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Study shows impact of social interactions on addictive behavior (October 15, 2018)
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Daily use of marijuana among non-college young adults at all time high (September 05, 2018)
2017 drug use data shows clear differences in substance use trends between college age adults and their non-college peers. -
Event registration opens today for National Drug & Alcohol Facts Week® (August 29, 2018)
Observance to be held January 22-27, 2019, with new resources for parents and educators. -
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Study casts doubt on effectiveness of e-cigs for smoking cessation (July 09, 2018)
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2018 Avenir award recipient to study how social networks affect people who use drugs (July 02, 2018)
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Training module now available for acute pain management in hospitalized adults (June 27, 2018)
New online course is 10th in a series developed by the NIH Pain Consortium. -
Analysis of insurance coverage for back pain shows missed opportunities to prescribe non-opioid medications (June 22, 2018)
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Methadone and buprenorphine reduce risk of death after opioid overdose (June 19, 2018)
NIH research confirms effective treatments for opioid use disorder are underutilized. -
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Full survey of annual teen drug use now available with additional data (June 01, 2018)
Teens report easy availability of vaping devices; lower perception of parent disapproval of marijuana use. -
Higher rate of substance use among Native American youth on reservations (May 31, 2018)
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Method to identify undetected drug suicides wins top NIDA Addiction Science Award (May 18, 2018)
A chip to monitor mouse movements and new rules for identifying natural compounds for research take second and third place. -
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Study upends conventional view of opioid mechanism of action (May 10, 2018)
NIH-funded scientists find new molecular target for developing safer pain medications. -
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Dr. Kurt Rasmussen to lead NIDA’s therapeutics and medical consequences division (April 30, 2018)
Brings expertise in neuroscience therapeutics. -
Understanding the Neuroscience of Addiction: what it means for prevention and treatment (April 25, 2018)
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Study changes long-held concepts of cell decoding (March 28, 2018)
NIH scientists discover macromolecular complexes that could enable medication development. -
E-cigarette ads associated with cigarette smoking initiation among youth (March 26, 2018)
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NIDA's 2018 Avant-Garde awards highlight immune response and killer cells (March 13, 2018)
NIH's awards support groundbreaking approaches to HIV prevention and treatment. -
Greek life membership associated with binge drinking and marijuana use in later life (February 15, 2018)
Close to half of fraternity members report symptoms of alcohol use disorder at age 35. -
Medication in Prison Associated with Reductions in Fatal Opioid Overdoses After Release (February 14, 2018)
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NIH releases first dataset from unprecedented study of adolescent brain development (February 13, 2018)
More than 7,500 children recruited for study to date; data available for first 4,500.