As 2020 Closes, Many Questions Remain about Youth Substance Use Trends
NIDA-funded research aims to help understand teen drug use and its effects
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On World AIDS Day, Celebrating Scientific Advances and Confronting the Complexities of HIV and Substance Use
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We applaud the substantial strides made, while recognizing the challenges that need to be addressed.
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There is an alarming increase in deaths involving the stimulant drugs methamphetamine and cocaine.
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People with SUDs may be particularly vulnerable to COVID-19 and its most adverse health outcomes
Addressing the Unique Challenges of COVID-19 for People in Recovery
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Significant increases in many kinds of drug use have been recorded since March
Research at the Intersection of HIV with Substance Use Disorders amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic
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We are prioritizing research into how the coexisting crises of COVID-19, HIV, and substance use, including the opioid crisis, combine to create a disastrous storm, taking lives and overtaxing America’s...
NIDA Seeks Public Input for Our 2021-2025 Strategic Plan
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NIDA has begun drafting its strategic plan for 2021-2025, and to best inform that process, we are seeking input from the public and the scientific community.
NIDA Researchers Adapt Their Projects to Study COVID-19
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The U.S. is now facing two intersecting health crises, the ongoing opioid overdose epidemic and the COVID-19 pandemic. Regrettably, each has the potential to exacerbate the effects of the other.
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We know that science itself is at its best when it is most inclusive, and humans are best when we embrace diversity. Conversations about systemic racial inequalities can be uncomfortable...
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Healthcare already has effective tools including medications for opioid and alcohol use disorder, but they are not being utilized widely enough. One important reason is the stigma that surrounds people...
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As people across the U.S. and the rest of the world contend with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the research community should be alert to the possibility that it could hit...
