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π° News Media
- π¬ [National, Louisiana] Parents left 4-year-old who ate a THC gummy at home so they could go to football game: cops - nypost.com
- π§ [International] LEONIE SCHNEIDER, BSC & IAN ROULLIER, MA | We need compassionate access to psychedelic treatment - drogriporter.hu
- π [New Hampshire] Ex-Dem lobbyist for company that promoted addictive opioid clears key gubernatorial hurdle - foxnews.com
- πΏ [Massachusetts] Massachusetts marijuana sales top $10B as regulators prepare for social consumption - nepm.org
π£οΈ Social Pulse
Lived/Living Experience
Innovation
- π¦ Shelby County residents can now order overdose prevention supplies, including, naloxone for home delivery. @ShelbyTNHealth has now expanded the Know Your Status campaign by introducing the 901 Care Kit with fentanyl... - @ShelbyTNHealth on X
- π Please take some time to read William Kinkle's piece written earlier this year about his experience with medetomidine. I can't imagine surviving half of what he described. This story highlights several things. 1οΈβ£... - @triciac13 on LinkedIn
Opposition Views
- No posts found today.
π City Updates
π§ - [Los Angeles, CA] - September 17, 2026 - LA County Close-Up - newsletter
EXCERPT: "LA County Close-Up highlights overdose prevention efforts and harm reduction successes at Hollenbeck Park in Boyle Heights.
New County Channel stories and online updates showcase harm reduction services and overdose prevention efforts available in the county.
LA County is hosting community listening sessions in East Los Angeles to discuss the renaming of Cesar Chavez streets and related civic artwork.
September is Disaster Preparedness Month, with resources at [ready.lacounty.gov](https://ready.lacounty.gov/) to help residents prepare for emergencies."
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π Academic Research
- π©Ί The Ganchero intervention: a pilot clinical trial with Puerto Rican migrants who inject drugs living in New York City - Harm Reduction Journal - 2026-09-18 - doi.org
- π Increased buprenorphine prescribing following implementation of a low-barrier virtual prescriber network - Journal of Substance Use and Addiction Treatment - 2026-09-15 - doi.org
- π Disparities in Emergency Department Naloxone Distribution: The Impact of Hospital Ownership on Access and Policy Implications - RVU Elevate - 2026-09-15 - doi.org
βοΈ Law & Policy
- No hits in Law and Policy today.
πΈ Funding
Current
- Deadline Approachingπ Bureau of Justice Assistance - BJA FY 2026 Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Site-Based Program - Deadline: Sep 24, 2026
- Deadline Approaching㪠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
- π¬ National Institutes of Health - Exploratory Clinical Neuroscience Research on Substance Use Disorders (R61/R33 Clinical Trial Optional) - Deadline: Jun 16, 2028
- π¬ 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
- π¬ 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
- π¬ 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
- π©Ί Hearst Foundations - Health - Hearst Foundations (Health) β Year-Round Rolling Application (No Deadlines) - Minimum grant size is $100,000. - Deadline: Year-round, rolling application; there are no deadlines.
- π Hearst Foundations - Social Service - Hearst Foundations Social Service β Year-round rolling application (no deadlines) - Minimum grant size is $100,000. - Deadline: Year-round, rolling application; there are no deadlines.
- π‘ Smart Family Fund - Angel Philanthropy (First-Time Grants) - First time grants ranging from $25,000 to $100,000. - Deadline: Open pitch
π£ Activism
- βοΈ National Council for Mental Wellbeing - Send a message to your Representative supporting the 988 Implementation Act
- π£ Mobilize Recovery - RSVP for federal advocacy training for recovery advocates
- ποΈ Faces & Voices of Recovery - Register for the 2026 Recovery Leadership Summit virtual event