High 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 card...
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...
View ArticleDr. Marilyn Huestis retires
This week the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) announced that Dr. Marilyn Huestis, Chief of Chemistry and Drug Metabolism at NIDA’s Intramural Research Program (IRP) in Baltimore, Maryland, has...
View ArticleFDA approves six month implant for treatment of opioid dependence
Courtesy of Braeburn Pharmaceuticals The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health, is pleased to announce that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has...
View ArticleNaloxone prescriptions from pharmacies increased ten-fold
A new scientific analysis shows prescriptions for naloxone, a medication designed to rapidly reverse opioid overdose, has increased ten-fold in the past eighteen months. Naloxone is traditionally...
View ArticleA child’s first eight years critical for substance abuse prevention
An online guide about interventions in early childhood that can help prevent drug use and other unhealthy behaviors was launched today by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the...
View ArticleNIDA and ARC announce funding opportunity for research projects to address...
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), in partnership with the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC), has announced a NIDA funding opportunity for one-year, services planning research grants to...
View ArticleNIH convenes Marijuana and Cannabinoids: A Neuroscience Research Summit
What: NIH to host Marijuana and Cannabinoids: A Neuroscience Research Summit, focusing on the neurological and psychiatric effects of marijuana, other cannabinoids, and the endocannabinoid system....
View ArticleSubstance use disorders extremely common among previously incarcerated youth
©iStock/AlexRaths New research funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse revealed that of previously incarcerated youths, more than 90% of males and nearly 80% of females had a substance use...
View ArticleReview article outlines strategies to reduce opioid abuse risk
©Shutterstock/David Smart More than 30 percent of Americans have some form of chronic pain. Yet, the over-reliance on the millions of opioid pain reliever prescriptions dispensed yearly have resulted...
View ArticleBrain dopamine release reduced in severe marijuana dependence
©istockphoto/wenht NIDA-funded research using brain scans shows that severe marijuana dependence (now referred to as cannabis use disorder) is associated with a reduced release of dopamine within the...
View ArticleExtended-release naltrexone lowers relapse rates in ex-offenders
©istockphoto/kwanchaichaiudom New research funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) revealed that the initial relapse rates among opioid-dependent adults in the criminal justice system was...
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