Featuring content from daily briefings generated July 9, 2026 through July 13, 2026.
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📰 News Media
- 🧠 [National] Adolescents with cannabis use disorder have higher risks for later development of psychiatric disorders - medicalxpress.com
- 🌿 [National, Maine] Maine cannabis recalls are becoming more common. Some growers worry the state is playing politics. - pressherald.com
- 🚬 [National] Former top cop warns of loophole exploited by illicit Chinese vape companies 'targeting our youth' - foxnews.com
- 🩺 [National] Many chronic pain patients can reduce opioid use with slow, voluntary taper - medicalxpress.com
- 💊 [National, GA] Middle Georgia federal prosecutors support fight to get fentanyl off streets - ajc.com
- 💊 [Nashville, TN] Nashville Council signs off on opioid settlement with Publix - tennessean.com
- 🌍 [National, International] ‘Not in the Room’: Nigeria’s New Harm Reduction Masterplan Excludes Reformers - talkingdrugs.org
- 🏥 [National] A Look at 1115 Waiver Evaluations for Medicaid Payments to Institutions of Mental Disease (IMD) for Substance Use Disorder - kff.org
- 💉 [National] As UK Debates Ketamine Status, Peers Are Building the Response - filtermag.org
- 💉 [Revere, MA] Revere uses opioid settlement money to enlist businesses in the fight against overdoses - wbur.org
🗣️ Social Pulse
Lived/Living Experience
- 🧠 Addiction hits a lot more of us they you know. After 6 knee surgeries in 18 months I was hooked on painkillers, then switched to heroin for almost 10 years. Kicking it was the hardest thing i ever did. Now I am 9... - @bhadden329 on X
- 💊 Let me tell you what a regular day looked like when I was homeless on the streets of San Francisco. My priority was staying as close to the Hondos as possible. Staying close to the places I could steal from, sell it... - @AmberRichmondSF on X
Innovation
- 🤖 1.2 billion people struggle with addiction. There will never be enough clinicians to treat them. @kobyjconrad believes AI changes that equation. His own story starts much smaller. High 24/7 from 19 to 24. He got... - @davj on X
- 📱 A new study explores how a simple app may support people facing housing instability and substance use, showing early signs of reduced use, fewer cravings, and improved well-being. (link) - @theravive on X
Opposition Views
- 🚫 No it’s treatment or jail. Housing support only with strict no drug or alcohol policies. We are tired of the enabling mindset that has wrecked our region. These low barrier supportive housing creates massive... - @conservativejj1 on X
- 🚫 Disinformation. There is more than one kind of "harm reduction" besides safe consumption sites. Also, these are not "safe" consumption sites, but rather APPROVED ones. They invariably become dealer and distribution... - @sk_the_extrat on X
🏙 City Updates
📚 Academic Research
- 🩺 Community-Based Harm Reduction Programs for Opioid Use Disorder: A Narrative Systematic Review of Effectiveness, Implementation Barriers, and Policy Implications - ASIDE Internal Medicine - 2026-07-11 - doi.org
- 🤝 Strengthening the Peer Recovery Workforce: Recommendations in Response to the Office of National Drug Control Policy’s Priorities - Substance Use & Addiction Journal - 2026-07-10 - doi.org
- 🧪 Understanding Consumption of Illicit Drugs and New Psychoactive Substances in Australia by Triangulating Drug Checking and Wastewater‐Based Epidemiology - Drug Testing and Analysis - 2026-07-10 - doi.org
- Addressing Challenges in a Pilot Naloxone Distribution Program for BIPOC Communities in King County, Washington: A Community Practice Brief
- Evaluating demographic variation in no-cost naloxone distribution in North Carolina: a cross-sectional survey study
- Reimagining Methadone Clinics: A Case For Integrating Risk Reduction to Address the Complex Realities of Opioid Use Disorder
⚖️ Law & Policy
State Laws
- 💊 [Illinois] EMS-OPIOID OVERDOSE REPORTS - openstates.org
- 💊 [Illinois] JAIL RELEASE-OPIOID ANTAGONIST - openstates.org
- 💊 [Illinois] LIBRARIES-OPIOID ANTAGONISTS - openstates.org
- 💊 [California] Public health: substance use disorder. - openstates.org
- 💊 [Hawaii] ...COMPLEX PATIENTS WHO HAVE TWO OR MORE DIAGNOSES THAT INCLUDE SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS, MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS, OR CHRONIC PHYSICAL ILLNESSES... - openstates.org
City Ordinances
💸 Funding
Current
- 🔬 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
- 🛠️ 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 - Rural Opioid Technical Assistance Centers - 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
- 🚑 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Adminis - Emergency Department Alternatives to Opioids Program - Deadline: Jul 27, 2026
- 🚑 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Adminis - First Responders-Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act - Deadline: Jul 27, 2026
- 💊 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Adminis - Medication-Assisted Treatment - Prescription Drug and Opioid Addiction - Deadline: Jul 27, 2026
- 💊 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Adminis - Preventing Drug Overdoses: Community Prevention and Response - Deadline: Jul 27, 2026
- 🛠️ Health Resources and Services Administration - Rural Communities Opioid Response Program (RCORP)-Technical Assistance - Deadline: Jul 27, 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
- 🔬 National Institutes of Health - Development of Interventions to Prevent and Treat Substance Use Disorders and Overdose (UG3/UH3 - Clinical Trial Optional) - Deadline: Aug 21, 2028
- 🔬 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 - Social Service - Hearst Foundations — Social Service (FAQ; year-round rolling applications) - Minimum grant size is $100,000. - Deadline: No deadlines: year-round, rolling application.
- 💡 Smart Family Fund - First-time grants ranging from $25,000 to $100,000. - Deadline: Open pitch