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A growing body of research suggests that service work is one of the strongest predictors of sustained recovery. A 2024 report from Alcohol Research: Current

The numbers are staggering. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), 46.3 million Americans met criteria for a substance use disorder in 2021.

Relapse is one of the hardest realities of recovery. According to a recent 2024 review of relapse models, up to 60% of individuals relapse within

In February 2025, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released provisional data showing that U.S. drug overdose deaths dropped nearly 24% over the

As breakthroughs in digital health and addiction science continue to make headlines, a quieter but powerful truth is emerging: what we eat may shape how

As substance use among young men continues to rise across Austin, Texas stands at a crossroads. We’re witnessing growing rates of mental health challenges and

“Ibogaine could represent a seismic shift in how we treat opioid addiction and PTSD,” declared Texas Governor Greg Abbott in June 2025, as he signed

In July 2025, the Steve Hicks School of Social Work at UT Austin was awarded a significant grant to pilot a “stress first aid” framework

In 2024, a targeted public health investment and bold local partnerships drove a powerful turnaround: opioid-related deaths in Austin and Travis County declined 22%, while

A recent study published on arXiv found that exposure to LLM-generated messages in online communities significantly reduced stigma toward medication‑assisted treatment (MAT), compared to human‑written

A recent study by UT Health San Antonio, published in JAMA Network Open, is drawing attention across the addiction treatment field and for good reason.

In mid-June 2025, the Washington Post ran a story that sent shockwaves through the mental health and recovery community. The article detailed how the Substance