The Veterans' Trial: Can a Diabetes Drug Quiet Alcohol Craving? Baylor College of Medicine reported November 11, 2026 that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has launched a nationwide randomized trial of semaglutide for alcohol use disorder, recruiting veterans at VA medical centers across the country. Source VA trial to study effects of GLP-1s for alcohol use disorder among veterans — Baylor College of Medicine Blog Network, November 11, 2026

Montreal's Online Gambling Nearly Tripled — and Two in Five Players Use Only Unregulated Sites A report published November 5, 2026 by Montreal public health and Concordia University, reported November 11, found 13.3% of Montreal adults gambled online in 2025, up from 4.4% in 2018, with 38% of online gamblers using only unregulated sites and young men at highest risk. Source Online gambling nearly triples in Montreal since 2018 as 38% use only unregulated sites — N Globe News, November 11, 2026, reporting Montreal regional public health and Concordia University

Eleven Eleven: The Date Tattooed on Darren McCarty's Wrist, Eleven Years Sober Four-time Stanley Cup champion Darren McCarty celebrated 11 years of sobriety on November 11, 2026, marking the date — 11-11, tattooed on his wrist — when he last drank alcohol or took opioids in 2015, as reported by the More Than Just Luck Podcast on November 11, 2026. Source 11-11: The date that changed Darren McCarty's life — More Than Just Luck Podcast, November 11, 2026

When the Mirror Won't Let Go: OCD, Appearance Obsession, and the Pull Toward Substances A Genomic Psychiatry study of 1,475 people with OCD, reported November 12, 2026, found that the 705 with probable body dysmorphic disorder reported more lifetime use of marijuana, illicit drugs, tobacco and possible alcohol dependence than those with OCD alone. Source People with OCD who also worry about their appearance report heavier alcohol, tobacco, and drug use — Today in Medicine (EIN Presswire), November 12, 2026, reporting Genomic Psychiatry and Rutgers University

The Monthly Shot That Stood Between Patients and Fentanyl: Ontario's Forty-Five Thousand Overdoses A London, Ontario analysis of more than 45,000 Ontarians who overdosed between 2022 and 2024 found that patients on Sublocade, a monthly buprenorphine injection, were the least likely to overdose or die, according to CBC reporting via EuropeSays on November 12, 2026. Source New drug helps curb fentanyl cravings and may protect against overdose, London doctor says — EuropeSays (CBC News), November 12, 2026, reporting the London Rapid Access Addiction Medicine clinic analysis