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📰 News Media
- ⚖️ [National] Judge postpones OxyContin-maker Purdue Pharma's sentencing to let opioid victims attend in person - washingtonpost.com
- 🧠 [National] Trump order could fast-track review of psychedelic ibogaine. What is it? - thehill.com
- 🧠 [National] Joe Rogan reveals text to Trump that helped expedite federal review of psychedelics - foxnews.com
- ⚖️ [National] Judge postpones OxyContin-maker Purdue Pharma’s sentencing to let opioid victims attend in person - statnews.com
- 🧠 [National] Trump Orders FDA to “Dramatically” Fast-Track Psychedelic Therapy Access - filtermag.org
🗣️ Social Pulse
Lived Experience
Innovation
- 🧪 Image 3 ID 2/3: provides data to monitor drug supply trends that can inform the broader community.” “Trusted relationships: SSPs build trust with people who use drugs, making them essential for drug checking efforts... - @HarmReduction on X
- 📊 💵 A $350M USD study across 67 communities tested some of the most commonly supportedoverdose prevention strategies, including: • Naloxone distribution • Safer opioid prescribing • Overdose education •... - @RecovExcel on X
Harm Reduction Discourse
- 🟢 New JACEP study: U.S. EDs saw 3.87M at-risk visits vs. 226K overdose cases, most opportunities for naloxone distribution happen before overdose. EDs are a critical prevention touchpoint. #Naloxone... - @corerems on X
- 🚫 Drug-Free Supportive Housing legislation City Hall rally and hearing Thursday morning at 9:30 a.m. Public Safety Committee hearing on legislation to expand drug-free supportive housing options beyond the 100%... - @daosf2025 on X
🏙 City Updates
- 📧 - [Memphis, Tennessee] - April 21, 2026 - Opioid Coalition Observes National Fentanyl Awareness and Prevention Day - newsletter - shelbytnhealth.com
- 📧 - [Kansas City, Missouri] - April 21, 2026 - Kansas City Approves New Licensing Requirements for Kratom Retailers - newsletter - mailchi.mp
📚 Academic Research
- 🧩 Barriers and Facilitators to Hepatitis C Treatment Services Within a County Detention Center - Journal of Correctional Health Care - 2026-04-21 - doi.org
- 🏥 Integrating substance use disorder services into public primary healthcare: a case study from Lebanon - Frontiers in Public Health - 2026-04-16 - doi.org
- 💉 Widespread Take-Home Naloxone Use Averted the Majority of Potential Opioid Poisoning Deaths in British Columbia, 2019–2024: A Bayesian Modelling Study - Medical Decision Making - 2026-04-21 - doi.org
⚖️ Law & Policy
State Laws
- 📜 [Tennessee] Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services, Dept. of - As enacted, revises present law relative to recovery residences and alcohol and drug prevention or treatment facilities under certification by the department. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 13; Title 33; Title 47; Title 63 and Title 68. - openstates.org
- 📜 [Tennessee] Alcoholic Beverages - As enacted, expands the immunity from prosecution when seeking medical assistance for a person experiencing, or believed to be experiencing, an overdose to include alcohol-related offenses; clarifies that overdose includes both drugs and alcohol. - Amends TCA Title 63. - openstates.org
💸 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
- 💸 Bureau of Justice Assistance - BJA FY25 Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Program (COSSUP) Investigations Training and Technical Assistance (TTA) - Deadline: May 8, 2026
- 💸 DOC NOAA - ERA Production - Species Recovery Grants to States (Section 6 Program) - Deadline: Jun 20, 2026
- 📄 Hearst Foundations - Social Service - Hearst Foundations — Social Service (FAQ; year-round rolling applications) - Minimum grant size is $100,000. - Deadline: No deadlines: year-round, rolling application.
- 🧩 Smart Family Fund - First-time grants ranging from $25,000 to $100,000. - Deadline: Open pitch
Future
- 💉 AIDS United - Harm Reduction Futures Fund - Harm Reduction Futures Fund (AIDS United) - Expected: TBA
- 🩺 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation - Expected: TBA
- 🏥 Hearst Foundations - Health - Hearst Foundations Health (General Grant Application via Grants Portal) - Minimum grant size is $100,000. - Expected: Year-round, rolling application; there are no deadlines.