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Podcast: How Opioids Take Hold, and What Helps People Stay in Treatment
Three landmark studies this week challenge assumptions about opioids: the largest review to date finds they offer less acute pain relief than expected, brain imaging reveals measurable hippocampal...
Written By: Dr. Sylvie Stacy
July 14, 2026
Patients Trust Addiction Treatment Staff With Lived Experience
Written By: Terri Beth Miller
July 14, 2026
Federal Workplace Drug Testing Rules Affect Addiction Treatment
Written By: Peter Lee
July 13, 2026
Low Confidence and Distorted Beliefs Limit Recovery, Study Finds
Written By: Nikki Wisher
July 13, 2026
Majority of 8th Graders Underestimate Fentanyl Risk, Research Finds
Written By: Courtney Myers
July 10, 2026
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GLP-1 Drugs Draw New Attention for Senior Addiction Care
On July 1, 2026, Medicare launched a program that sharply lowered the price of...
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Study Links Parent Phone Use to Insecure Attachment in Children, Teens
Parents worried about screen time usually focus on their kids' devices. New...
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SAMHSA Opens $281 Million in Addiction Treatment Grants
Federal money is again moving toward addiction and mental health care, and the...
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Daily Fentanyl Use Equals Nearly 9,000 Morphine Milligrams, Study Finds
Anyone weighing addiction treatment for fentanyl, whether for themselves or a...
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Research Weighs In On Harm Reduction For Addiction Treatment
A federal announcement this month has reopened a long-running research question...
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Sewage Testing for Drugs Sparks Privacy Debate
The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy has endorsed a national...
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Catching It Earlier: Screening, Detection, and the Treatment Gap
This week, an NIH-funded AI tool demonstrated it can cut opioid-related...
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Addiction Affects 6.4 Million Seniors as Overdoses Rise 11%
Addiction among older adults has grown into a large and fast-worsening problem,...
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TikTok Settles Teen Social Media Addiction Lawsuit
Families weighing how much screens shape a young person's mental health have a...
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