Research Reports

Provides an overview of therapeutic communities, drug-free residential settings that use a hierarchical model with treatment stages to reflect increased levels of personal and social responsibility.

Explores the link between drug abuse and HIV/AIDS and discusses treatment options, populations most at risk, and trends in HIV/AIDS and what to do to counter these trends.

Offers the latest research findings on hallucinogens and dissociative drugs, describing what they are, how they are abused, and basic facts about different drugs within this classification of drugs.

Describe la ciencia sobre el abuso de MDMA (éxtasis), incluyendo su efecto en el cerebro, potencial adictivo, y las últimas investigaciones sobre la prevención y el tratamiento de la MDMA.

Explora las últimas investigaciones sobre el uso de esteroides anabólicos, incluyendo las consecuencias de su abuso , sus efectos en el comportamiento, la investigación sobre la prevención y métodos eficaces de tratamiento.

Introduces a report that focuses on the topic of comorbid drug use disorders and other mental illnesses, a research priority for NIDA.

Describes the latest research findings on cocaine, exploring the scope of abuse in the U.S., its potential long- and short-term health effects, maternal cocaine use, and treatment approaches.