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Breakthrough findings could lead to more effective prevention and treatment strategies for multiple substance use disorders
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Long-acting antiretroviral therapy suppresses HIV among people with unstable housing, mental illnesses, substance use
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NIH-supported study demonstrates injectable ART may improve outcomes in underserved patients
Pregnant People With Substance Use Disorders Need Treatment, Not Criminalization
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Pregnant people and new parents can have active substance use disorders. They need support, not criminalization.
Overdose deaths involving buprenorphine did not proportionally increase with new flexibilities in prescribing
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Federal study findings help understand effects of expanding access to treatment for opioid use disorder
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Scientists will test community-based approaches to prevent drug overdoses, curb high death rates
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Enabling people to access treatment is critical, but first people need to survive long enough to have that choice
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The 2022 Monitoring the Future Survey reports substance use behaviors & related attitudes among adolescents in the U.S.
Endocarditis in patients with cocaine or opioid use disorder markedly increased between 2011 and 2022
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Steep, recent increase indicates COVID-19 associated with higher risk of endocarditis, NIH-supported study finds
To Save Lives, We Must Dismantle Stigma at the Intersection of HIV and Methamphetamine Use
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For World AIDS Day, NIDA remembers those lost to HIV, takes stock of advances, and maps the way forward
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Additional research necessary to parse potential benefits and harms of video games on the developing brain
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
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Addiction and overdose continue to claim lives and fray communities, science is an essential part of the solution.
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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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