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Substance Use

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This page collects the 84 public records POLISCOPE has tagged with “Substance Use”. Coverage spans bills and news coverage - each decoded into plain English and linked to its primary source. It most often overlaps with Mental Health, Public Safety, and Healthcare.

Active Bills

State BillNEW JERSEYOct 29, 2026New Jersey bill requires hotels to maintain opioid antidotes and partner with harm reduction providersThe bill would designate hotels as recognized places of public access, requiring them to stock opioid antidotes, train staff on administration, and optionally partner with harm reduction service proviState BillNEW YORKSep 23, 2026New York bill establishes county diversion parts, expands judicial diversion eligibility, and limits guilty plea requirementsState BillDELAWARESep 8, 2026Delaware requires private insurers to cover medically necessary mental health and substance use care under gold-standard clinical guidelinesState BillCALIFORNIAAug 13, 2026California bans step therapy for mental health and substance use disorder medicationsState BillMASSACHUSETTSAug 13, 2026Massachusetts Requires Naloxone Stations Across All MBTA Subway LinesState BillDELAWAREJun 23, 2026Delaware Establishes Substance Use Harm Reduction Framework and Decriminalizes Personal Drug ParaphernaliaState BillARIZONAJun 13, 2026Arizona Legislature urges Congress and U.S. Attorney General to restore federal law enforcement funding and staffing to combat fentanylState BillRHODE ISLANDJun 10, 2026Rhode Island Protect Mental Health Act requires health insurers to comply with federal parity laws

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Recent Activity

  1. Fri, Oct 231 item
    1. San Francisco Reports 48 Overdoses in September, Including First Death Linked to Synthetic Opioid MGM-15San Francisco health officials reported 48 fatal drug overdoses in September, bringing the city's total accidental overdose deaths this year to 399, and announced the city's first fatal overdose involSan Francisco County2 reports

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Key Actors

  1. 01Department of Public Healthorganization3 mentions
  2. 02John T. McDonald IIIperson2 mentions
  3. 03National Institutes of Healthorganization2 mentions
  4. 04Utahlocation2 mentions
  5. 05Washingtonlocation2 mentions
  6. 06Phil Steckperson2 mentions
  7. 07Tenderloinlocation2 mentions
  8. 08Tommy Schiavoniperson2 mentions
  9. 09Mid-Marketlocation2 mentions
  10. 10San Franciscolocation2 mentions

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  • Topic to billsNew Jersey bill requires hotels to maintain opioid antidotes and partner with harm reduction providers, New York bill establishes county diversion parts, expands judicial diversion eligibility, and limits guilty plea requirements, Delaware requires private insurers to cover medically necessary mental health and substance use care under gold-standard clinical guidelines (+25 more)
  • Topic to peopleJohn T. McDonald III, Phil Steck, Tommy Schiavoni
  • Topic to orgsDepartment of Public Health, National Institutes of Health
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  1. Oct 29, 2026State BillNew Jersey bill requires hotels to maintain opioid antidotes and partner with harm reduction providers
  2. Oct 23, 2026NewsSan Francisco Reports 48 Overdoses in September, Including First Death Linked to Synthetic Opioid MGM-15
  3. Oct 23, 2026NewsSan Francisco Reports 48 Overdoses in September, Including First Death Linked to Synthetic Opioid MGM-15
  4. Sep 23, 2026State BillNew York bill establishes county diversion parts, expands judicial diversion eligibility, and limits guilty plea requirements
  5. Sep 8, 2026State BillDelaware requires private insurers to cover medically necessary mental health and substance use care under gold-standard clinical guidelines
  6. Aug 13, 2026State BillCalifornia bans step therapy for mental health and substance use disorder medications
  7. Aug 13, 2026State BillMassachusetts Requires Naloxone Stations Across All MBTA Subway Lines
  8. Jun 23, 2026State BillDelaware Establishes Substance Use Harm Reduction Framework and Decriminalizes Personal Drug Paraphernalia
  9. Jun 13, 2026State BillArizona Legislature urges Congress and U.S. Attorney General to restore federal law enforcement funding and staffing to combat fentanyl
  10. Jun 10, 2026State BillRhode Island Protect Mental Health Act requires health insurers to comply with federal parity laws

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