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Greek life membership associated with binge drinking and marijuana use in later life

February 15, 2018 | A scientific study finds that close to half of residential fraternity members had symptoms of alcohol use disorder (AUD) by age 35, and that living at college is associated with...

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Medication in Prison Associated with Reductions in Fatal Opioid Overdoses After Release

February 14, 2018 | A state-led initiative created within the Rhode Island correctional system showed that offering medication to inmates with opioid use disorders reduced fatal overdoses once the inmates were released.

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NIH releases first dataset from unprecedented study of adolescent brain development

February 13, 2018 | Approximately 30 terabytes of data (about three times the size of the Library of Congress collection), obtained from the first 4,500 participants, will be available to scientists worldwide to conduct...

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Dr. Redonna Chandler selected to lead AIDS Research Program at NIDA

January 8, 2018 | Dr. Redonna Chandler has been named director of the AIDS Research Program at the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). In this...

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Kappa Opioid Receptor Structure Revealed, A Potential Milestone in Medication Development

January 4, 2018 | New research funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse illuminates the crystal structure of the activated kappa opioid receptor (KOR). The breakthrough could facilitate the development of new medications...

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Study shows association between non-cigarette tobacco product use and future cigarette smoking among teens

January 2, 2018 | Some teens who use e-cigarettes and other non-cigarette tobacco products report smoking cigarettes one year later, according to recent research funded by institutes within the National Institutes of Health and...