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DOJ secures $16.2M judgment against Addiction Recovery Care, Kentucky's largest rehab chain, for years of false Medicaid billing.

Maryland's Office of Overdose Response opens five virtual town halls Aug. 4-6 to gather public input on how to spend more than $687 million in opioid settlement funds.

Utah officials warn that Buzzers Cat's Claw tablets contained illicit kratom compounds tied to a death and multiple overdoses; retailers ordered to remove the product.

Pritzker signs SB 2749, folding gambling disorder into Illinois' Substance Use Disorder Act and unlocking state-funded treatment and prevention.

The VA's CRAVE trial will enroll more than 600 veterans at 18 medical centers to test whether weekly semaglutide injections can treat alcohol use disorder.

Ohio Narcotics Intelligence Center issues urgent public safety bulletins about orphine analogs and veterinary sedatives medetomidine and xylazine appearing in the state's illicit drug supply.

Phase 2 RECLAIM trial shows pemvidutide significantly reduces heavy drinking days in alcohol use disorder patients, offering hope for 28 million Americans.

Maryland will receive more than $13 million from seven generic opioid manufacturers under a nationwide settlement that imposes new marketing restrictions and monitoring requirements.

2025 National Survey on Drug Use and Health reveals 44.6 million Americans have substance use disorder, with marijuana use disorder rising to 19.3 million cases while alcohol use disorder declines.