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📰 News Media
- 💰 [Washington, DC] Budget battle erupts in nation’s capital over opioid settlement money - sandiegouniontribune.com
- 🌿 [MN] What is 7-OH kratom — and why are healthcare providers worried about a possible ban? - minnpost.com
- 🌿 [Boston, MA] Mass. moves to crack down on sales of kratom, an addictive and unregulated substance - wbur.org
- 💊 [National] Two years after rules overhaul, have methadone clinics really changed? - statnews.com
- 🤰 [Boston, MA] Without strict reporting requirements, fewer babies are reported to DCF after positive drug screen - wbur.org
🗣️ Social Pulse
Lived/Living Experience
Innovation
- 🤖 We built an AI pipeline that analyzes patient visit notes and intake forms in real time. The kratom signal was the proof of concept. 10% to 35% of new addiction patients in twelve months. We could see it happening... - @ryanlissack on X
- 📊 @Super_Powers_AI Hey Super, build a substance risk and age-of-initiation trajectory explorer that visualizes epidemiological cohort dynamics based on substance use statistics. (link) The tool enables users to... - @RohanArun on X
Opposition Views
🏙 City Updates
📧 - [Las Vegas, NV] - August 13, 2026 - Mayor Shelley Berkley To Attend First Graduation Of New Community Court Program Focused On Helping Unhoused Individuals Get Off The Street - newsletter
EXCERPT: "Las Vegas launched a new Community Court program within the Municipal Court to address the underlying causes of homelessness and reduce recidivism.
The program connects participants with services including permanent housing, mental health and addiction support, employment assistance, and other stabilizing resources.
The first eight graduates will be recognized at a ceremony on Aug. 20 at 9 a.m. on the second floor of Municipal Court, located at 100 E. Clark Ave.
The initiative is overseen by Hearing Commissioner Anthony Ruggiero and aims to provide compassionate, accountable, and resource-driven support to help individuals become healthy, housed, and hired."
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📚 Academic Research
- 🩺 Understanding barriers to healthcare and harm reduction services among women who inject drugs in Nigeria: A qualitative assessment - PLOS Global Public Health - 2026-08-13 - doi.org
- 🧪 The Thrills and Spills of GHB: Patterns and Negative Events Connected with Use in a Large Community Sample - Substance Use & Misuse - 2026-08-11 - doi.org
- 🧠 Improving Psychedelic Harm Reduction and Therapy: Community Perspectives from Individuals Who Use Recreationally and for Mental Health Purposes - Journal of Psychoactive Drugs - 2026-08-12 - doi.org
⚖️ Law & Policy
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💸 Funding
Current
- Deadline Approaching🚑 Office of National Drug Control Policy - Nonfatal Overdoses in Emergency Departments: Bridging Patient Characteristics, Biospecimen Toxicology, and Drug Supply Composition - Deadline: Aug 31, 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 - 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) — Year-Round Rolling Grant Applications (via Grants Portal) - Minimum grant size is $100,000. - Deadline: Year-round, rolling application; there are no deadlines.
- 🩺 Hearst Foundations - Health - Hearst Foundations Health — Year-Round Rolling Grantmaking (FAQ) - Minimum grant size is $100,000. - Deadline: Year-round, rolling application; there are no deadlines.
📣 Activism
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