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📰 News Media
- 💰 [National] How the Billions from the Opioid Settlement Are Being Spent - newyorker.com
- 🏠 [Thunder Bay, Ontario] Why Thunder Bay's temporary shelter village allows drug use in its housing units - ca.news.yahoo.com
- ⚠️ [Utah] Semi-synthetic kratom products linked to four deaths in Utah, state officials say - nbcnews.com
- ⚖️ [National] Kratom, an opioid-like drug, remains legal in most states - washingtonpost.com
- 📋 [Rhode Island] Audit: RI's opioid treatment providers not compliant with state, federal regulations - wpri.com
🗣️ Social Pulse
Lived/Living Experience
Innovation
- 🩹 Super interesting! “Researchers at Virginia Tech are developing technology they hope could one day save someone, even when no one is there to help. It's a wearable patch designed to detect dangerously high levels of... - @guyfelicella on X
- 🧪 Federal health agencies are preparing the first US government-funded clinical trials of ibogaine, initially prioritizing adults with opioid use disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder. ARPA-H will fund... - @BunkPolice on X
Opposition Views
🏙 City Updates
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📚 Academic Research
- 💊 Community-Led High-Dose Buprenorphine Induction After Opioid Overdose Reversal: A Case Report - 2026-10-07 - doi.org
- 🔄 A qualitative comparison of 3 law enforcement deflection programs for people who use drugs (PWUD) in Wisconsin - Health & Justice - 2026-10-06 - doi.org
- 🧪 Trends in Fentanyl Adulteration From Rapid Drug Analysis and Research (RaDAR) Drug Checking Samples, January 2024 to June 2026 - Drug Testing and Analysis - 2026-10-07 - doi.org
⚖️ Law & Policy
City Ordinances
- 💸 [Columbus, OH] Ordinance 2602-2026: ...Auditor to transfer appropriations between object classes for the Overdose Data to Action: Limiting Overdose through Collaborative Actions... - columbus.legistar.com
- 🏠 [Nashville, TN] Resolution RS2026-2314: ...Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Office of Homeless Services, to pay the software system vendor, purchase... - nashville.legistar.com
💸 Funding
Current
- 🛠️ Bureau of Justice Assistance - BJA FY 2026 Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Program (COSSUP) Training and Technical Assistance (TTA) - Deadline: Nov 2, 2026
- 🔬 National Institutes of Health - HEAL Initiative: Integrative Management of chronic Pain and OUD for Whole Recovery (IMPOWR) - Building Engagement, Assistance, Capacity, Outreach, and Networks (BEACON) Center (U2C Clinical Trial Not Allowed) - Deadline: Jan 26, 2027
- 🔬 National Institutes of Health - HEAL Initiative: Integrative Management of Chronic Pain and OUD for Whole Recovery (IMPOWR): Research Centers (RM1 Clinical Trial Required) - Deadline: Jan 26, 2027
- 🔬 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 - Health - Hearst Foundations Health Grants - Minimum grant size is $100,000; consult the Grant Recipients Database for recent awards to comparable organizations. - Deadline: Year-round rolling application; no deadlines.
- 🤝 Hearst Foundations - Social Service - Hearst Foundations Social Service Grants - Minimum grant size is $100,000; consult the Grant Recipients Database for awards to comparable organizations. - Deadline: Year-round rolling application; no deadlines.
📣 Activism
- 🗓️ National Harm Reduction Coalition - Register for NHRC’s Centering Care Conference in New York City
- 🎟️ Faces & Voices of Recovery - Register for the virtual Recovery Leadership Summit on October 6–8, 2026
- 📝 National Alliance to End Homelessness - Submit a public comment to HUD opposing barriers in homelessness funding