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Prenatal Exposure to Drugs of Abuse

Drug Abuse among Pregnant Women in the U.S.

Exposure to substances of abuse can affect individuals across the lifespan, starting in utero. While most pregnant women do not abuse illicit drugs, combined 2008 and 2009 data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health found that among pregnant women ages 15 to 44, the youngest ones generally reported the greatest substance use. Also, pregnant women ages 15 to 17 had similar rates of illicit drug use (15.8 percent or 14,000 women) as women of the same age who were not pregnant (13.0 percent or 832,000 women).

Methamphetamine Addiction: Progress, but Need to Remain Vigilant

Declines in Methamphetamine Abuse by Youth

  • Approximately 13 million people 12 years and older have abused methamphetamine in their lifetimes; in 2010, approximately 353,000 were current users (NSDUH).
  • According to NIDA's 2010 Monitoring the Future Survey, the abuse rate among 8th 10th, and 12th graders declined significantly between 1999 and 2007 and has remained unchanged since then (Figure 1).

Medications Development at NIDA

The Burden of Drug Abuse and Addiction

Scientist with testtube

We have a public health mandate to stop the devastating scourge of drug abuse and addiction afflicting this country. Translating the knowledge we have gained into new medications could revolutionize the way we treat addiction and even how we prevent drug abuse from occurring in the first place. It is a gaping need.

NIDA's Blending Initiative: Accelerating Research-Based Treatments into Practice

Bridging the Gap Between Research and Practice

Thousands of individuals seeking treatment for drug abuse will benefit from the NIDA Blending Initiative, which is designed to accelerate scientific findings into clinical practice. As the leading NIH Institute studying addiction, NIDA's commitment to bridging the gap between research and practice has resulted in the development of innovative tools to put directly in the hands of front-line treatment providers at nearly the same time that research results are published in peer-reviewed journals.

Treating Offenders with Drug Problems: Integrating Public Health and Public Safety

Juvenile Offenders:

Virtually every juvenile offender should be screened for drug abuse and mental disorders, and should receive an intervention:

Comorbid Drug Abuse and Mental Illness

What is Comorbidity and What Are Its Causes?

When two disorders or illnesses occur simultaneously in the same person, they are called comorbid. Surveys show that drug abuse and other mental illnesses are often comorbid. Six out of ten people with a substance use disorder also suffer from another form of mental illness. But the high prevalence of these comorbidities does not mean that one condition caused the other, even if one appeared first. In fact, there are at least three scenarios that we should consider:

La heroina: Abuso y addición

Ofrece la última información científica sobre el abuso de la heroína y explora las consecuencias a la salud y médicas de su uso, el abuso de la heroína durante el embarazo y las opciones de tratamiento para la adicción a esta droga.

Impresa en: septiembre del 2002
Actualizada en: octubre del 2005
Autor: Array

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.

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