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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New Funding Opportunities in Response to the Opioid Crisis
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Today, NIDA is releasing several new funding opportunity announcements related to the NIH HEAL (Helping to End Addiction Long-term ℠) Initiative.
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World AIDS Day 2018
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World AIDS Day, is a good time to reflect on some of the spectacular successes of NIH-funded science at reducing the impact of HIV, as well as how lessons learned...
In Memoriam—Herbert Kleber
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With the passing of Herbert Kleber on October 5, the field of addiction research has lost a true giant—one of its biggest thinkers as well as one of the most...
New NIDA Research Reveals the Power of Social Reinforcers
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Medication is a crucial part of treating addiction—but by itself, a pill or an injection may not be sufficient. Social support has long been known to be an important factor...
Recent Research Sheds New Light on Why Nicotine is So Addictive
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Nicotine does not produce the kind of euphoria or impairment that many other drugs like opioids and marijuana do. People do not get high from smoking cigarettes or vaping. Yet...
The HEALing Communities Study: Using Science to Address the Opioid Crisis
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The public health emergency of opioid misuse and addiction affects millions of Americans and requires innovative scientific solutions. Today, during “National Prescription Opioid and Heroin Awareness Week,” we are sharing...
How Can We Better Support Physicians in Addressing the Opioid Crisis?
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Ample evidence shows methadone and buprenorphine reduce overdose deaths, prevent the spread of diseases like HIV, and enable people to take back their lives, but there are restrictions on who...
NIH Partners with the Dental Community to Help Curb the Opioid Crisis
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Reducing healthcare’s reliance on potentially addictive opioid pain relievers has been one of the pillars of federal efforts to reverse the opioid crisis.
FDA Approves First Drug Derived from Marijuana
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This week, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Epidiolex (cannabidiol, or CBD), a medication extracted from marijuana, for the treatment of two severe pediatric seizure disorders.
An Ambitious Research Plan to Help Solve the Opioid Crisis
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In spring 2018, Congress added an additional $500 million to the NIH budget to invest in science to find solutions to the opioid crisis. The funding that NIDA is receiving...
