USA. DEA and HHS Extend COVID-Era Telemedicine Prescribing Flexibilities Through 2026 Today, December 30, 2025, the Federal Register indicates that the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Department of Health and Human Serv…

Acceptability of and Implementation Supports for Video Directly Observed Treatment to Enhance Methadone Dosing Flexibility in a Multisite Opioid Treatment Program: Qualitative Rapid Needs Assessment Study.  Tsui JI, Austin EJ, Dunn JA, Gojic A…

USA. Inside the Battle for the Future of Addiction Medicine NEW ORLEANS — Elyse Stevens had a reputation for taking on complex medical cases. People who’d been battling addiction for decades. Chronic-pain patients on high doses of opioids. Sex work…

Young adults' sourcing and supply of opioids in a changing drug market.  Nygaard-Christensen M, Søgaard TF, Houborg E, Thylstrup B.  Int J Drug Policy. 2025 Nov 16;147:105072. doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2025.105072. Epub ahead of print. PMID…

Collaborative Care for Opioid Use Disorder and Mental Illness: The CLARO Randomized Clinical Trial.  Watkins KE, Osilla KC, McCullough CM, et al.  JAMA Intern Med. Published online December 29, 2025. doi:10.1001/jamai…

Guest Editorial – Advancing Reduction of Drug Use as an Endpoint in Addiction Treatment Trials (Nora D. Volkow, Director, National Institute on Drug Abuse) For many people trying to recover from a substance use disorder, perhaps for the majority, a…