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Highlights
- NIDA-supported research has led to the development of effective interventions for treating substance use disorders and overdose, including medications (such as those for opioid use disorder or tobacco dependence), behavioral interventions, and digital therapeutics. NIDA continues to support and conduct research to develop and implement safe, effective, and desirable treatment strategies that support individuals’ long-term goals.
- NIDA funds a broad research portfolio aimed at increasing access to high quality, evidence-based treatment tailored for specific populations, including adolescents, people in justice settings, and people with other mental health concerns.
Latest from NIDA
Social Determinants of Health Can’t Be Extricated from Addiction Science
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Treatment isn’t just about the delivery of medications or interventions that work in ideal laboratory conditions
Is It Too Soon To Start Talking about a Cure for Addiction?
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Novel technologies provide great hope for the millions of people with addictions
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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Find More Resources on Treatment
- Learn more about accessing substance use and mental health treatment and related services from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
- Review patient information on drug use and addiction treatment from MedlinePlus.
- Learn more about research on treatment for opioid addiction from the Helping to End Addiction Long-term® Initiative, or NIH HEAL Initiative®.
- Learn more about treatment for alcohol use disorder from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, part of NIH.