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JANUARY IS SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT MONTH
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NEW SAMHSA PUBLICATIONS!
988 & 911: Strengthening Crisis Response While Managing Risk and Liability
Advisory: Evidence-Based Care for Clients with Co-Occurring Substance Use Disorders and Eating Disorders
This week our first article explains why evidence-based treatment for alcohol use disorder are the best. Next come good news: The federal Department of Health and Human Services, who initially eliminated $2 billion in mental health and substance use disorder funding, reversed that decision almost immediately following public outcry. Another piece of good news is that overdose deaths fell in 2025, possibly because of a "shock" in the fentanyl supply chain. Much more below!
In our Research section, find out about how processed food hijack reward pathways plus the value of yoga in treatment opioid use disorder and much more.
HEADLINES
Treating alcohol addiction: Why evidence-based therapies are the most effective
HHS quickly reverses $2 billion in mental health and substance abuse cuts after pushback
US overdose deaths fell through most of 2025, federal data reveals
"Shock" in fentanyl supply leads to dramatic drop in deaths
Federal government permanently extends addiction treatment through telehealth
Do ADHD stimulant medications have an effect on substance use?
A new lens on pharmacotherapy for ADHD in pregnancy
Medical misogyny and marketing addiction: How the nineteenth-century patent medicine industry exploited women
Cannabis may offer modest relief for chronic pain
Psilocybin microdosing fails to boost cognitive performance in rigorous trials
From psilocybin trip or cosmic ride to therapeutic healing
NEW PAPERS AND REPORTS
The addicted brain: How processed foods hijack reward pathways (Pharmacologic Research. January 21, 2026)
Yoga for Opioid Withdrawal and Autonomic Regulation: A Randomized Clinical Trial (JAMA Psychiatry. January 21, 2026)
Estimating thresholds for risk of cannabis use disorder using standard delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) units (Addiction. January 21, 2026)
Are Americans sobering up? New trends in alcohol consumption in the United States (Addiction. January 20, 2026)
Late-Onset Alcohol Abuse as a Presenting Symptom of Neurodegenerative Diseases (Abstact only. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease. January 20, 2026)
Emergency Department–Initiated Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder: A Systematic Review of Treatment Engagement and Emergency Care Utilization (Cureus Journal of Emergency Medicine. January 20, 2026)
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