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Machine Learning Applied to Brain Imaging Data Predicts Response to Cocaine Use Disorder Treatment

October 14, 2019 | This study demonstrated that functional connectivity among a large number of brain regions predicts patients’ chances of achieving abstinence in treatment for cocaine use disorder.

News Release

NIDA-NIAAA 2019 Mini-Convention: Frontiers in Addiction Research

October 10, 2019 | The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), both part of the National Institutes of Health, will host a one-day mini-convention...

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With NIDA’s Help, Startups Translate Addiction Science into New Technologies

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October 9, 2019 | NIDA’s Office of Translational Initiatives and Program Innovations (OTIPI) has used funding mechanisms to help startups develop incredibly innovative technologies

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NIDA Announces New NIH HEAL Initiative Awards to Address the Opioid Crisis

September 26, 2019 | In Fiscal Year 2019, approximately 375 NIH HEAL Initiative grants, contracts, supplements, and cooperative agreements in 41 states, totaling $945 million, have been awarded to researchers and research teams across...

Science Highlight

Measuring sleep challenges in opioid use disorder patients

September 25, 2019 | A new study at NIDA’s Intramural Research Center measured sleep patterns in opioid use disorder patients and found that clinic appointment hours make a difference in sleep quality. They also...

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Suicide Deaths Are a Major Component of the Opioid Crisis that Must Be Addressed

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September 19, 2019 | September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. In observance, our two institutes, the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), are taking this opportunity...

News Release

Teen e-cigarette use doubles since 2017

September 18, 2019 | Data from the 2019 Monitoring the Future Survey of eighth, 10th and 12th graders show alarmingly high rates of e-cigarette use compared to just a year ago, with rates doubling...

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Marijuana use at historic highs among college-age adults

September 13, 2019 | Newly released Monitoring the Future (MTF) survey data on drug use in college-age adults ages 19-22 shows an increase in marijuana use in the past five years, including vaping with...

Emerging Trend

CDC and FDA Issue Updates on Vaping-Related Health Issues

September 12, 2019 | The CDC and FDA have posted important information for consumers related to recent deaths and illnesses that could be linked to vaping.

Science Highlight

NASEM releases National Agenda on Children’s Behavioral Health

September 11, 2019 | The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine has released a national scientific agenda on Fostering Healthy Mental, Emotional, and Behavioral Development in Children and Youth, recommending a comprehensive approach...

Science Highlight

Unraveling the mystery of the glutamate-dopamine connection

September 3, 2019 | Investigators identify a subpopulation of calbindin neurons with the capability to co-release glutamate and dopamine in the nucleus accumbens shell.

Emerging Trend

U.S. Surgeon General Warning on Marijuana Use in Adolescence and During Pregnancy

August 30, 2019 | The U.S. Surgeon General has issued a warning about the potential health risks of marijuana use in adolescence and during pregnancy.

Science Highlight

Worms lead scientists to a new anti-opioid system

August 29, 2019 | A team of NIH-funded scientists used worms to discover a surprising biological system that counteracts the effects of opioids, offering a potential new target for improving the safety of opioid...

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Emergency Departments Can Help Prevent Opioid Overdoses

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August 27, 2019 | Common sense and a growing body of research suggest that patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) who receive acute care in an emergency department will be at reduced risk for...

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Rats Prefer Social Interaction to Heroin or Methamphetamine

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August 23, 2019 | This study showed that rats will forgo heroin and methamphetamine in favor of spending time with another rat. It also highlights the importance of incorporating voluntary choice between drugs and...

Science Highlight

New findings could lead to reduced replication of the HIV virus

August 14, 2019 | In this study, NIDA-funded scientists found that the HIV RNA genome has two previously unknown types of RNA marks.

Science Highlight

Teens who misuse medicines get them from multiple sources

August 8, 2019 | Two NIDA-funded studies have found that adolescents using multiple sources for prescription medications are at high risk for other substance use.

