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📰 News Media
- 🧯 [National] Planning Ahead: Toolkit Helps Save Lives During Overdose Spikes - cdcfoundation.org
- 🏛️ [National] HHS Is Asking for Public Comment on Addiction Policy. Harm Reduction Needs to Show Up. - chadsabora.substack.com
- 💉 [National] DEA Formalizes End to X-Waiver; Expands Window to Administer MOUD Injectables - bhbusiness.com
- 🤰 [Denver, CO] How Colorado hospitals are caring for pregnant patients with substance use disorders by overcoming stigma - theconversation.com
- 🍃 [National] Legal-Marijuana States Moving to Increase Possession Limits - filtermag.org
🗣️ Social Pulse
Lived/Living Experience
Innovation
- 💬 Findings from the Massachusetts JCOIN 1.0 Research Hub show that providing MOUD in jails improves treatment engagement & reduces overdose & reincarceration after release. Participants had a 52% lower risk of fatal... - @jcoinctc on X
- 🧪 Overdose Reversal and Testing: Narcan (Naloxone) kits to reverse opioid overdoses, along with fentanyl and xylazine testing strips so users can check their supply for lethal contaminants. - @JimDand49783668 on X
Opposition Views
🏙 City Updates
📧 - [Baltimore, MD] - June 10, 2026 - Health Commissioner Declares First Code Red Extreme Heat Alert for Thursday, June 11th and Friday, June 12th - newsletter
EXCERPT: "- Cooling centers will be activated on June 11 and 12 to provide relief during the Code Red Extreme Heat Alert.
- The Baltimore City Health Department warns that extreme heat increases health risks, including dehydration and heat-related illnesses.
- The BCHD notes that people using substances are at elevated risk for dehydration, heat stroke, and overdose when heat rises.
- Residents are advised to hydrate, avoid peak heat, check on vulnerable neighbors, and use air-conditioned spaces during the heat event."
🔗 Click to sign up for the Baltimore, MD newsletter.📧 - [Los Angeles, CA] - June 10, 2026 - New Chapter Begins for Altadena Community Center Following Renovation and Recovery Efforts - newsletter
EXCERPT: "- Altadena Community Center has reopened as a recovery-focused hub offering services, recovery support, and space for civic engagement.
- The Hope and Resilience campaign by the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services aims to prevent overdose and reduce stigma around drug use.
- Health screenings were offered during the Altadena open house to connect residents with county departments and local partners.
- The recovery resources highlight ongoing wildfire recovery efforts and services available to affected residents and workers."
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📚 Academic Research
- 🔬 County by county estimation of possible deaths averted, infections averted, and cost savings of overdose prevention centers in the United States from July 2019-June 2025 - International Journal of Drug Policy - 2026-06-10 - sciencedirect.com
- 💉 Funding Community Health Services for People Who Use Drugs in San Francisco: Determinants, challenges, and opportunities to improve implementation - SSM - Mental Health - 2026-06-06 - doi.org
- 💉 Take-home naloxone (THN) ownership among a community-based cohort of sex workers who use drugs in metro vancouver: longitudinal trends and structural determinants (2017–2024) - Harm Reduction Journal - 2026-06-11 - doi.org
⚖️ Law & Policy
State Laws
City Ordinances
💸 Funding
Current
- 💸 Health Resources and Services Administration - Rural Communities Opioid Response Program (RCORP)-Impact - Deadline: Jul 8, 2026
- 💸 Health Resources and Services Administration - Rural Communities Opioid Response Program (RCORP)-Planning - Deadline: Jul 8, 2026
- 💸 Health Resources and Services Administration - Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Part C Capacity Development Program  - Deadline: Jul 8, 2026
- 💸 Health Resources and Services Administration - Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Part D Coordinated HIV Services and Access to Research for Women, Infants, Children, and Youth (WICY) Existing Geographic Service Areas - Deadline: Jul 13, 2026
- 💸 National Institutes of Health - Avant Garde/Avenir Awards for Investigators Conducting High Risk/High Reward Research on HIV and Substance Use (or Substance Use Disorders) (DP1 Clinical Trial Optional) - Deadline: Sep 25, 2028
- 💸 National Institutes of Health - HEAL Initiative: Translating Addiction Epidemiology, Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Research into Practice (R61/R33 - Clinical Trial Optional) - Deadline: Feb 9, 2029
- 🩺 Hearst Foundations - Health - Hearst Foundations (Health) — Year-Round, Rolling Applications - Minimum grant size is $100,000. - Deadline: Year-round, rolling application; there are no deadlines.
- 🏥 Hearst Foundations - Social Service - Hearst Foundations (Social Service) - Year-Round, Rolling Grant Application (No Deadlines) - Minimum grant size is $100,000. - Deadline: Year-round, rolling application; there are no deadlines.
- 🤝 Smart Family Fund - First time grants range from $25,000 to $100,000. - Deadline: Open pitch