timelier data."
🔗 Click to sign up for the Milwaukee, Wisconsin newsletter.[Los Angeles, California] - January 14, 2026 - Mental Health Resources and Disaster Recovery Updates - newsletter
EXCERPT: "LACDMH will continue to provide mental health and supportive services through June 2026 for those displaced by the Eaton and Palisades Fires, funded by SAMHSA’s Emergency Response Grant (SERG).
Residents can access 24/7 support via the Los Angeles County Help Line for Mental Health & Substance Use Services at 800-854-7771, CalHOPE Warm Line at 833-317-4673, and SAMHSA’s Disaster Distress Helpline at 800-985-5990.
LACDMH operates two walk-in centers for mental health support—the Eaton Fire Collaborative in Altadena (540 W. Woodbury Road) and the Palisades Fire Collaborative in Los Angeles (15247 La Cruz Drive), open 9 a.m.–6 p.m., Monday–Friday.
More disaster resources are available on the LACDMH disaster resources page: [LACDMH Disaster Resources](https://dmh.lacounty.gov/disaster-resources?utm_content=&utm_medium=email&utm_name=&utm_source=govdelivery&utm_term=)."
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📚 Academic Research
- 2026-02-26 - Hi-fun, homepas and incidental sex with drugs: a qualitative study developing a locally grounded definition of hi-fun (chemsex) compared to other sexualised drug use types practiced by gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men in Thailand - Harm Reduction Journal - doi.org
- 2026-03-02 - Barriers and facilitators of implementation of liver screening in an outreach-based care pathway for people experiencing homelessness and substance use disorders: a qualitative study of clinicians’ and stakeholders’ perspectives - Harm Reduction Journal - doi.org
- 2026-02-27 - Overdose Prevention Centers, Disorder, and Economic Activity - JAMA Network Open - doi.org
⚖️ Law & Policy
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