Tracking Key Mental Health and Substance Use Policy Actions Under the Trump Administration

• by Nirmita Panchal, Heather Saunders

• April 7, 2026

HHS Welcomes 10 New States into CCBHC Medicaid Demonstration Program

• by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

• May 28, 2026

GLP-1 Drugs Tied to Lower Addiction Risk

In a target-trial emulation of more than 600,000 veterans, GLP-1 RA initiators saw fewer new substance use disorders—and patients with existing SUDs had fewer overdoses, hospitalizations, and deaths.

• by Kathryn Wighton

• May 27, 2026

• 5 min

What addiction medicine can teach us about depending on AI

• by Jonathan Avery

• May 11, 2026