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Teens using vaping devices in record numbers (December 17, 2018)
Opioid misuse at record lows with marijuana use remaining stable. -
National Institute on Drug Abuse to hold teleconference discussing key findings of 2018 Monitoring the Future Survey on teen drug use (December 06, 2018)
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ABCD study completes enrollment, announces opportunities for scientific engagement (December 03, 2018)
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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.