Editorial: Beyond abstinence: harm reduction and its impact on addiction disorders

• by Miesha Marzell

• June 26, 2026

Side Effects: The Body Keeps Score

Turns out biology tracks more than we thought — from a spit test that reads your all-nighter to a surgical outcome that still shows up in household chores two decades later. Plus: habits aren't built gradually. They snap.

• by Kerri Miller

• June 4, 2026

• 5 min

Nicotine Pods Tied to More Abstinence

A randomized trial compared 5% nicotine and nicotine-free standardized research pod devices in adults who smoked and wanted to switch completely.

• by Kathryn Wighton

• June 19, 2026

• 6 min

Shorter Initial Benzo Courses Linked to Discontinuation

Longer initial prescriptions, use of multiple benzodiazepines, and long-acting agents were associated with delayed discontinuation in a retrospective population-based cohort study.

• by Andrea Surnit

• June 23, 2026

• 3 min