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The Free Market Approach to Addiction Recovery, Part 2

The second post in a series looks at places that are using opioid settlement funds to grow an addiction recovery economy.

The Free Market Approach to Addiction Treatment

Building the case for a free market approach toward addiction treatment by investing in affordable housing.

Are GLP-1 Drugs Decimating the Market for Eating Disorder Clinics?

The closure of eating disorder clinics may be the result of GLP-1 drugs and better behavioral health apps.

Serendipity of the Day

A book discusses some studies that show that most of the heavy users who live long enough do “age out” of addiction, and apparently, treatment has very little to do with it.

The Gamification of Addiction Recovery

What gets people hooked can get them unhooked. A new study uses the addictive power of gambling to improve outcomes in addiction treatment.

Opioid Addiction Treatment in Jail Highly Successful

A new study shows the value of medicine-assisted opioid addiction treatment in correctional settings.