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Starting treatment and staying in treatment are not the same accomplishment, and this new data on young people with opioid use disorder makes that distinction impossible to ignore. More adolescents and young adults are reaching a clinician than before — but the study's sharpest finding is how few of them are still on medication six months later. A treatment system can open its doors wider and still lose almost everyone who walks through them. That gap is where peer recovery s

Access to medication is never just about whether a prescription exists — it's about whether a person can actually get to it, afford it, and stay on it long enough for it to work. The CDC's new data on buprenorphine access makes that gap visible in numbers: more pharmacies stocking it, more emergency departments starting it, and still a meaningful urban-rural divide in how reliably it reaches people who need it. That gap is exactly where peer recovery support fits in. A pharma

Recovery is a journey, not a destination. It’s a path filled with challenges, victories, setbacks, and breakthroughs. But no one has to walk it alone. That’s where comprehensive recovery support services come in. These services are designed to provide the tools, guidance, and community needed to sustain long-term healing and growth. Let’s dive into what these services really mean, why they matter, and how they can transform lives. Understanding Recovery Services Explained Whe

Addiction treatment centers across the country are reporting a sharp rise in patients seeking help for dependence on kratom and concentrated 7-hydroxymitragynine (7-OH) products, according to reporting this month from STAT News. At Boulder Care, a telehealth addiction clinic, kratom-related cases grew from about 3% of new admissions in September 2025 to 14% by August 2026. Recovery Centers of America's Massachusetts facility said it went from treating roughly one kratom-relat

A study published this month in the journal Substance Use analyzed data from a 12-week randomized controlled trial of 280 adolescents and young adults, ages 16 to 25, who were attempting to quit vaping nicotine. Researchers led by Meghan A. Costello, with colleagues at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, tracked participants for three months after their quit attempt to see what predicted whether they actually stayed vape-free. One factor stood out above

A new study on long-term Narcotics Anonymous members reveals three identity shifts behind lasting recovery — and why DDF built AI into The Zone's peer support model to reinforce them.

The COVID 19 pandemic has brought the world to a standstill, with every industry rethinking their ways of production for a healthy...

The percentage of inmates in federal and state prisons who suffer from substance use disorders is astounding. Around 60-80% of people who...

Harm reduction is a set of practical strategies to minimize the negative consequences that are associated with illicit drug use. Safe...

As the 2020 election cycle heats up, there’s one issue that isn’t getting the attention it needs – the opioid crisis.

The opioid octopus, with its various debilitating tentacles, may have more in common with the ones who suffer than we first thought......