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Dr. John Kelly will join GXC Online 2025 – Mental Health Without Borders to present “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: gxconline.org
November 24, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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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. jenniblackford.bsky.social

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November 21, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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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.

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November 19, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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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.

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November 18, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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Most patients receiving medical detoxification for alcohol know less about withdrawal medications than regular prescriptions. This could be due to the novelty of these short-term withdrawal medications compared to their longer-term regular prescriptions.

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November 13, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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Adolescent overdose deaths climbed in states with recreational cannabis legalization, especially in male and White teens. Whether the cannabis policy helped cause increased overdoses, however, remains unclear. www.recoveryanswers.org/research-pos...
#RecoveryThroughScience #marijuana #publicpolicy
November 10, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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One in ten Norwegian high school seniors reported past-year cocaine use. The biggest risk factors were peers and school culture. larsroarf.bsky.social

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#RecoveryThroughScience #cocaineuse
November 7, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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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: youthrecoveryanswers.org/conference-r... #JMYPTR2026
October 28, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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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.

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October 21, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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🧪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.

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#RecoveryThroughScience #opioids #overdose
October 21, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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🧪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.

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#RecoveryThroughScience #homelessness
October 21, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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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.

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October 21, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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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.

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October 21, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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🧪Members of the active recovery community, The Phoenix, felt the most support from others in recovery. Though the structure of their social networks, for example, the number of network members in recovery – was not related to this.

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October 21, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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Thank you for celebrating Recovery Month with us! Here’s an easy-to-share infographic with 10 key findings from the National Recovery Study. We hope you enjoy learning about the science of recovery as much as we do!

#RecoveryMonth #RecoveryThroughScience #science #recovery
October 1, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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Among US adults who’ve resolved a substance use problem, 44% attended a mutual-help group, the most common choice for support. While groups like SMART Recovery are less common than AA and other 12-step programs, their popularity is growing.

#RecoveryMonth #RecoveryThroughScience #science #recovery
October 1, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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In the US, 45% of Black individuals in recovery said that spirituality “made all the difference” in their recovery journey, more than any other racial or ethnic group.

#RecoveryMonth #RecoveryThroughScience #science #recovery
October 1, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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Among people who resolved a major drug or alcohol problem, 11% said they used online tools, like virtual recovery meetings, to help with their recovery. This was especially true for those with more serious cases. Since online health resources became more common during the COVID...

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October 1, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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In the US, 54% of adults who have resolved a substance use problem do not use alcohol and other drugs, while 46% still use one or more substances. Even though resolving a substance use problem has benefits, those who do not use any substances usually have a higher quality of life...

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September 25, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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🧪People recovering from opioid use are less comfortable talking about their substance use history compared to those recovering from other drug problems suggesting there is more self-stigma around opioid use than other primary substances.

#RecoveryMonth #RecoveryThroughScience #science #recovery
September 25, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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Connecting youth to 12-step groups and peer support boosts recovery and mental health after treatment (Kelly, 2016) (Kelly, 2017).

#RecoveryMonth #RecoveryThroughScience
September 23, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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Only 1% of Veterans Affairs patients with stimulant use disorder received contingency management. Middle-aged, Black, or housing-unstable patients were more likely to get it, highlighting gaps in access.

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September 22, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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🧪Of the 22 million US adults in the National Recovery Study, there are many primary substances used, including drugs like opioids, stimulants, and cannabis. However, most people —51%—say that alcohol is their primary substance reflecting the high prevalence of alcohol use disorder.

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September 19, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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Age matters: During early post-treatment, young people with substance use disorder become more engaged and have better substance use outcomes if they attend mutual-help meetings where other youth are present (Kelly, 2008).

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September 18, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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On average, it takes 15 years for someone in recovery to reach a quality of life similar to the general population. But there is hope - earlier access to recovery resources such as those available at peer recovery support centers, can help reduce this time to about 5 years.

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September 15, 2025 at 3:47 PM