Teens using e-cigarettes may be more likely to start smoking tobacco
Students who have used electronic cigarettes by the time they start ninth grade are more likely than others to start smoking traditional cigarettes and other combustible tobacco products within the...
View ArticleExpanded National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week begins January 25
An annual, week-long observance that brings together teens and scientific experts to shatter persistent myths about substance use and addiction will feature information about alcohol in addition to...
View ArticleTranslational research focus of NIDA organizational shift
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has reorganized its divisional structure to integrate its research portfolio, promote translational research and increase efficiencies. The new structure...
View ArticleNIH launches landmark study on substance use and adolescent brain development
The National Institutes of Health today awarded 13 grants to research institutions around the country as part of a landmark study about the effects of adolescent substance use on the developing brain....
View ArticleNIDA redesigns Easy to Read and Learn the Link websites for mobile devices
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has redesigned two of its websites, Easy to Read and Learn the Link, for use on mobile devices. This new responsive design model automatically adjusts each...
View ArticleReducing nicotine in cigarettes decreases use, dependence and cravings
New NIDA-funded research shows that cutting the amount of nicotine in cigarettes leads to a reduction in the amount of cigarettes smoked per day, decreased nicotine dependence, and reduced cravings....
View ArticleNIDA-NIAAA Mini-Convention: Frontiers in Addiction Research
Society for Neuroscience satellite meeting explores innovative brain science, including the brain structure-function relationships in human development, developmental consequences of drug and alcohol...
View ArticleNIDA announces new awards for the Clinical Trials Network
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) is pleased to announce the award of 13 grants to fund the continuation of the National Drug Abuse Treatment Clinical Trials Network (CTN). The CTN provides...
View ArticleNIDA Issues Challenge to Create App for Addiction Research
App will use Apple’s ResearchKit™ Framework The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health, today issued a Challenge “Addiction Research: There’s an App for...
View ArticleFDA approves naloxone nasal spray to reverse opioid overdose
Image courtesy of ADAPT Pharma, Inc. Easy-to-use technology provides alternative to injectable form of lifesaving medication The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes...
View ArticleHigh rates of dental and gum disease occur among methamphetamine users
Courtesy of the American Dental Association A new study funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) documents the high rates and unique patterns of dental decay and gum disease in people who...
View ArticleNIDA and NIAAA release new resources for National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) are pleased to unveil new online toolkits designed for National Drug and Alcohol Facts...
View ArticleNational Institute on Drug Abuse to discuss results of 2015 Monitoring the...
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) will hold a teleconference and Twitter chat on Wednesday, December 16, to discuss the results of the 2015 Monitoring the Future (MTF) survey. The survey,...
View ArticleRegistration open for Drugs & Alcohol Chat Day; SHATTER THE MYTHS pledge...
Schools can now register for Drugs & Alcohol Chat Day, the National Institute on Drug Abuse’s (NIDA) annual Web chat that connects NIH and FDA scientists with teens around the country, at...
View ArticleDrug use trends remain stable or decline among teens
The 2015 Monitoring the Future survey (MTF) shows decreasing use of a number of substances, including cigarettes, alcohol, prescription opioid pain relievers, and synthetic cannabinoids (“synthetic...
View ArticleNIDA editorial urges safer opioid prescribing practices for pregnant women
Photo by morgueFile.com Recent research sheds light on the risks of prescribing opioids to pregnant women and their exposed infants – underscoring the importance of following good opioid prescription...
View ArticleNew policies to reduce opioid prescribing not likely to have caused increase...
A new scientific review suggests that federal and state policies aimed at curbing inappropriate prescribing of opioids have not directly led to the recent increases in heroin use across the nation....
View ArticleResearch on THC blood levels sheds light on difficulties of testing for...
©Shutterstock/Ralf Kleemann Driving under the influence of drugs is a major public safety issue, and marijuana is the illicit drug most commonly found in the blood of drivers. There is an ongoing...
View ArticleReview article reinforces support for brain disease model of addiction
©iStock/MachineHeadz The concept of addiction as a brain disease is still being questioned. Yet, an article published today in The New England Journal of Medicine by NIDA Director Dr. Nora Volkow,...
View ArticleNIDA issues strategic plan to address current and future public health needs...
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has released its Strategic Plan for 2016-2020: Advancing Addiction Science, focusing on its mission to advance science on the causes and consequences of...
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