The ASAM Weekly's most read news items from 2022 were as follows:

On ‘Last Week Tonight,’ John Oliver Takes on the Nation’s Dumbest Drug Myth

Rolling Stone

High-dose drug treats fentanyl overdose, if you can get it

New Haven Register

A man who lost 80 pounds on a 'game changer' weight-loss drug also lost his desire to drink alcohol. Experts say the drug could be a treatment for addiction. 

MSN/Insider 

The Next Big Addiction Treatment

The New York Times 

What Is Delta-8, and Why Is It So Popular?

The New York Times 

Can a monthly injection be the key to curbing addiction? These experts say yes

Los Angeles Times 

They Call It ‘Tranq’ — And It’s Making Street Drugs Even More Dangerous

KHN 

Medication for Drinking Addiction May Thwart Liver Disease 

MedPage Today 

The Most Important Question About Addiction

The New York Times 

Gabapentin's link to fatal drug overdoses draws concern

UPI News  

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