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.
Research Highlights
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Enabling people to access treatment is critical, but first people need to survive long enough to have that choice
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
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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Addiction and overdose continue to claim lives and fray communities, science is an essential part of the solution.
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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
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Primary prevention is relatively inexpensive compared to the costs of addiction
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.
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.
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.
This World AIDS Day, Finding Inspiration at the Intersection of HIV and Substance Use
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NIDA presents a new web video series on research, compassion, and HIV services for people who use drugs
People Living With HIV in New York State Faced Increased Burdens From COVID 19 in 2020
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This study found that in New York State, people living with HIV were more likely to be diagnosed with, hospitalized for, and die in hospital from COVID-19 than were people...
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Paul was a coach, advocate, and one of the leading voices for the HEALing Communities Study
Cooperation Between Physicians and Pharmacists May Improve Treatment for Patients with Opioid Use Disorder
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This study found that collaborations between physicians with buprenorphine waivers and community pharmacists in the treatment of patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) are feasible and acceptable to both providers...
Asymmetry in the Nucleus Accumbens May Be Linked with Substance Dependence
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A NIDA-funded study found that people with some types of substance dependence exhibited less rightward asymmetry of the nucleus accumbens than did people without dependence. Additionally it found that reduced...
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Dr. Volkow writes about her personal experience with stigma and the need for intervention to change attitudes
Treating Hepatis C Virus and Opioid Use Disorder Together Benefits Patients
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This study found that people with hepatitis C virus (HCV) who inject drugs, offering buprenorphine treatment for opioid use disorder at the same location as HCV treatment resulted in high...
Opioid Use May Increase Susceptibility to Infection
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Opioid drugs affect not only the brain and, consequently, behavior, but also numerous other body systems whose cells carry opioid receptors, including the peripheral immune system.
Longitudinal Studies of Children Will Provide Needed Insight about the Developmental Impact of the Pandemic
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The HEALthy Brain and Child Development study will answer longstanding early development questions
NIDA’s HIV Research Program: A Longstanding Institute Priority Continues Under a New Name
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To help combat the stigma that still attaches to HIV, we decided to rename our program the HIV Research Program.
Developmental Nicotine Exposure in Mice Affects Epigenetic Factors in the Brain Across Multiple Generations
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Epigenetic changes that can persist for generations after nicotine exposure may predispose children and grandchildren of people who smoke to develop neurological and behavioral disorders.
The ABCD Study Uncovers Relationships Between Socioeconomic Factors, Cognitive Abilities, and Brain Development
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Children with greater access to resources, better social support, and better perinatal health had larger brain surface areas and higher cognitive scores, regardless of family income.
Drug overdose deaths in 2020 were horrifying. Radical change is needed to address the drug crisis.
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More people died of overdoses in the U.S. in 2020 than in any other one-year period. These data are shouting for change.
Chronic Cocaine Use Changes Brain Structure and Cognitive Function in Rhesus Monkeys
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Specific cocaine-induced decreases in gray matter density were associated with reduced performance on tests of memory and cognition.
Reduced Activity in One Brain Region Links Childhood Adversity to Aggression/Delinquency and Substance Use in Adolescence
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People who experienced more childhood adversity had higher rates of substance use in late adolescence.