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This week: a clinical trial in Nature Medicine finds an NIH-funded AI screening tool cut 30-day hospital readmissions for people with opioid use disorder by 47%, with an estimated $108,000 in savings over eight months at a single Wisconsin hospital. A new $3.5 million NIDA grant to WashU Medicine will study how prenatal opioid exposure shapes long-term brain development in mouse models, comparing...

This week: the CDC flags prescription stimulant misuse among college students as an overdose risk, not just an academic shortcut, as counterfeit pills increasingly carry lethal doses of fentanyl. A UC San Diego study of more than 175,000 California students finds teens rank cannabis as the least worrying substance they use, even as high-potency products flood the market and risk perception keeps d...

This week: SAMHSA announces $40 million in new behavioral health grants, but the money arrives as the agency faces its own staffing and budget questions. A University of Cincinnati study finds that training doctors to treat addiction inside primary care clinics builds confidence and could help close a treatment gap that leaves three out of four people with a substance use disorder without care. Dr...

In this episode of Addiction News Weekly by Rehab.com, we cover two major studies, both drawn from veteran health records, that are reshaping how we think about addiction treatment and long-term risk. First: could GLP-1 medications like semaglutide reduce the risk of developing a substance use disorder? Then: new research links opioid use disorder to a 56 percent higher risk of dementia, and what...

In this episode of Addiction News Weekly by Rehab.com, we look at new research suggesting a synthetic opioid may provide pain relief with a lower risk of addiction. But what does “less addictive” actually mean? We break down the study and what it shows, then hear from Rehab.com medical officer Dr. Sylvie Stacy on how these findings translate to real-world care, what people often misunderstand, and...

In this episode of Addiction News Weekly by Rehab.com, we break down the latest data showing a decline in U.S. overdose deaths, along with new concerns about an increasingly unpredictable drug supply. We also look at rising kratom-related poisonings and what’s driving the debate around regulation and safety. Sources: https://www.ama-assn.org/health-care-advocacy/advocacy-update/april-10-2026-natio...