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.
Nora's Blog
|
Significant increases in many kinds of drug use have been recorded since March
8 Comments
Research at the Intersection of HIV with Substance Use Disorders amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic
|
We are prioritizing research into how the coexisting crises of COVID-19, HIV, and substance use, including the opioid crisis, combine to create a disastrous storm, taking lives and overtaxing America’s...
NIDA Seeks Public Input for Our 2021-2025 Strategic Plan
|
NIDA has begun drafting its strategic plan for 2021-2025, and to best inform that process, we are seeking input from the public and the scientific community.
NIDA Researchers Adapt Their Projects to Study COVID-19
|
The U.S. is now facing two intersecting health crises, the ongoing opioid overdose epidemic and the COVID-19 pandemic. Regrettably, each has the potential to exacerbate the effects of the other.
|
We know that science itself is at its best when it is most inclusive, and humans are best when we embrace diversity. Conversations about systemic racial inequalities can be uncomfortable...
|
Healthcare already has effective tools including medications for opioid and alcohol use disorder, but they are not being utilized widely enough. One important reason is the stigma that surrounds people...
|
As people across the U.S. and the rest of the world contend with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the research community should be alert to the possibility that it could hit...
National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week Celebrates Its 10th Year
|
This week, March 30 through April 5, 2020, is the 10th National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week (NDAFW), a yearly observance organized by NIDA in partnership with the National Institute...
Request for Information: Standard Unit Dose of THC
|
Today, NIDA issued a Request for Information (RFI) from the research community and any other interested parties regarding the establishment of a standard unit dose of THC in order to...
|
Most common mental disorders, from depression and anxiety to PTSD, are associated with disturbed sleep, and substance use disorders are no exception. The relationship may be complex and bidirectional: Substance...