The Youth Center at the Recovery Research Institute

11/12/2025

Join us for our quarterly webinar series, sponsored by the Opioid Response Network and the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry, focusing on youth substance use treatment and recovery.

We’re honored to have Dr. Amy Yule speak Wednesday, December 10th at 12:00pm EST. She’ll discuss how to identify and treat opioid, stimulant, and other substance use in youth with co-occurring mental health disorders.

Register for free: https://buff.ly/9xfoIsn |

11/06/2025

One in ten Norwegian high school seniors reported past-year co***ne use. The biggest risk factors were peers and school culture. Teens with friends who use drugs had over twice the odds of co***ne use, and each increase in a school’s “party culture” score raised the odds by 15%.

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10/28/2025

Registration is now open for the 2026 Joint Meeting on Youth Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery!

For more details and to learn more about the conference, click here: https://buff.ly/9XuEM89|

10/22/2025

Don’t miss this opportunity to share your insights with others dedicated to transforming youth substance use care.

Due Date: October 22nd, 2025
Learn more about the submission details here: https://buff.ly/87xVYGL |

10/20/2025

Today is the last day to submit your proposal for the “Meet the Authors” Session at the 2026 Joint Meeting on Youth Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery. We look forward to learning more about your book!

Submission deadline: October 20, 2025
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10/14/2025

Are you concerned about your child’s ma*****na, alcohol, or other drug use?

Your child may be eligible for an online research study to test a new clinical treatment compared to standard care for ma*****na, alcohol, or other drug problems. It’s free, confidential, and your child could earn up to $250 for participating.

For more information click this link here: https://buff.ly/kBgTM0e

We're studying a fully virtual/online treatment that combines group sessions and one-on-one therapy to support young people with substance use and related challenges.

10/08/2025

Attention all JMYPTR 2026 proposal submitters, we are extending the submission deadline!

New deadline: Wednesday, October 22nd, 2025!

Learn more here: https://buff.ly/87xVYGL |

10/01/2025

Are you concerned about your child’s ma*****na, alcohol, or other drug use?

Your child may be eligible for an online research study to test a new clinical treatment compared to standard care for ma*****na, alcohol, or other drug problems. It’s free, confidential, and your child could earn up to $250 for participating.

For more information click this link here: https://buff.ly/kBgTM0e

10/01/2025

Reminder: The deadline to submit your proposal for the 2026 JMYPTR conference is just two weeks away!

Please submit by October 15th, 2025

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09/30/2025

Social connection is a key driver of resilience in youth recovery. Teens in recovery high schools spend more time with peers who don’t use substances, and community peer groups offer support. Both of these connections help youth in their recovery journey (Hennessy, 2024) (Hennessy, 2025).

09/29/2025

"Even though many youth discontinue AA ⁄ NA over time, attendees appear to benefit, and more severely substance-involved youth attend most. Successful early post treatment engagement of youth in abstinence-supportive social contexts, such as AA ⁄ NA, can have long-term positive impacts for alcohol and drug involvement into young adulthood" (Kelly, 2008).

09/27/2025

Ask young people how they want to talk about their experience stopping drug use. Young people often have little control over when or how they disclose experiences of stopping drug use, but they have important opinions on how these conversations unfold and the language that should be used (Blyth, 2024) (Blyth, 2023).