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๐ฐ News Media
- ๐ฟ [Michigan] Cannabis sales and use are high in Michigan โ but federal law means research lags behind - theconversation.com
- ๐ [Philadelphia (Bryn Mawr area), PA] Some Philadelphia-area smoke shops sell unregulated psychedelics that often mislead customers - inquirer.com
- ๐ [National] Historic Drop in Overdose Deaths Has Slowed by More Than Half ... - filtermag.org
- ๐ญ [National] Will the CDC Finally Abandon the Damaging Term โEVALIโ? - filtermag.org
๐ฃ๏ธ Social Pulse
Innovation
- ๐ฐ Look again! ๐ This isnโt your average vending machine. Itโs designed by our Hayes Innovation Prize awardee Roxanne Anderson, who came up with the concept to dispense lifesaving resources like naloxone which is used... - x.com
- ๐งช (NYSE: $LH ) @Labcorp just launched an FDAโcleared rapid fentanyl urine test that delivers results in 10 minutesโaimed squarely at ERs, hospitals and clinics treating suspected overdoses when every second counts.... - x.com
Harm Reduction Discourse
- ๐ข Saving lives is already covered by NHC HHS w/Narcan & Clean Needles programs w/Pharmacies, et al. (link) Time to assist the FARMERS if we plan on continuing to eat. - x.com
- ๐ข Naloxone is a lifesaving medication that can reverse an opioid overdose. This PSA breaks down what it is and why it matters. Learn it. Carry it. Save a life. #NaloxoneAwarenessDay #SaveALife - x.com
๐ City Updates
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๐ Academic Research
- ๐ป Intention to Initiate Harm Reduction Vending Machine Use Among People Who Use Drugs: A Cross-Sectional Study of Prevalence and Correlates - Health Promotion Practice - 2026-04-17 - doi.org
- ๐ง Stress first aid for the harm reduction workforce: pilot test results of an occupational stress intervention - BMC Public Health - 2026-04-16 - doi.org
- ๐งช Slow Dissociation of Nitazenes from the ฮผ-Opioid Receptor Underlies the Challenge of Overdose Reversal - 2026-04-16 - doi.org
โ๏ธ Law & Policy
State Laws
- ๐ [Tennessee] Controlled Substances - As introduced, authorizes additional healthcare providers to directly administer buprenorphine mono or buprenorphine without the use of naloxone; adds that prescribing a buprenorphine product to nursing mother or prescribing an injectable mono product does not restrict certain healthcare providers from prescribing a buprenorphine product for the treatment of opioid use disorder without naloxone. - Amends TCA Title 53, Chapter 11. - openstates.org
- ๐ [Alabama] Urging the State Committee of Public Health to review and consider adding the novel synthetic opioid N-Propionitrile Chlorphine as a Schedule I controlled substance - openstates.org
๐ธ Funding
Current
- ๐ธ Bureau of Justice Assistance - BJA FY25 Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use, Site-Based Program - Deadline: May 4, 2026
- ๐ธ Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention - OJJDP FY25 Opioid Affected Youth Initiative - Deadline: May 4, 2026
- ๐ธ Bureau of Justice Assistance - BJA FY25 Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Program (COSSUP) Investigations Training and Technical Assistance (TTA) - Deadline: May 8, 2026