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CDC Data Reveal States With the Worst Drug Addiction Problems in 2026
The American Southwest is bucking a national trend, and the consequences for people seeking addiction treatment are significant. A sweeping new analysis ranks all 50 states by addiction severity and...
Written By: Terri Beth Miller
May 18, 2026
Postpartum Visits Cut Hospital Risk for Addiction Treatment
Written By: Nikki Wisher
May 15, 2026
Gen Z Substance Use at Work Points to a Mental Health Crisis
Written By: Quentin Blount
May 13, 2026
Federal Marijuana Reclassification Opens Door for More Research
Written By: Peter Lee
May 11, 2026
Kratom Poisonings Up 1200 Percent as Addiction Risks Grow
Written By: Courtney Myers
May 8, 2026
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New Brain Research Targets Parkinson’s and Addiction Treatment
A new discovery about how the adult brain regulates learning and reward could...
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Teen Cannabis Use Slows Cognitive Development in New Study
Families weighing addiction treatment options for a teenager now have some of...
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Exercise Addiction Shares Brain Pathways With Substance Addiction, Study Finds
Exercise addiction and substance use disorder may look nothing alike on the...
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Purdue Pharma Dissolves in $50B Opioid Settlement
The company most blamed for igniting the opioid epidemic is finally shutting...
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How a Shifting Drug Supply is Changing Overdose Rates
Overdose deaths in the United States have dropped roughly 25% from their peak....
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New Opioid DFNZ Shows Much Lower Addiction Risk Than Morphine
Researchers at the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) have developed a...
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New Study Shows Cravings Drive Relapse by Rewiring the Brain
If you or someone you love has struggled with relapse, new research offers a...
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Podcast: Inside DFNZ: A New Opioid That May Be Less Addictive Than Morphine
This week, Addiction News Weekly looks at DFNZ, a new synthetic opioid that...
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Long-Term Residential Treatment Outperforms 30-Day Rehab for Opioid Recovery
For anyone researching rehab options for opioid use disorder, one question...
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