News Releases | National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

NIDA issues strategic plan to address current and future public health needs through transformative addiction research

February 4, 2016 | As the lead federal agency devoted to research on the health effects of drug use, NIDA has developed a plan with four priority areas that present unique opportunities to be...

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Review article reinforces support for brain disease model of addiction

January 28, 2016 | The review article summarizes recent scientific advances in the neurobiology of addiction, including prevention and treatment strategies, as well as related developments in public policy.

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Research on THC blood levels sheds light on difficulties of testing for impaired driving

January 28, 2016 | 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.

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New policies to reduce opioid prescribing not likely to have caused increase in heroin use

January 13, 2016 | 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...

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NIDA editorial urges safer opioid prescribing practices for pregnant women

January 13, 2016 | 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 practices, according to an...

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Registration open for Drugs & Alcohol Chat Day; SHATTER THE MYTHS pledge card available

December 18, 2015 | 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...

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Methadone maintenance in prison results in treatment retention, lower drug usage following release

May 29, 2015 | A new NIDA-funded study shows that, among people incarcerated for six months or less, those who received continued methadone maintenance while imprisoned were more likely to obtain follow up drug...