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📰 News Media
- 💊 [National] DEA makes kratom-related compounds Schedule I substances on an emergency basis - cnn.com
- 💉 [Raytown, MO] Vending machine brings free Narcan, health supplies to Raytown. How it works - kansascity.com
- 💉 [Burlington, VT] Advocates mark Overdose Awareness Day as Burlington OPC center’s timeline remains unclear - wcax.com
- 🩺 [MN] Changes to Medicaid are coming. Are users ready? - minnpost.com
- 🧯 [NY] Expand Narcan access, save N.Y.ers’ lives - nydailynews.com
🗣️ Social Pulse
Lived/Living Experience
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Innovation
- 🚑 Check out our recent article, "Preparing Emergency Medical Services for Prehospital Buprenorphine: Examining a Train-the-Trainer Approach to Strengthening the Overdose Chain of Survival," about our statewide pilot... - @mimh_addisci on X
- 📡 Today is International Overdose Awareness Day. Working closely with their partners overdose biosurveillance programs provide valuable data that can inform overdose prevention and harm reduction action at the local,... - @aphl on Bluesky
Opposition Views
🏙 City Updates
📧 - [Minneapolis, MN] - August 31, 2026 - August Public Health Matters: Overdose Awareness Day and Back-to-School Resources - newsletter
EXCERPT: "- Join a free, hands-on naloxone training on Sept. 25 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in Public Service Building, Room 100A, 505 4th Ave. S; sign up here: [Sign up for a free naloxone training](https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/019f474632117a90931542807309d2cd?utm_content=&utm_medium=email&utm_name=&utm_source=govdelivery&utm_term=).
- Minneapolis has three NARCAN vending machines installed at Fire Stations 5, 14, and 21, providing free Narcan access 24 hours a day; locations include Fire Station 5 (2700 Bloomington Ave. S), Fire Station 14 (2002 Lowry Ave. N), and Fire Station 21 (3209 38th St. E).
- Watch our video to learn how to use a NARCAN vending machine: [Narcan vending machine video](https://www.youtube.com/shorts/CCVOs2V7tLM?utm_content=&utm_medium=email&utm_name=&utm_source=govdelivery&utm_term=).
- Visit the Minneapolis Health Department's opioids and youth resources page: [Visit our opioid and substance use resources page](https://www.minneapolismn.gov/government/departments/health/current-concerns/opioids/youth/?utm_content=&utm_medium=email&utm_name=&utm_source=govdelivery&utm_term=).
- Find a Safe Station and connect with a peer recovery coach: [Safe Stations and peer recovery coaches](https://www.minneapolismn.gov/government/departments/fire/safe-stations/?utm_content=&utm_medium=email&utm_name=&utm_source=govdelivery&utm_term=)."
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📚 Academic Research
- 🧪 Responding to medetomidine in Philadelphia: narrative summary of the public health response to a new psychoactive substance - Addiction Science & Clinical Practice - 2026-08-31 - doi.org
- 🏥 Justice Community Opioid Innovation Network (JCOIN) 1.0: Reducing Opioid Mortality in Illinois (ROMI) Hub, Client Data, 2021-2025 - ICPSR Data Holdings - 2026-08-31 - doi.org
- 🩸 Five Years of HCV Dried Blood Spot Testing in At‐Risk Populations and the Impact of Reduced Sensitivity on Missed Diagnoses - Liver International - 2026-08-28 - doi.org
⚖️ Law & Policy
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💸 Funding
Current
- 💊 Bureau of Justice Assistance - BJA FY 2026 Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Site-Based Program - Deadline: Sep 24, 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
- NEW🔬 National Institutes of Health - Exploratory Clinical Neuroscience Research on Substance Use Disorders (R61/R33 Clinical Trial Optional) - Deadline: Jun 16, 2028
- 🔬 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 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 funding (year-round, rolling applications) - 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