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Studies on Combat Related Substance Use and Abuse to be Funded by NIH and VA

Eleven research institutions in 11 states will receive more than $6 million in federal funding from fiscal year 2010 to support research on substance abuse and associated problems among U.S. military personnel, veterans, and their families.


In NIH-Funded Study, Researchers Uncover Early Step in the Cascade of Brain Events Leading up to Addiction

A regulatory protein best known for its role in a rare genetic brain disorder also may play a critical role in cocaine addiction, according to a recent study in rats, funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), a component of the National Institutes of Health.


Impulsive-Antisocial Personality Traits Linked to a Hypersensitive Brain Reward System

Normal individuals who scored high on a measure of impulsive/antisocial traits display a hypersensitive brain reward system, according to a brain imaging study by researchers at Vanderbilt University.


Lecciones aprendidas de las investigaciones sobre la prevención*

Los principios de prevención que se nombran a continuación son el resultado de estudios de investigación a largo plazo sobre los orígenes de las conductas relacionadas con el abuso de drogas y sobre los elementos comunes que comparten los programas eficaces de prevención. Estos principios se diseñaron para ayudar a los profesionales en el campo de la prevención a que puedan usar los resultados de las investigaciones sobre la prevención con el fin de afrontar el problema del consumo de drogas en los niños, los adolescentes y los adultos jóvenes en las comunidades en todo el país.

El abuso de drogas y la drogadicción

Muchas personas no comprenden cómo o por qué algunos se vuelven adictos a las drogas. A menudo se asume de manera equivocada que los toxicómanos no tienen principios morales o suficiente voluntad y que ellos podrían dejar de consumir drogas si sólo estuvieran dispuestos a cambiar su comportamiento. En realidad, la drogadicción es una enfermedad compleja y el dejar de consumir drogas no se da con la simple intención o la firme decisión de hacerlo.

Cómo prevenir el uso de drogas en los niños y los adolescentes (segunda edición)

Presenta los principios de prevención del abuso de drogas basados en la ciencia, un resumen general de la planificación de los programas, y los primeros pasos críticos para los que aprenden acerca de la prevención.

Published: September 2004
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Lessons from Prevention Research

The principles listed below are the result of long-term research studies on the origins of drug abuse behaviors and the common elements of effective prevention programs. These principles were developed to help prevention practitioners use the results of prevention research to address drug use among children, adolescents, and young adults in communities across the country. Parents, educators, and community leaders can use these principles to help guide their thinking, planning, selection, and delivery of drug abuse prevention programs at the community level.

Preventing Drug Use among Children and Adolescents (In Brief)

Presents research-based drug abuse prevention principles, an overview of program planning, and critical first steps for those learning about prevention.

Published: January 1997
Revised: October 2003
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Parental Supervision and Genetics Interact To Influence Nicotine Addiction

Reviews research indicating that both parental influence and certain genes interact to influence nicotine addiction and that parental monitoring may play a role in reducing risk.

Prevention Program Reduces Later Risky Sexual Behaviors

Reports on a school-based drug abuse prevention program showing that teens who participate in the program are less likely than their peers to engage in risky sexual behavior as young adults.

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