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📰 News Media
- ⚖️ [Missouri] Primary Menu - fox2now.com
- 🌿 [Providence, RI] Kratom is now legal in RI, making it the first state to overturn ban - wpri.com
- 💊 [South Carolina] SOUTH CAROLINA AG WILSON: Fentanyl is a national security threat — follow the Chinese money - foxnews.com
- ⚖️ [National] Canadian Drug Policy Must Actively Uphold the Right to Life: UN Report - filtermag.org
- 💉 [National] Powerful new opioid could relieve pain — without the risks of addiction - nypost.com
🗣️ Social Pulse
Innovation
- 🧪 Tomorrow we are drug checking in #Camden How does it work? 1. Surrender a substance 2. Tell us what you think it is & about your drug use 3. We do lab tests inc. a test for synthetic opioids 4. After ~1 hour, we... - bsky.app
- 🏪 Weber County recently launched harm reduction vending machines, offering free naloxone kits, fentanyl test strips, hygiene items, safe sex supplies, and treatment and recovery resources. 🔗 Utah News Dispatch:... - bsky.app
Harm Reduction Discourse
- 🟢 New ‘harm reduction’ vending machines project launches in Weber County (link) The problem with these well intended programs- while life saving Naloxone in a overdose moment is a good thing. I do not think naloxone... - x.com
- 🚫 California housing policy for the homeless (Housing First) "recognizes drug use as part of people's lives" the result? 30% of all OD deaths happen inside supportive housing. SB1380. One of the worst laws passed in... - x.com
🏙 City Updates
📧 - [San Diego, California] - April 2, 2026 - Urgent Drug Alert: Medetomidine in the U.S. Illegal Fentanyl Supply Increasing Risk for Overdose and Severe Withdrawal Syndrome - newsletter
EXCERPT: "Public health alert from the San Diego County OSAR program regarding medetomidine detected in the illegal fentanyl supply and its overdose risk, per the CDC Health Alert Network [CDC Health Advisory](https://www.cdc.gov/han/php/notices/han00527.html).
Medetomidine, also known as 'rhino tranq,' 'mede,' or 'dex,' is not approved for human use and can cause profound sedation, bradycardia, and hypotension [Medetomidine](https://www.cdc.gov/overdose-prevention/situation-summary/medetomidine.html).
Naloxone does not reverse medetomidine effects, but because fentanyl is involved in most overdoses with medetomidine, it should be administered to restore breathing [CDC Health Advisory](https://www.cdc.gov/han/php/notices/han00527.html).
Prevention and outreach partners are urged to reinforce harm-reduction messaging, promote drug-checking services, and share this information with staff, peers, and community members."
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📚 Academic Research
- 💊 Naltrexone as Pre-exposure Prophylaxis for Unintentional Opioid Overdose in Stimulant Use Disorder: A Case Report - Journal of Addiction Medicine - 2026-04-02 - doi.org
- 💉 Recruiting a National Sample of First Response Agencies to Participate in an Overdose Prevention Research Project: Randomized Controlled Trial and Feasibility Study - JMIR Formative Research - 2026-04-02 - doi.org
⚖️ Law & Policy
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💸 Funding
Current
- 💸 Bureau of Justice Assistance - BJA FY25 Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use, Site-Based Program - Deadline: May 4, 2026
- 💸 Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention - OJJDP FY25 Opioid Affected Youth Initiative - Deadline: May 4, 2026
Future
📣 Activism
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