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📰 News Media
- 🏥 [Jacksonville (St. Johns County area), FL] He Died in a Florida Jail. The Company in Charge Should Have Sent Him to the Hospital, Experts Say. - propublica.org
- 💊 [Powellsville, NC] Small-town NC doctor reprimanded after patient dies of drug overdose - charlotteobserver.com
- 🧠 [National] Opinion |Psychedelics are coming. Are we ready? - The Boston Globe - bostonglobe.com
- 🧠 [National] What to know about psychedelic retreats, a booming business with few safety guardrails - ajc.com
- 📰 [Minneapolis, MN] Documenters report: Cannabis farm and training facility coming to Near North - minnpost.com
🗣️ Social Pulse
Lived/Living Experience
Innovation
- 🧪 "The agency has reversed the position it held in July 2025, when it categorized drug-checking strips as life-saving overdose prevention tools." By @kastaliamedrano: (link) - @Filtermag_org on X
- 📄 SAMHSA expanded its list of prohibited harm reduction services in a pair of new guidance documents to exclude drug testing strips, including those for fentanyl and xylazine. (link) - @theLAPPA on X
Harm Reduction Discourse
- 🟢 It's National Fentanyl Awareness Day. I'm working to build on the progress made by my legislation—which is now law—to direct increased federal attention on the fight against fentanyl, especially at a time when the... - @SenTimKaine on X
- 🚫 New map reveals where Austin plans to clear homeless camps starting in May A new map obtained by the American-Statesman reveals where dozens of homeless encampment sweeps are planned beginning in May, offering the... - u/AustinStatesman on Reddit
🏙 City Updates
- 📧 - [Sacramento, California] - April 29, 2026 - National Fentanyl Awareness Day: Resources, Support and Hope - newsletter - content.govdelivery.com
- 💜 - [Denver, CO] - April 29, 2026 - DDPHE Blog: Fentanyl Awareness Day – Making Harm Reduction Accessible to Reduce Stigma and Save Lives - denvergov.org
📚 Academic Research
- 💉 'If you've ever experienced it, you'd feel differently': Exploring willingness and skepticism toward using higher dose naloxone products among people who use drugs in Maryland, United States. - PubMed - 2026-04-29 - doi.org
- 📊 Understanding Data Use in Community Coalitions: Insights from a CFIR 2.0-Informed Study of the Ohio HEALing Communities Initiative - Community Mental Health Journal - 2026-04-28 - doi.org
- 🧪 Interventions for methamphetamine use among people on methadone maintenance treatment in Vietnam: a sequential multiple assignment randomized trial (STAR-OM) - The Lancet Regional Health - Southeast Asia - 2026-04-24 - doi.org
⚖️ Law & Policy
- No hits in Law and Policy today.
💸 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
- 💸 Health Resources and Services Administration - Rural Communities Opioid Response Program (RCORP)-Planning - Deadline: May 29, 2026
- 💸 Health Resources and Services Administration - Rural Communities Opioid Response Program (RCORP)-Impact - Deadline: Jun 1, 2026
- 🏥 Hearst Foundations - Health - Hearst Foundations (Health) - Year-round, rolling grant applications (FAQ) - Minimum grant size is $100,000. - Deadline: Year-round, rolling application; there are no deadlines.
- 🤝 Hearst Foundations - Social Service - Hearst Foundations (Social Service) - Grants Portal (FAQ-guided application) - Minimum grant size is $100,000. - Deadline: Year-round, rolling application; there are no deadlines.
- 🤝 Smart Family Fund - Angel Philanthropy (First-Time Grants) - First time grants range from $25,000 to $100,000. - Deadline: Open pitch
Future
- 💉 AIDS United - Harm Reduction Futures Fund - Harm Reduction Futures Fund - AIDS United - Expected: TBA
- 🧠 APA Foundation - Helping Hands Grants - Helping Hands Grants Program (APA Foundation) - Up to $5,000 - Expected: May 1 (applications must be submitted by May 1)
- 🩺 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation - Expected: TBA