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📰 News Media

• ⚖️ [TX] THCa Will Get You High, but Is It Legal in Texas? - dallasobserver.com
• 📰 [National] STAT investigates the epidemic killing 178,000 Americans a year - statnews.com
• 📰 [National] STAT+: 1 in 8 women drink during pregnancy. Experts dread the consequences - statnews.com
• 🧠 [CA] Rep. Lou Correa says "we owe it to our veterans" to research psychedelic drug therapies - cbsnews.com

🗣️ Social Pulse

Lived/Living Experience

• 💬 Left: trapped in addiction, living on the streets, daily shooting speedballs. Right: 677 days in sobriety and recovery. Two years ago, I was living on the streets and honestly didn’t think I’d make it to 2025.... - @kaiba755 on X

Innovation

• 🧪 1. Nationwide Deployment: Starting June 2026 Director-General Datuk Ruslin Jusoh confirmed that specialized test kits have already been distributed to all NADA offices across the country. > The Launch: Official... - @NST_Online on X
• 🏥 Supervised consumption sites ARE NOT the problem. They’re part of the solution to reducing overdose deaths, open drug use, public disorder, and connecting people to treatment, healthcare, and recovery services.... - @guyfelicella on X

Opposition Views

• 🚫 They call these policies “harm reduction.” I consider them “harm enabling.” Giving drug-addicted users needles to shoot up meth and fentanyl is never a good idea. @USAttyEssayli - @thenate36 on X

🏙 City Updates

• 📧 - [Minneapolis, MN] - May 29, 2026 - May Edition of Public Health Matters - newsletter

  EXCERPT: "- Free Naloxone (NARCAN) training is open to all and will be held on June 26 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Public Service Building, Room 100A; sign up here: [Sign up for the free Naloxone (Narcan) training](https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/019e02c3def37f589874a53793827a7c?utm_content=&utm_medium=email&utm_name=&utm_source=govdelivery&utm_term=).
  - The Minneapolis Fire Station 14 NARCAN vending machine has dispensed nearly 4,000 doses since its first day of operation, and free NARCAN is available at Fire Stations 5, 14, and 21.
  - The City’s PurpleAir air sensor program invites residents to host an air sensor to monitor real-time air quality across Minneapolis; sign up to host an air sensor here: [host air sensor](https://www.minneapolismn.gov/government/programs-initiatives/environmental-programs/air-quality/host-air-sensor/?utm_content=&utm_medium=email&utm_name=&utm_source=govdelivery&utm_term=).
  - School Based Clinics (SBCs) are open for the summer and offer vaccinations for children aged four and up; appointments can be scheduled by calling 612-394-3278, and more information is available on the SBC webpage: [SBC webpage](https://www.minneapolismn.gov/government/programs-initiatives/school-based-clinics/?utm_content=&utm_medium=email&utm_name=&utm_source=govdelivery&utm_term=)."
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• 💊 - [New York, NY] - May 29, 2026 - ‘Just in Case’: NYC Health Department Encourages New Yorkers To Carry Naloxone, Offered by Mail for Free Through New Awareness Campaign - nyc.gov

📚 Academic Research

• 💉 A community engaged approach to opioid overdose prevention through health literacy and experiential learning - Discover Public Health - 2026-05-29 - doi.org
• 💉 Characteristics of People Who Inject Drugs Approached for Injection Assistance in Rural Kentucky - Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs - 2026-05-29 - doi.org

⚖️ Law & Policy

State Laws

• 📜 [Kentucky] AN ACT relating to behavioral health services and declaring an emergency. - openstates.org
• 📜 [New York] Enacts into law major components of legislation necessary to implement the state education, labor, housing and family assistance budget for the 2026-2027 state fiscal year - openstates.org

City Ordinances

• 🏘️ [Philadelphia, PA] 260565: Amending Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code entitled "Regulation of Businesses, Trades and Professions," to establish security requirements for senior housing facilities, under certain terms and conditions. - phila.legistar.com

💸 Funding Click to expand

Current

• 💸 Centers for Disease Control - NCIPC - Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA) - Deadline: Jun 8, 2026
• 💸 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Adminis - Providers Clinical Support System – Substance Use Disorder Treatment (PCSS-SUD Treatment) - Deadline: Jun 15, 2026
• 💸 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
• 🩺 Hearst Foundations - Health - Hearst Foundations (Health) - Year-Round, Rolling Grant Application (FAQ) - Minimum grant size is $100,000. - Deadline: Year-round, rolling application; there are no deadlines.
• 📋 Hearst Foundations - Social Service - Hearst Foundations — Social Service (FAQ / Year-round rolling application via Grants Portal) - Minimum grant size is $100,000. - Deadline: No deadlines (year-round, rolling application).

📣 Activism

• 📣 National Harm Reduction Coalition - Tell Congress to reject the Trump administration’s budget cuts to HIV care
• 📣 Shatterproof - Urge Congress to support the School Access to Naloxone Act