News Release

Co-prescribing naloxone in Medicare Part D increases

August 6, 2019 | A study found that overall national rates for naloxone co-prescription along with any opioid among Medicare Part D patients increased from 1.5 per 1000 patients receiving opioid prescriptions in 2016...

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THC Exposure in Adolescence Disrupts Brain Maturation in Animals

August 5, 2019 | A NIDA-supported study may help explain observed links between adolescent marijuana use and vulnerability to psychiatric disorders.

Science Highlight

First time drug use more common in summertime

August 1, 2019 | Government surveys showed that in 2017, an estimated three million people tried marijuana for the first time, just over a million tried cocaine, close to 800,000 tried LSD, and close...

Science Highlight

Parenting programs lead to healthier behaviors

July 25, 2019 | A study conducted among 517 youth in the rural areas of the southeastern United States demonstrates the effectiveness of a parenting enhancement program in both preventing drug use and obesity...

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The Importance of Treating Opioid Use Disorder in the Justice System

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July 24, 2019 | Effectively delivering OUD treatment in the justice system will give individuals with OUD a chance of recovery, and will make a huge difference in reducing the toll of the opioid...

News Release

NIH establishes network to improve opioid addiction treatment in criminal justice settings

July 24, 2019 | The National Institutes of Health will award 12 grants to form the Justice Community Opioid Innovation Network (JCOIN) to support research on quality addiction treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD)...

Science Highlight

Similarities between aggressive and addictive behaviors

July 23, 2019 | Scientists from NIDA’s Intramural Research Program show that neural mechanisms that control appetitive aggressive behavior are similar to those that control drug-taking and seeking (relapse), suggesting common neurobiological mechanisms of...

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The Need for Diversity and Inclusivity in Presenting Scientific Research

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July 19, 2019 | Diversity and inclusion are paramount in all sectors of society, especially in the sciences. Yet it is a well-known (and frequently lamented) fact that males continue to dominate the speaker...

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Access to Addiction Services Differs by Race and Gender

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July 16, 2019 | Disparities in access to quality treatment play a role in every aspect of health care and health outcomes, and the opioid crisis is no different.

NIDA Notes

Machine Learning Applied to Brain Imaging Data Predicts Response to Cocaine Use Disorder Treatment

NIDA-NIAAA 2019 Mini-Convention: Frontiers in Addiction Research

With NIDA’s Help, Startups Translate Addiction Science into New Technologies

NIDA Announces New NIH HEAL Initiative Awards to Address the Opioid Crisis

Measuring sleep challenges in opioid use disorder patients

Suicide Deaths Are a Major Component of the Opioid Crisis that Must Be Addressed

Teen e-cigarette use doubles since 2017

Marijuana use at historic highs among college-age adults

CDC and FDA Issue Updates on Vaping-Related Health Issues

NASEM releases National Agenda on Children’s Behavioral Health

Unraveling the mystery of the glutamate-dopamine connection

U.S. Surgeon General Warning on Marijuana Use in Adolescence and During Pregnancy

Worms lead scientists to a new anti-opioid system

Emergency Departments Can Help Prevent Opioid Overdoses

Rats Prefer Social Interaction to Heroin or Methamphetamine

New findings could lead to reduced replication of the HIV virus

Teens who misuse medicines get them from multiple sources

Co-prescribing naloxone in Medicare Part D increases

THC Exposure in Adolescence Disrupts Brain Maturation in Animals

First time drug use more common in summertime

Parenting programs lead to healthier behaviors

The Importance of Treating Opioid Use Disorder in the Justice System

NIH establishes network to improve opioid addiction treatment in criminal justice settings

Similarities between aggressive and addictive behaviors

The Need for Diversity and Inclusivity in Presenting Scientific Research

Access to Addiction Services Differs by Race and Gender

Drug Use and Its Consequences Increase Among Middle-Aged and Older Adults

Prescription opioid misuse in high school linked to later heroin use

Medical Marijuana Laws and Opioid Overdose Rates

Female reproductive cycle affects cocaine craving in animal study