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📰 News Media
- 🤰 [Lebanon, NH] Dartmouth Health program works to combat stigma for mothers with substance use disorders - concordmonitor.com
- 🏥 [Los Angeles, CA] Overdoses in L.A. jails fueled by long waits for drug addiction treatment, staffers say - latimes.com
- 💰 [National] RFK Jr. announces $700M investment in addiction services, emphasizing faith-based organizations - thehill.com
- 🌿 [National] This plant extract can make a lethal drug cocktail. Can it also treat opioid addiction? - latimes.com
- 🧪 [National] Dangerous new drug could be ‘next wave of the opioid epidemic’ — and you can buy it at gas stations - nypost.com
🗣️ Social Pulse
Lived/Living Experience
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Innovation
- 📊 Important preprint on the risks of ibogaine in clinics (19,071 patients, 11 clinics): all 6 deaths within 72h were in opioid-detox patients, 0 among 8,689 non-SUD patients, supporting the idea that risk clusters in... - @mattbagg on X
- 🧪 PSA: Fentanyl test strips don't react to nitazenes (the new, but actually old, synthetic opioid poisoning traditional market drugs). Good thing Dance Safe has nitazene test strips. Link in reply. - @amorvincitomnia on X
Opposition Views
🏙 City Updates
📧 - [Louisville, KY] - June 12, 2026 - Alpha-gal Syndrome myths vs. facts; vaping prevention and public health updates in Louisville - newsletter
EXCERPT: "- Louisville's Public Health and Wellness department published an 'Alpha-gal Syndrome: Myths vs. Facts' bulletin to explain AGS and how tick bites can affect food choices. [CDC AGS](https://www.cdc.gov/alpha-gal-syndrome/about/index.html?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery)
- The bulletin clarifies that AGS is an allergic reaction, not an infection, with guidance from LMPHW.
- Louisville youth vaping prevention is highlighted through Louder Than Smoke, a program to reduce nicotine use among teens with resources on prevention and cessation [Louder Than Smoke](https://louisvilleky.gov/government/health-wellness/louder-smoke?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery).
- The Healthy Start program invites parents to join the Parent Empowerment Board and provides an application link with a deadline of Monday, July 6 [Healthy Start](https://louisvilleky.gov/government/health-wellness/healthy-start?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery) [Application](https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=m2GYTy0gP0GMzzYdVyE7zXkN6r6tIhNNmNSMPfPT58NUNUwxOTNaSEZZVkgwV1dVVVFERkZDM0E4Ti4u&route=shorturl&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery&wdLOR=c5BFA9FB0-5E6C-4E4C-940F-8EF87909E361&web=1)"
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📚 Academic Research
- ⚖️ “Fentanyl Is the Name of the Game”: Narcopolitics and the Social Production of Drug Risk Among People Who Co-Use Opioids and Methamphetamine - Contemporary Drug Problems - 2026-06-19 - doi.org
- 💉 An Outcome Study on the Naloxone Education/Dispensing Program for Departure Patients at Cermak Health Services of Cook County - Journal of Correctional Health Care - 2026-06-18 - doi.org
- 💉 Exploring Perspectives About Public Health Vending Machine Implementation on an American Indian Reservation in the Northern Midwest, United States - AIDS and Behavior - 2026-06-15 - doi.org
⚖️ Law & Policy
State Laws
City Ordinances
- 🏙️ [Baltimore, MD] Ordinance 26-0183: ...to provide funding for diversion services, treatment access, and overdose response within the Sheriff's Office; and providing for... - baltimore.legistar.com
- 🏙️ [Nashville, TN] Resolution RS2026-2044: ...Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Office of Homeless Services, to Depaul USA, Inc., and approving Amendment... - nashville.legistar.com
💸 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
- 💸 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Adminis - Preventing Youth Overdose: Treatment, Recovery, Education, Awareness and Training - Deadline: Jul 16, 2026
- 💸 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Adminis - Tribal Opioid Response - Deadline: Jul 16, 2026
- 💸 Health Resources and Services Administration - Screening & Treatment for Maternal Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders (MMHSUD) - Deadline: Jul 17, 2026
- 🩺 Hearst Foundations - Health - Hearst Foundations (Health) — Year-Round, Rolling Grant 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 Applications (no deadlines) - 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 ranging from $25,000 to $100,000. - Deadline: Open pitch