"AI can make great strides in medical decision support, but unfiltered interaction between agent and patient is dangerous," ...

Addiction medicine offers a useful framework. Many people use substances without developing addiction. The difference often ...

A new study published in JAMA Network Open on May 7, 2026, engaged 42 national experts in hospital-based addiction treatment in a consensus-building process to develop best practices for ...

Artificial intelligence chatbots regularly answer public queries about sensitive health topics such as addiction, providing ...

Most people do not use one drug, but many. SUDs often involve different substances, but the underlying problem is really one ...

Founded in 2017, the Yale Program in Addiction Medicine focuses on prevention, treatment, and harm reduction for those with — or at risk of developing — unhealthy substance use or addiction. Dr. David ...

The U.S. Surgeon General’s office estimates that more than 20 million people have a substance use disorder. Meanwhile, the nation’s drug overdose crisis shows no sign of slowing. Subscribe to read ...

Rapid access addiction medicine (RAAM) clinics are associated with improved clinical outcomes for people with problematic opioid use, leading to fewer emergency department visits, hospitalizations, ...

Students enrolled in the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine’s medical and physician’s assistant programs will soon be able to learn more about addiction medicine. Addiction courses are ...

Prisma Health’s newly launched Addiction Medicine Center, based in Greenville and extending throughout the state’s largest health care system, is moving full-speed ahead to confront the challenges of ...

After rising exponentially since 1979, overdose rates have finally begun to decline, falling more than 29 percent since 2022.