US overdose deaths fell again in 2025, but some worry about policy and drug supply changes
About 70,000 Americans died of drug overdoses last year—about 14% fewer than the previous year, according to preliminary government data.
May 13, 2026
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Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms: News and Research on Harm Reduction
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Study finds that people using mobile app breathalyzers changed their drinking behavior
Researchers analyzed data from tens of thousands of people who used low-cost mobile breathalyzers to test their blood-alcohol concentration when drinking. The analysis revealed that the repeated use of these devices corresponded ...
Apr 13, 2026
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Is it OK to drink in front of your kids? New research shows the age they're most influenced
It's a Friday evening and you pour a glass of wine while your teenager sits at the kitchen bench scrolling through their phone. They barely look up. But they notice more than you think. My new study found the drinking habits ...
Mar 29, 2026
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Rates of violence against women who inject drugs in Victoria alarmingly high
A new study has found that more than four in five women who inject drugs have experienced violence, highlighting an urgent gap in national efforts to end violence against women. Published today in JAMA Network Open, the study, ...
Mar 21, 2026
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Rethinking how we measure recovery from substance use
Nearly 50 million people in the United States struggle with substance use disorders, and nearly three in four use more than one substance. People with polysubstance use disorders are more likely than single drug users to ...
Mar 6, 2026
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What decades of research reveal about involuntary substance use treatment, and why evidence points elsewhere
Since President Donald Trump issued a July 2025 executive order aimed at "ending crime and disorder on America's streets," national attention has increasingly focused on involuntary treatment as a response to visible homelessness ...
Mar 2, 2026
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Younger men experience more harms using steroids than older men, study finds
Younger men who use anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS) experience a greater overall burden and complexity of harms than older men, new Griffith University research has found. Researchers investigated whether age influenced ...
Feb 17, 2026
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Men resort to buying underground testosterone to bridge access gap
Some men are resorting to obtaining testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) from underground sources due to significant barriers to accessing the therapy through formal medical channels, according to new Griffith University ...
Feb 10, 2026
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Most Americans see opioid overdose as a serious crisis needing urgent action
Approximately 88% of adults view opioid overdose deaths as a very serious problem with high agreement across political groups, according to a national survey conducted by Weill Cornell Medicine researchers. However, political ...
Jan 18, 2026
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Thrift store. Clinic. Roller rink. Center becomes 'radical' lifeline amid homelessness, drug crises
From the outside, the abandoned Family Dollar store in the Lower 9th Ward looks intimidating. It's covered in graffiti, with aluminum cans and trash dotting the parking lot. It sits on a street with other empty lots and decayed ...
Jan 15, 2026
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