As 2020 Closes, Many Questions Remain about Youth Substance Use Trends
NIDA-funded research aims to help understand teen drug use and its effects in the tumult of 2020.
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National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week Celebrates Its 10th Year
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This week, March 30 through April 5, 2020, is the 10th National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week (NDAFW), a yearly observance organized by NIDA in partnership with the National Institute...
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Request for Information: Standard Unit Dose of THC
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Today, NIDA issued a Request for Information (RFI) from the research community and any other interested parties regarding the establishment of a standard unit dose of THC in order to...
Connections between Sleep and Substance Use Disorders
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Most common mental disorders, from depression and anxiety to PTSD, are associated with disturbed sleep, and substance use disorders are no exception. The relationship may be complex and bidirectional: Substance...
Reviewing NIDA’s 2019 Achievements and Looking to the Future
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As NIDA sets its sights on new goals and objectives for 2020 and beyond, I like to reflect on how far we have come in our research efforts, especially as...
2019 Monitoring the Future Survey Raises Worries about Teen Marijuana Vaping
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For the second year in a row, rapid rises in vaping among adolescents are the top story from the Monitoring the Future survey of drug use and attitudes among the...
Addressing the Socioeconomic Complexities of Addiction—Lessons from the Kensington Neighborhood in Philadelphia
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This September, I was invited by Thomas Farley, the Health Commissioner of Philadelphia, to see firsthand how that city is responding to the opioid crisis. We toured Prevention Point, a...
New Discovery Illuminates Brain Link Between Nicotine and Diabetes
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Until recently, nicotine’s link to diabetes has been thought to involve inflammation and oxidative stress caused by chemicals in cigarette smoke, but a group of researchers have discovered an unexpected...
With NIDA’s Help, Startups Translate Addiction Science into New Technologies
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Over the past few years, NIDA’s Office of Translational Initiatives and Program Innovations (OTIPI) has used these and other funding mechanisms to help biotech startups develop incredibly innovative technologies that...
NIDA Announces New NIH HEAL Initiative Awards to Address the Opioid Crisis
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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...
Suicide Deaths Are a Major Component of the Opioid Crisis that Must Be Addressed
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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...
