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Why Is Gen Z Drinking Less Alcohol?

What’s behind the steady decline in alcohol abuse rates for Gen Z?

“Agentic AI Avatars” Touted by Dr. Oz on Prevention Day

CMS Administrator, Dr. Mehmet Oz, touts “agentic AI avatars” in Prevention Day livestream.

RFK Jr. Launches STREETS Initiative for Addiction Treatment

Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announces $100 million for the STREETS Initiative.

Hard Drug Decriminalization Ends in British Columbia

British Columbia terminates a hard drug decriminalization program when evidence points to its success.

Dismal Track Record for School-Based Substance Use Interventions

A large Canadian study of other systematic studies finds that school-based substance use interventions have almost no effect.

Genetic Clusters Support a Unified Theory of Addiction

The largest study ever done on genetics and mental health supports a unified theory of addiction.