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Your hub for the latest news across addiction, recovery, and mental health. We track new laws and regulations, overdose and public health data, insurance and coverage changes, and fresh research — so you can stay up to date on everything that affects getting care.
The Front Page
Merakey's new licensed mobile methadone unit brings same-day medication, counseling and outpatient handoffs to Kensington, after a soft launch that started more than 300 people on treatment.
September 27, 2026
Opioid settlement money is funding the next contract for a mobile treatment unit serving rural Snohomish County, with applications due September 30 and service starting January 1, 2027.
September 22, 2026
A telehealth startup is now prescribing GLP-1 weight-loss medications off-label for addiction. Here is what the research does and does not show.
September 18, 2026
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Four editorial beats, chosen because each one directly changes access to treatment.
Regulation
DEA scheduling actions, FDA approvals and warnings, and comment periods that change what is legal to sell or prescribe.
Epidemiology
CDC provisional overdose counts, poison-center signals, and state health department releases as they publish.
Policy
Medicaid, Medicare, and parity decisions that determine whether a level of care is actually payable.
Evidence
New peer-reviewed findings on medications, retention, and treatment outcomes, translated into plain language.
The Data Desk
Every story leans on primary sources. These are the datasets and explainers we keep updated between news cycles.
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