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Latest NIDA Notes Articles

Receptor May Underlie Gender Differences in Response to Smoking Cessation Therapy (May 24, 2013)
Study Endorses Onsite HIV Testing Without Risk Reduction Counseling (April 29, 2013)
Gabapentin Tested To Treat Marijuana Dependence (April 26, 2013)
Thoughts of Suicide May Persist Among Nonmedical Prescription Opiate Users (March 04, 2013)
Staff Stress Affects Patients’ Engagement in Therapy (February 20, 2013)

Science-related News Releases

Study of “screen time” on mood, memory, and cognition wins top NIH Addiction Science Award (May 17, 2013)
Heroin and cocaine vaccines successful in preclinical studies (May 16, 2013)
NIDA and INSERM forge new collaboration on the neuroscience of addiction (May 14, 2013)
Mare Winningham and Patrick Kennedy join NIDA’s Addiction Performance Project (May 13, 2013)
NIDA and AstraZeneca partner to develop potential addiction medication (May 10, 2013)

Science Highlights

Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs Show Promise at Curbing Abuse, but Need Improvement (May 10, 2013)
Brain Signature of Physical Pain Identified (April 22, 2013)
New Study Tracks Epidemic of Prescription Opioid Overdose Deaths in New York City (April 18, 2013)
New study pools data to give insights into Hep C virus and outcomes for infected drug users (March 20, 2013)
Science Highlights Sex Differences (February 27, 2013)

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