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Remote Interventions Crush Relapse Rates in NIHR Study

Adding remote interventions to the standard treatment dramatically reduces relapse rates for substance use disorders.

How Oregon Helps Drug Addicts Recover

The Guardian’s Sam Levin shows how housing is the key to addiction recovery in Oregon.

Spending Freeze on Addiction Treatment and Addiction Research

HHS Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., cancelled more than $11 billion in 2025 funding, including for addiction treatment and addiction research.

More About the Unwanted Inheritance

The latest research confirms that epigenetic changes are involved in substance use disorders. It would not be surprising to find them accountable for most of what we characterize as addiction.

The Medial Habenula and Addiction

A trio of studies look at the medial habenula, a region in the brain associated with addiction, depression, and compulsive behavior.

Music and Addiction

Music is capable of triggering substance abuse and also treating substance abuse.