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The Recovery Research Institute (RRI) is a leading nonprofit research institute of Massachusetts General Hospital & Harvard Medical School, dedicated to the advancement of addiction treatment & recovery research.

12/19/2025

People who use drugs situationally, like festivalgoers, and people who sell drugs are more likely to use drug-checking services. Lower tolerance, lower trust in the drug supply, and wanting to know what’s in their drugs drive this behavior, showing how perceived risk and experience shape engagement with these services.

Learn more here: https://www.recoveryanswers.org/research-post/staff-perspectives-on-drug-checking-services/

12/18/2025

Join John Kelly and our expert faculty for Substance Use Disorders: A Comprehensive Review and Update, a virtual conference from the Massachusetts General Hospital Psychiatry Academy on February 6–7, 2026.

The program offers a comprehensive, clinically grounded update on substance use disorders, with practical insights clinicians can apply immediately. I look forward to connecting with colleagues and sharing perspectives on this critical area of care.

More information at mghcme.org/VirtualSUD2026

11/26/2025

Daily smartphone survey data paired with AI can predict next-day opioid relapse with high accuracy. Factors like recent substance use, stress, mood and environment were the strongest signals, showing that both immediate triggers and accumulated risk over days should inform relapse prevention strategies.

Learn more: https://www.recoveryanswers.org/research-post/artificial-intelligence-smartphones-predicting-opioid-use-outcomes/

11/21/2025

Dr. John Kelly will join GXC Online 2025 – Mental Health Without Borders to present The Global Exchange Conference “From Reducing Harms to Abstinence-Based Remission: Evidence, Outcomes, and Implications.”

Session Date and Time: December 5, 2:30–3:30 PM EST
Learn more: https://gxconline.org/

11/20/2025

During alcohol use disorder treatment, anxiety and depression symptoms generally improve, but not for everyone. While most patients show steady improvement, a subset continue to experience elevated symptoms, highlighting the need for more targeted support.

Read more here: https://www.recoveryanswers.org/research-post/how-depression-and-anxiety-change-during-treatment-for-alcohol-use-disorder/

11/19/2025

Policies can reduce alcohol use and related harms – by raising alcohol prices, through taxes or by setting minimum prices, and having fewer places to buy alcohol. In contrast, banning discounts does not seem to make much difference.

Learn more here: https://www.recoveryanswers.org/research-post/effects-alcohol-policy-interventions-alcohol-consumption/

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|

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