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Massive Medicaid Study Reveals Problems With Addiction Treatment

A study of all Medicaid claims shows almost no transition from overdose to addiction treatment.

The Origins of the Opioid Epidemic: The Johnson & Johnson Story

Johnson & Johnson’s contributions to the opioid epidemic are laid out in a new book and in The New Republic.

Researchers Use Machine Learning to Map Heroin Addiction

Researchers at the University of Houston and the University of Cincinnati use machine learning to map the brain’s response to heroin.

RFK’s Plan to Gut Addiction Services

HHS Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., spoke in Nashville as budget leaks show devastating cuts to addiction services.

The Line Between Substance Use and Substance Abuse

From eating addiction to heroin addiction, we look at where the line is between substance use and substance abuse.

Research on the Medial Habenula and Opioid Addiction

Dr. Ibañez-Tallon at Rockefeller University is targeting the medial habenula, a region of the brain loaded with opioid receptors.