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The Need for Oversight Over Apps for Substance Use Reduction

JAMA 10.1001/jama.2025.19143

October 27, 2025 at 11:00 AM EDT

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This Viewpoint describes the substance use reduction app marketplace, highlights concerns related to integration of generative artificial intelligence into such apps, and suggests how oversight can be strengthened to protect public health.

Corresponding Author: Alex M. Russell, PhD, Recovery Research Institute, Massachusetts General Hospital, 151 Merrimac St, 4th Floor, Boston, MA 02114 (arussell11@mgh.harvard.edu).

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