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Study examines long-term pain outcomes after surgical nerve freezing

After thoracic surgery – any medical operation done inside the chest – patients can experience pain, soreness or numbness even years later.

10 Nov 2026

Rutgers receives grant to explore drug overdose trends among youth

With a $2.9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, Rutgers researchers will conduct a five-year study exploring trends in drug overdoses in adolescents and young adults.

9 Nov 2026

Ketamine may strengthen mindfulness therapy for opioid use disorder

Researchers from University of California San Diego School of Medicine have found that adding ketamine to a mindfulness-based treatment for opioid use disorder may strengthen people's ability to recognize and respond to signals from their bodies - changes that may help reduce opioid cravings.

6 Nov 2026

Delivering integrated HIV and substance use services through mobile units could save lives

Results from a clinical trial funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in five major United States cities show that delivering integrated HIV and substance use disorder (SUD) services using peer navigation in mobile medical units reduced all-cause deaths by 71% compared to participants who received peer navigation to community-based services alone.

5 Nov 2026

Children exposed to cannabis and tobacco before birth scored lower on thinking tests

In an exploratory analysis of 8,706 U.S. children aged 9 to 11, prenatal exposure to both cannabis and tobacco was associated with modestly lower fluid cognition scores compared with cannabis-only exposure or neither substance. Differences from tobacco-only exposure were not statistically significant, nor were differences in crystallized cognition, and the observational findings could not establish causation.

4 Nov 2026

Historically redlined neighborhoods report higher opioid overdose death rates

A new study from researchers at Boston Medical Center (BMC), the largest essential hospital in New England, found that Massachusetts neighborhoods given the lowest grades on historic redlining maps had 86% higher annual opioid-related overdose death rates than those given the highest grades.

3 Nov 2026

New study of 3000 adults connects symbolic immortality to stronger psychological well being

What does it mean to feel that a part of us will live on after we are gone? A new study of nearly 3,000 adults found that people who believed they would be remembered by others tended to report better mental health, a stronger sense of meaning and lower levels of problematic substance use and addictive behaviors. The findings point to a possible link between our sense of lasting significance and the way we cope with stress, uncertainty and mortality.

2 Nov 2026

Health warnings on vapes changed people's choices, but there was a catch

In a Canadian discrete choice experiment involving 2,961 e-cigarette users and nonusers, researchers examined how health warnings, nicotine strength, plain packaging, and prices influenced preferences for vaping products, heated tobacco, and cigarettes. Warnings on all three product categories increased the predicted probability of choosing none from 50% to 65% among nonusers and from 10% to 18% among users, while lower nicotine strength made vape pods more appealing and price increases produced smaller, mixed effects.

1 Nov 2026

Why you still want dessert even when you're completely full

A 2026 narrative review examines how food liking (pleasure) and wanting (motivation) interact with hunger and satiety to influence food choices, explaining why certain foods may remain appealing even after a satisfying meal. The authors report that food reward can change independently of hunger under specific conditions, but evidence remains limited that these changes reliably predict subsequent eating or improve weight-management outcomes.

1 Nov 2026

Online reviews reveal troubling side effects of insomnia drug lemborexant

Researchers from Rutgers and other universities analyzed hundreds of online reviews on lemborexant – and learned that about 1 in 4 of the reviewers stopped or planned to stop taking the prescription medication used to treat insomnia.

29 Oct 2026

Cedars-Sinai initiative helps LGBTQ+ communities overcome barriers to quitting tobacco

Quitting tobacco can be difficult, especially when people face barriers to healthcare or lack support that reflects their experiences.

28 Oct 2026

Rutgers study highlights alarming rise in youth gambling rates

More than half (52.5%) of Americans ages 13 to 27 reported gambling in the past year, including 42.7% of teens ages 13 to 17, according to researchers at the Center for Gambling Studies at the Rutgers School of Social Work.

28 Oct 2026

Mindfulness-based behavioral therapy changes brain responses to reduce opioid cravings

Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE), a behavioral therapy used alongside medication treatment, may help people with opioid use disorder respond differently to drug-related cues and natural rewards, according to a randomized clinical trial led by researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

28 Oct 2026

Addiction News and Research

Study examines long-term pain outcomes after surgical nerve freezing

Rutgers receives grant to explore drug overdose trends among youth

Ketamine may strengthen mindfulness therapy for opioid use disorder

Delivering integrated HIV and substance use services through mobile units could save lives

Children exposed to cannabis and tobacco before birth scored lower on thinking tests

Historically redlined neighborhoods report higher opioid overdose death rates

New study of 3000 adults connects symbolic immortality to stronger psychological well being

Health warnings on vapes changed people's choices, but there was a catch

Why you still want dessert even when you're completely full

Online reviews reveal troubling side effects of insomnia drug lemborexant

Cedars-Sinai initiative helps LGBTQ+ communities overcome barriers to quitting tobacco

Rutgers study highlights alarming rise in youth gambling rates

Mindfulness-based behavioral therapy changes brain responses to reduce opioid cravings

Nicotine pouches gain rapid popularity among adult tobacco users

Opioid drop drives decline in drug-related heart infection hospitalizations

Heated tobacco products cause immediate cardiovascular and genetic damage

Your screen time may not tell the whole story about neck health

Massive study identifies genetic variants associated with five major personality traits

New study explores psychedelic therapy for co-occurring cocaine addiction and depression

Tenant right-to-counsel program may reduce emergency visits among high-risk populations

Lab Matters host Harriet Gould on building a more connected lab community

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Advancing Neuroscience Research Through Collaboration and Patient-Centered Innovation

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