U.S. overdose deaths fell to about 70,000 in 2025, yet 84 percent of those needing substance use care went without it. The funding rationale: Much of the case for public addiction spending rested on rising mortality, and that argument carries less force as deaths fall. In May, the National
WASHINGTON — Alcohol use among American adults has declined for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine. But researchers are saying the encouraging trend is being complicated by a sharp and continuing rise in drinking
