Harm Reduction News https://briefing.christianarthur.tech/ The latest 20 articles from Harm Reduction News. <a href="https://buttondown.com/hr_briefing#subscribe-form">Subscribe for the full briefing.</a> en-us Lewiston voters approve limits to syringe service programs https://www.mainepublic.org/politics/2026-11-04/lewiston-voters-approve-limits-to-syringe-service-programs https://www.mainepublic.org/politics/2026-11-04/lewiston-voters-approve-limits-to-syringe-service-programs Advocates push state to hold public hearing on opioid settlement spending https://newjerseymonitor.com/2026/11/04/opioid-settlement-spending-public-hearing https://newjerseymonitor.com/2026/11/04/opioid-settlement-spending-public-hearing Can Europe Keep Up With the Next Wave of Synthetic Opioids? https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/can-europe-keep-next-wave-synthetic-opioids-2026a100167m https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/can-europe-keep-next-wave-synthetic-opioids-2026a100167m Gov.-elect Weiser says fentanyl, trans-related ballot measures will need ‘a long, hard look’ before implementation https://www.denverpost.com/2026/11/04/phil-weiser-transgender-youth-fentanyl-ballot/ https://www.denverpost.com/2026/11/04/phil-weiser-transgender-youth-fentanyl-ballot/ Chronic illness linked to higher prescription drug misuse https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-11-chronic-illness-linked-higher-prescription.html https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-11-chronic-illness-linked-higher-prescription.html LA County pauses syringe handouts https://laist.com/brief/news/health/la-county-pauses-syringe-pipe-handouts-skid-row https://laist.com/brief/news/health/la-county-pauses-syringe-pipe-handouts-skid-row 137. MDMA for Seniors: The Chemistry of Connection After 65 https://aprilpride.substack.com/p/mdma-for-seniors-chemistry-of-connection https://aprilpride.substack.com/p/mdma-for-seniors-chemistry-of-connection WBRZ Investigative Unit: Two Angola inmates fatally overdose; three deaths in as many days in state facilities https://www.wbrz.com/news/wbrz-investigative-unit-two-angola-inmates-fatally-overdose-three-deaths-in-as-many-days-in-state-facilities/ https://www.wbrz.com/news/wbrz-investigative-unit-two-angola-inmates-fatally-overdose-three-deaths-in-as-many-days-in-state-facilities/ They Tried Kratom for Its Purported Health Benefits, Then They Became Addicted https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/02/well/kratom-wellness-marketing-addiction.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/02/well/kratom-wellness-marketing-addiction.html Health minister rethinks Yukon's substance use emergency strategy https://ca.news.yahoo.com/health-minister-rethinks-yukons-substance-110000891.html https://ca.news.yahoo.com/health-minister-rethinks-yukons-substance-110000891.html Why Doctors Are Last to Know What’s in the Drug Supply https://time.com/article/2026/11/01/why-doctors-are-last-to-know-what-s-in-the-drug-supply/ https://time.com/article/2026/11/01/why-doctors-are-last-to-know-what-s-in-the-drug-supply/ LA County pauses syringe and pipe handouts at Skid Row services hub https://laist.com/news/health/la-county-pauses-syringe-pipe-handouts-skid-row https://laist.com/news/health/la-county-pauses-syringe-pipe-handouts-skid-row Inside Rhode Island’s overdose prevention center: Is it saving lives? https://www.vermontpublic.org/2026-11-02/inside-rhode-islands-overdose-prevention-center-is-it-saving-lives https://www.vermontpublic.org/2026-11-02/inside-rhode-islands-overdose-prevention-center-is-it-saving-lives Study provides reassuring news for women using medications to treat opioid use disorder during pregnancy https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-11-reassuring-news-women-medications-opioid.html https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-11-reassuring-news-women-medications-opioid.html Increased deaths due to synthetic opioid substances, coroner says https://www.wbrz.com/news/increased-deaths-due-to-synthetic-opioid-substances-coroner-says/ https://www.wbrz.com/news/increased-deaths-due-to-synthetic-opioid-substances-coroner-says/ Utilization Management for Medications for Opioid Use Disorder in Medicaid https://www.macpac.gov/publication/utilization-management-for-medications-for-opioid-use-disorder-in-medicaid/ https://www.macpac.gov/publication/utilization-management-for-medications-for-opioid-use-disorder-in-medicaid/ How to decriminalise drugs, and how not to: former US police chief shares lessons learned with Irish seminar https://www.dublininquirer.com/how-to-decriminalise-drugs-and-how-not-to-former-us-police-chief-shares-lessons-learned-with-irish-seminar/ https://www.dublininquirer.com/how-to-decriminalise-drugs-and-how-not-to-former-us-police-chief-shares-lessons-learned-with-irish-seminar/ Commentary: Wasted opioid settlements are a new low in the West Virginia exploitation story • West Virginia Watch https://westvirginiawatch.com/2026/10/30/wasted-opioid-settlements-are-a-new-low-in-the-west-virginia-exploitation-story https://westvirginiawatch.com/2026/10/30/wasted-opioid-settlements-are-a-new-low-in-the-west-virginia-exploitation-story Severe withdrawal cases point to growing medetomidine use https://www.penninjuryscience.org/severe-withdrawal-cases-point-to-growing-medetomidine-use/ https://www.penninjuryscience.org/severe-withdrawal-cases-point-to-growing-medetomidine-use/ One private equity–backed company owns every methadone clinic in Montana https://fortune.com/2026/10/30/private-equity-methadone-clinics-opioid-treatment-market https://fortune.com/2026/10/30/private-equity-methadone-clinics-opioid-treatment-market