Featuring content from daily briefings generated October 6, 2026 through October 8, 2026.
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📰 News Media
- 📋 [Rhode Island] Audit: RI's opioid treatment providers not compliant with state, federal regulations - wpri.com
- 💰 [National] How the Billions from the Opioid Settlement Are Being Spent - newyorker.com
- ⚖️ [National] Kratom, an opioid-like drug, remains legal in most states - washingtonpost.com
- ⚠️ [Utah] Semi-synthetic kratom products linked to four deaths in Utah, state officials say - nbcnews.com
- 🏠 [Thunder Bay, Ontario] Why Thunder Bay's temporary shelter village allows drug use in its housing units - ca.news.yahoo.com
- 🧪 [Saskatchewan] Analysis of wastewater data shines spotlight on Saskatchewan drug crisis - ca.news.yahoo.com
- ⚖️ [National] Criminal Legal Referrals Were Associated With Delayed Substance Use Treatment, Disparity By Housing Status - healthaffairs.org
- 🧪 [National] GLP-1RAs Show Promise in Opioid Overdose in Veterans, More Research Needed - medscape.com
- ⚠️ [Louisiana] Louisiana detects cychlorphine as health officials urge overdose prevention - wbrz.com
- ⚠️ [National] Plague in Russia? Plus flu, common cold, a new opioid, and good news - yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com
🗣️ Social Pulse
Lived/Living Experience
- 💬 As a tobacco user and former alcoholic, I'd like to think that those who enjoy life's pleasant-if-ill-advised consumables could get along better. - @gilesforyou on Bluesky
- 🛟 I need to be candid for a moment, because thoughts remain thoughts unless we bring them into the real world and act on them. So, I've been using opioids for a large part of my life now... To rewind a bit, I was... - @nowherejon on X
Innovation
- 🧪 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
- 🩹 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
Opposition Views
- 🚫 This issue is, ironically, regulation. These “supports” often result in needles in parks, junkies strung out in public spaces and “safe supply” being resold for harder drugs. We’re not opposed to alternate options... - @iamrobinskies on X
- 🚫 The homeless drug addicts have become collateral damage due to your "harm reduction" and "housing first" policies which is tied to the morally bankrupt NGOs you funnel money to so please don't pretend to be any type... - @chacheesed on X
🏙 City Updates
- No recent City Updates found.
📚 Academic Research
- 🔄 A qualitative comparison of 3 law enforcement deflection programs for people who use drugs (PWUD) in Wisconsin - Health & Justice - 2026-10-06 - doi.org
- 💊 Community-Led High-Dose Buprenorphine Induction After Opioid Overdose Reversal: A Case Report - 2026-10-07 - 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
- 🏥 Designing for access: implementation determinants of harm reduction vending machines in veterans supportive housing - Harm Reduction Journal - 2026-10-07 - doi.org
- 💊 Increase in Methadone Treatment Episodes With Co-occurring Mental Health Disorders between 2013 and 2023 - 2026-10-05 - doi.org
- 📊 Overdose-related communication in Connecticut: reported receipt, perceived utility, and responses among overdose prevention and response professionals - 2026-10-06 - doi.org
⚖️ Law & Policy
Federal Agencies
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
- 🏙️ [Oakland, CA] City Resolution 27-0028: ...Through September 30, 2031 With The Bureau Of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms And Explosives (ATF) And The Oakland Police... - oakland.legistar.com
- 🏙️ [Portland, OR] Ordinance 192232 - portland.gov
💸 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
- NEW🔬 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
- NEW🔬 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 - 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 (FAQ; year-round rolling applications) - Minimum grant size is $100,000. - Deadline: No deadlines: year-round, rolling application.