Featuring content from daily briefings generated July 31, 2026 through August 3, 2026.
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📰 News Media
- 💉 [National] International Overdose Awareness Day 2015 - harmreduction.org
- 💉 [National] Orienting patients to greater opioid safety: models of ... - harmreductionjournal.biomedcentral.com
- 💉 [National] Policy & Advocacy Work | National Harm Reduction ... - harmreduction.org
- 🚬 [National] The unique contribution of e-cigarettes for tobacco harm ... - harmreductionjournal.biomedcentral.com
- 🩹 [National] Find Harm Reduction Resources Near You - harmreduction.org
- 💉 [Milwaukee, Wisconsin] Harm prevention efforts have cut drug OD deaths. Why is ... - jsonline.com
- 💉 [Austin, TX] Opinion: Texas Needs a War on Fentanyl, Not Hemp-Derived THC • The Austin Chronicle - austinchronicle.com
- 🌿 [Houston, TX] Smoke shops may be forced to close amid Texas hemp THC ban takes effect, experts say - abc13.com
- 💊 [National] Trump order targets 'harm reduction' programs for drug users - washingtonpost.com
- 💊 [National] A quiet revolution in drug policy: States embrace fentanyl ... - washingtonpost.com
🗣️ Social Pulse
Lived/Living Experience
- 🧠 I was dropping my kids off when we drove past a man lying face down beside the sidewalk. I pulled over, grabbed my naloxone, and went to check on him. He was barely conscious, completely out of it. The visible toll... - @guyfelicella on X
- 🛟 I know this will be unpopular, but I’m speaking from experience because I lived this life for five years on the streets of San Francisco. Why are we making street homelessness more comfortable for people whose... - @AmberRichmondSF on X
Innovation
- 🧪 Official Vanguard COA Confirms Studz’s Beebo Sample Is Negative for Fentanyl We now have Vanguard Laboratory’s official COA for a liquid 5-Amino-1MQ sample purchased directly from Beebo by Studz. The sample tested... - @Krysia830073 on X
- 🧯 ok I just wanna tell u be fucking careful!! test ur shit w fentanyl and xylazine test strips bc that shit will kill u real quick (it did me im lucky to be alive rn) & sleep on the regular like 2 hours a day at LEAST... - @dxmfairy on X
Opposition Views
- 🚫 Lucky you. Im an addict Who goes to meetings and harm reduction kills mote than it saves. I see them die daily. Do you go to meetings and help through abstinence. It works way better. Harm Reduction is unaffective... - @I_gotta_wonder on X
- 🚫 California hands out meth pipes In the name of denouncing the racist war on drugs, California created drug hubs free from monitoring by law enforcement. Democrat Governor Gavin Newsom began the Harm Reduction... - @patrick_laidlaw on X
🏙 City Updates
📧 - [Louisville, KY] - July 31, 2026 - Harm Reduction Outreach Services expands hepatitis C testing in Louisville
EXCERPT: "- Louisville's Harm Reduction Outreach Services (HROS) is launching on-site hepatitis C PCR testing to identify active infections and link people to treatment.
- Since January, HROS has conducted 25 tests and linked eight people to treatment.
- No appointment is necessary and walk-ins are welcome for hepatitis C testing and related harm reduction services.
- For more information, visit the Harm Reduction Outreach Services page for locations and hours of operation."
📚 Academic Research
- 🧠 Community Advisory Board Members Speak Out: Insights From an Opioid Overdose Study - Health Expectations - 2026-08-01 - doi.org
- 🧠 Suicidal ideation, mental health services, and barriers to care among syringe services program clients who use opioids - PLoS ONE - 2026-07-30 - doi.org
- 🧫 The impact of harm reduction interventions on injection‐related bacterial infections among people who inject drugs: A systematic review - Addiction - 2026-08-02 - doi.org
- Medicaid Payment Policies for Methadone Maintenance Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder, 2020-2025
- Neighborhood Environmental Interventions and Opioid Overdose Rates
- Policy Analysis of The Texas Compassionate Use Program
⚖️ Law & Policy
City Ordinances
- 🏙️ [Milwaukee, WI] A substitute ordinance relating to penalties for the sale of alcohol, tobacco, and cannabinoid products to minors. - milwaukee.legistar.com
- 🏙️ [Milwaukee, WI] Resolution relating to the marketing of nicotine pouches to youth. - milwaukee.legistar.com
- 🏙️ [Milwaukee, WI] Resolution urging the Common Council to adopt the Youth Council’s anti-nicotine scholarship contest. - milwaukee.legistar.com
💸 Funding
Current
- 🔬 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 - Limited Competition: Growing Great Ideas: Research Education Course in Entrepreneurship and Product Development for Researchers Studying Drug Use, Drug Misuse, and Drug Addiction (UE5 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) - Deadline: Oct 1, 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
📣 Activism
- ✍️ National Harm Reduction Coalition - Submit CDC comments on syringe services program survey revisions
- 💜 Shatterproof - Donate to Shatterproof’s July 2026 recovery advocacy work