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Additional research necessary to parse potential benefits and harms of video games on the developing brain
Latest from NIDA
Supporting Needed Research on Recovery
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When people enter treatment for a substance use disorder, it should be with the knowledge that recovery is achievable
Addiction often goes hand-in-hand with other mental illnesses. Both must be addressed.
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Too often, a critical element is overlooked: co-occurring mental health conditions
NIDA Releases Its 2022-2026 Strategic Plan
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Plan reflects our commitment to advancing all aspects of addiction science in the service of improving public health
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Spironolactone may play a role in reducing alcohol drinking
Prenatal cannabis exposure associated with mental disorders in children that persist into early adolescence
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Results add to scientific evidence of negative health effects of cannabis use during pregnancy
Increased Use of Telehealth for OUD Services During COVID-19 Pandemic Associated with Reduced Risk of Overdose
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Study findings support value of expanding use of telehealth services for opioid use disorder-related care
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Addiction and overdose continue to claim lives and fray communities, science is an essential part of the solution.
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NIH-supported study also found past-month vaping levels rebound after early pandemic drop.
Percentage of overdose deaths involving methadone declined between January 2019 and August 2021
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National data indicate COVID-era treatment expansion was not associated with harms
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The professional diversity reflects the increased complexity of questions science is called upon to answer
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Raising the possibility of a plan for better detection and support of those in early stages of substance use disorder
NIH scientists identify new brain mechanism involved in impulsive cocaine-seeking in rats
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Muscarinic acetylcholine M2 receptors regulate lateral habenula neuron activity and control cocaine seeking behavior
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Primary prevention is relatively inexpensive compared to the costs of addiction
Tobacco smoking rates are decreasing in people with major depression and substance use disorder
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Despite decline, smoking cessation efforts still critical for people with substance use or other psychiatric disorders
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Screening for substance use disorder in teens may predict adult prescription drug use and misuse and prevent overdose
Law enforcement seizures of pills containing fentanyl increased dramatically between 2018-2021
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NIH-supported research highlights growing, dangerous trend, particularly for people new to drug use
A Plan to Address Racism in Addiction Science
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Read a blog post from Dr. Volkow and share your input by May 31.
Strengthening Federal Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Programs: Opportunities, Challenges, and Emerging Issues
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Chairwoman Murray, Ranking Member Burr, and members of the Committee, thank you for inviting the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)...
NIH analysis of Reddit forum suggests experience of non-suicidal self-harm shares characteristics with addiction
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Better characterizing clinical features of self-injury is critical to provide support and effective treatments
Take-home antibiotic therapies may improve health outcomes, lower costs, for patients with drug use-associated infective endocarditis
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Often fatal, endocarditis remains a dangerous but largely unknown health threat for people who inject drugs
Suicides by drug overdose increased among young people, elderly people, and Black women, despite overall downward trend
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Study emphasizes the importance of screening for suicidality and providing treatment to people with mental illnesses and substance use disorders
Social connectedness, sleep, and physical activity associated with better mental health among youth during the COVID-19 pandemic
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NIH-supported study also found girls were at higher risk for stress, anxiety, and depression than boys
Offering buprenorphine medication to people with opioid use disorder in jail may reduce rearrest and reconviction
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Data from the Justice Community Opioid Innovation Network (JCOIN) support providing this treatment in justice settings
Making Addiction Treatment More Realistic and Pragmatic: The Perfect Should Not be the Enemy of the Good
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Last year saw drug overdose deaths in the U.S. surpass an unthinkable milestone: 100,000 deaths in a year
A Year-End Message from Dr. Nora Volkow
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NIDA Director Dr. Nora Volkow offers a year-end message of hope during the holiday season
Hallucination-Like Perceptions Are Associated with Elevated Dopamine in the Striatum in Mice
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This study reported that hallucination-like perceptions in mice were associated with elevated dopamine levels in the striatum. Blocking dopamine with haloperidol reversed these hallucination-like perceptions in mice.
Percentage of adolescents reporting drug use decreased significantly in 2021 as the COVID-19 pandemic endured
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Results from the 2021 Monitoring the Future Survey report substance use behaviors and related attitudes
Black People Who Smoke Cigarettes Are Exposed to Higher Levels of Toxic Compounds Than Whites
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A recent NIDA-funded study provides a potential explanation for the increased vulnerability to smoking-related health effects among Black people.
The Overdose Crisis: Interagency Proposal to Combat Illicit Fentanyl-Related Substances
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Dr. Nora Volkow testifies about the importance of advancing research on fentanyl-related substances