Quick summaries of articles 51-60. Enjoy!

51. Fun Activities and Recovery Acuff, S. F., et al. A brief measure of non-drug reinforcement: Association with treatment outcomes during initial substance use recovery. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 256, 111092.

53. Methadone Vs. Buprenorphine

Nosyk B, Et al. Buprenorphine/Naloxone vs Methadone for the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder. JAMA. 2024 Oct 17.

54. High Daily Doses of Buprenorphine

Axeen S, et al. Association of Daily Doses of Buprenorphine With Urgent Health Care Utilization. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Sep 3;7(9):e2435478.

55. How Buprenorphine Works in Pregnancy

Caritis, Steve N. MD; et al. A Pharmacologic Evaluation of Buprenorphine in Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period. Journal of Addiction Medicine ():10.1097/ADM.0000000000001380, September 2, 2024.

56. How Many Quite Attempts Does It Take?

Fontes RM, et al. Beyond the first try: How many quit attempts are necessary to achieve substance use cessation? Drug Alcohol Depend. 2024 Dec 8;267:112525.

57. What is Recovery?

Zemore SE, et al. Understanding the Shared Meaning of Recovery From Substance Use Disorders: New Findings From the What is Recovery? Study. Subst Abuse. 2023 Sep 15;17:11782218231199372.

58. Semaglutide for Alcohol Use Disorder (The RCT)

Hendershot CS, et al. Once-Weekly Semaglutide in Adults With Alcohol Use Disorder: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Psychiatry. 2025 Feb 12:e244789.

Suen LW, et al. Outpatient Low-Dose Initiation of Buprenorphine for People Using Fentanyl. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 Jan 2;8(1):e2456253.

60. Lisdexamfetamine for methamphetamine use disorder

Ezard N, et al LiMA Investigator Group. Lisdexamfetamine in the treatment of methamphetamine dependence: A

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