Image Pregnant People With Substance Use Disorders Need Treatment, Not Criminalization Pregnant people and new parents can have active substance use disorders. They need support, not criminalization. February 15, 2023
Image Nora's Blog Making Addiction Treatment More Realistic and Pragmatic: The Perfect Should Not be the Enemy of the Good | En español January 4, 2022 | Last year saw drug overdose deaths in the U.S. surpass an unthinkable milestone: 100,000 deaths in a year
Image Nora's Blog A Year-End Message from Dr. Nora Volkow December 23, 2021 | NIDA Director Dr. Nora Volkow offers a year-end message of hope during the holiday season
Image Nora's Blog This World AIDS Day, Finding Inspiration at the Intersection of HIV and Substance Use December 1, 2021 | NIDA presents a new web video series on research, compassion, and HIV services for people who use drugs
Image Nora's Blog Remembering Paul Bowman, Beloved Peer Recovery Coach and Advocate | En español November 29, 2021 | Paul was a coach, advocate, and one of the leading voices for the HEALing Communities Study
Image Nora's Blog To End the Drug Crisis, Bring Addiction Out of the Shadows | En español November 8, 2021 | Dr. Volkow writes about her personal experience with stigma and the need for intervention to change attitudes
Image Nora's Blog Longitudinal Studies of Children Will Provide Needed Insight about the Developmental Impact of the Pandemic | En español October 8, 2021 | The HEALthy Brain and Child Development study will answer longstanding early development questions
Image Nora's Blog NIDA’s HIV Research Program: A Longstanding Institute Priority Continues Under a New Name | En español September 30, 2021 | To help combat the stigma that still attaches to HIV, we decided to rename our program the HIV Research Program.
Image Nora's Blog Drug overdose deaths in 2020 were horrifying. Radical change is needed to address the drug crisis. | En español August 31, 2021 | More people died of overdoses in the U.S. in 2020 than in any other one-year period. These data are shouting for change.
Image Nora's Blog Punishing Drug Use Heightens the Stigma of Addiction | En español August 9, 2021 | Punitive policies around drugs contribute to the overwhelming stigma against people with addiction
Image Nora's Blog Encourage People with Substance Use Disorders to Get Vaccinated Against COVID-19 | En español June 11, 2021 | Substance use disorders can increase the risk for becoming severely ill from COVID-19, making vaccinations vital.