Recovery Research Institute

11/17/2025

Among people who inject drugs, co-using opioids and stimulants significantly raises risk: they have 4.5 times greater odds compared to stimulant-only users and are twice as likely to reuse injection supplies. These findings point to the potential value of services that reduce harms from drug use, such as naloxone and safer injection education.

Read more here: https://www.recoveryanswers.org/research-post/characteristics-people-use-public-health-vending-machines-to-reduce-harms-associated-drug-use/

11/13/2025

Most patients receiving medical detoxification for alcohol know less about their withdrawal medications than their regular prescriptions. This could be due to the novelty of these short-term withdrawal medications compared to their longer-term regular prescriptions.

Learn more here: https://www.recoveryanswers.org/research-post/knowledge-is-power-how-much-patients-know-about-medications-theyre-taking-does-it-matter/

11/13/2025

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 |

11/11/2025

A study found that alcohol cues increased craving and stress responses for all participants, regardless of s*x. Those who drank to cope with stress showed stronger stress reactions, suggesting that craving relief itself, not s*x, drives physiological responses to alcohol cues.

Read more here: https://www.recoveryanswers.org/research-post/relief-or-reward-do-women-men-drink-different-reasons/

11/06/2025

Please see the below information from the CoARS network showcase:

Calling all Researchers, practitioners, peer leaders, policymakers, funders, and anyone building recovery-supportive ecosystems! Join us Wednesday, November 12, 2025 at 10:00-11:00 pm Pacific/1:00-2:00 pm Eastern for a fast-paced, 1-hour Showcase of the Frontiers in Public Health special issue, “Innovations in Recovery Science: Pathways, Policies, and Platforms that Promote Thriving After Addiction” hosted by the Consortium on Addiction Recovery Science. Email Patrick Hibbard (pfhibbard@chestnut.org) if you are interested in attending.

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|

10/14/2025

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 are doing this research to assess a new type of intervention that combines group and individual therapy to improve substance use and related outcomes in youth and young adults.

10/13/2025

Adolescent overdose deaths climbed in states with recreational cannabis legalization, especially among male and White teens. Whether the cannabis policy helped cause increased overdoses, however, remains unclear.

Learn more: https://www.recoveryanswers.org/research-post/ripple-effects-state-cannabis-legalization-and-overdose-deaths-adolescents/
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10/10/2025

In a study testing which policies help reduce overdose, naloxone implementation and related policies helped, while prescribing limits & Medicaid policies had unintended consequences early on.

Learn more: https://www.recoveryanswers.org/research-post/effects-of-policies-intended-to-reduce-opioid-overdose/

10/08/2025

Among adults experiencing homelessness in California, methamphetamine use is high, but only 5% are in treatment. Many want help but face barriers, highlighting urgent gaps in care.

Read here: https://www.recoveryanswers.org/research-post/high-risk-low-access-illicit-drug-use-treatment-needs-among-california-homeless-population/

10/06/2025

Researchers analyzed real user reviews of alcohol reduction apps from credible sources. Only 8 of 400+ apps made the cut; users felt tracking, goal setting, reminders, and gamification helped them reduce drinking.

Discover here: https://www.recoveryanswers.org/research-post/user-reviews-smartphone-apps-to-reduce-alcohol-use/

10/03/2025

Black individuals with opioid use disorder may avoid buprenorphine or struggle with methadone due to side effects, medical mistrust, and confusing instructions, yet fear of overdose keeps them in treatment.

Learn here: https://www.recoveryanswers.org/research-post/black-individuals-attitudes-toward-opioid-use-disorder-medications/