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The Postal Service issued a Know the Facts About Fentanyl semipostal stamp on Oct. 6, priced above the first-class rate so the surcharge funds federal addiction research.
A Johns Hopkins study of 20 people in recovery from opioid use disorder found 70% described hitting rock bottom — but only two said it motivated them. The authors argue the trope delays care and deepens stigma.
Connecticut confirmed this week that three prediction-market operators pulled out after September cease-and-desist orders, while Ohio ordered ten more to stop. Therapists say the apps are reaching people the treatment system cannot yet absorb.
Federal regulators opened a public docket Monday on the design of early-phase ibogaine trials — the strongest signal yet that government-funded research into the Schedule I psychedelic is moving forward.
A nonprofit in Oklahoma City reports recidivism near 16 percent against a county rate of 27.45 percent. Rural counties, by comparison, have almost no diversion services at all.
A 25-year CDC analysis finds alcoholic cardiomyopathy mortality fell far more slowly than other heart-muscle diseases — and rose during the early 2020s, concentrated in men over 45.
The state's problem gambling office launched a free app called Evive, betting that daily check-ins and peer support can reach people who never pick up the 24/7 helpline.
InvestigateWest reports that 5Rock Ranch, an unlicensed Christian ministry in Yamhill County, took in women leaving rehab and jail with almost no state oversight.
A national Medicaid study finds one in 32 young people with opioid use disorder stays on medication for six months, and fewer than 10 minors received methadone at all.