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π° News Media
- π [Louisiana] Louisiana Urges More Oversight When Giving Opioid Funds Directly to Cops - filtermag.org
- πΏ [Olathe; De Soto, KS] Authorities say these Olathe, De Soto businesses sold THC products to kids - kansascity.com
- π¬ [National] Teen Vaping Has Long Been Falling. Why Do Schools Think the Opposite? - filtermag.org
- ποΈ [National] Nordic Mobilization on Human Rights and Drug Policy: All Presentations on Video - drogriporter.hu
π£οΈ Social Pulse
Lived/Living Experience
Innovation
- π We use TOIS data to monitor, better understand & inform actions to address the ongoing drug toxicity epidemic in the #CityOfTO. Medetomidine, an animal tranquilizer, is increasingly present in the unregulated drug... - @TOPublicHealth on X
- π§ͺ The Toronto Overdose Information System (TOIS) has been updated: (link) Toronto continues to be in a drug toxicity epidemic. TOβs Drug Checking Service reports ongoing contamination & unpredictability in the... - @TOPublicHealth on X
Opposition Views
π City Updates
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π Academic Research
- π Probation as a targeted entry point for scaling up opioid agonist therapies in Moldova using a modified screening, brief intervention and referral to treatment strategy - PLOS Global Public Health - 2026-05-27 - doi.org
- πΊ Impacts of a Scattered-Site Managed Alcohol Program for People With Alcohol Use Disorder in Halifax, Nova Scotia: A Mixed-Methods Study - Substance Use & Addiction Journal - 2026-05-26 - doi.org
βοΈ Law & Policy
State Laws
- π [Tennessee] Courts, Juvenile - As enacted, expands the disposition allowed when a person under 21 is found to have unlawfully purchased, possessed, accepted receipt of, or presented fraudulent proof of age to purchase tobacco, smoking hemp, a vapor product, or a smokeless nicotine product to include requiring community service work, the successful completion of a prescribed court program, or placing the person on an informal adjustment for a period of 90 days for a first violation, and, for a second or subsequent violation, placing the person on probation for up to six months in addition to requiring community service and the successful completion of a prescribed court program focusing on the dangers of tobacco and vapor products. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 15. - openstates.org
- π [Iowa] A bill for an act relating to the taxation and regulation of alternative nicotine products and vapor products, making appropriations, and including effective date provisions. - openstates.org
City Ordinances
- ποΈ [Denver, CO] Resolution 26-0694: ...Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment for the Tobacco Education, Prevention and Cessation Program for $910,238.00 with... - denver.legistar.com
- ποΈ [Denver, CO] Resolution 26-0695: ...Denver who are increasingly impacted by opioid misuse and overdose. No change to contract capacity or term, citywide... - denver.legistar.com
πΈ Funding
Current
- πΈ Centers for Disease Control - NCIPC - Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA) - Deadline: Jun 8, 2026
- πΈ Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Adminis - Providers Clinical Support System – Substance Use Disorder Treatment (PCSS-SUD Treatment) - Deadline: Jun 15, 2026
- πΈ National Institutes of Health - Establishing a Center for the Advancement of Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Pharmacotherapeutics through Training and Preclinical Support (U54 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) - Deadline: Sep 30, 2026
- π Hearst Foundations - Social Service - Hearst Foundations (General FAQ): Year-round, rolling application (including Social Service applicants) - Minimum grant size is $100,000. - Deadline: Year-round, rolling application; there are no deadlines.
- π©Ί Hearst Foundations - Health - Hearst Foundations (Health) β Year-Round, Rolling Grant Applications (FAQ) - Minimum grant size is $100,000. - Deadline: Year-round, rolling application; there are no deadlines.
- π Open Society Foundations - The Open Society Fellowship - Deadline: rolling
- π‘ Smart Family Fund - Angel Philanthropy (First-Time Grants) - First time grants ranging from $25,000 to $100,000. - Deadline: Open pitch