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Good Behavior Game wins 2012 Mentor International Best Practice in Prevention Award (October 16, 2012)
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Special journal edition focuses on substance abuse issues impacting American Indians/Alaska Natives (October 11, 2012)
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NIDA launches new tool for parents: Family Checkup: Positive Parenting Prevents Drug Abuse (October 10, 2012)
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NIDA accepting proposals to create mobile app that helps patients take medications as prescribed (October 09, 2012)
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On-site HIV testing increases life expectancy in substance abusers and is cost effective (October 09, 2012)
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Study finds combined dopamine dysfunction in drug addicted, schizophrenic patients (October 04, 2012)
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White House Drug Policy Office and National Institute on Drug Abuse Unveil New Training Materials to Combat National Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic (October 01, 2012)
New Online Training Tool for Healthcare Providers to Provide Vital Information on Proper Prescribing Practices for Painkillers; Expand Upon Administration Actions to Reduce Addiction, Overdose Deaths. -
NIDA/ONDCP to launch online physician training tools (September 27, 2012)
New CME modules will provide healthcare providers guidance on how to manage pain in their patients while reducing the likelihood of addiction. -
NIH-funded study links long-term marijuana use, especially when started during adolescence, with decreased IQ and impaired cognitive function (September 10, 2012)
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New dates. National Drug Facts Week begins Jan. 28, 2013 (August 08, 2012)
Observance provides teens with information on the science about drug abuse. -
Combined medication shows promise for treating cocaine addiction (August 08, 2012)
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NIDA supports development of combined anti-heroin and HIV vaccine (July 25, 2012)
Innovative dual-vaccine proposal wins 2012 Avant-Garde Award for Medications Development. -
Prevention of HIV Spread Focus of NIDA's 2012 Avant-Garde Awards (July 23, 2012)
Innovative research will study how to prevent transmission among the newly infected and identify genetic influences in disease progression. -
Odds of quitting smoking affected by genetics (May 30, 2012)
NIH-funded research shows genetics can predict success of smoking cessation and need for medications. -
NIH selects 11 Centers of Excellence in Pain Education (May 21, 2012)
NIH Pain Consortium partners with selected health professional schools. -
Optogenetics project takes top NIDA Addiction Science Award (May 18, 2012)
Connecticut teen’s exploration of the prefrontal cortex impresses NIH judges. -
Actress Dianne Wiest to raise the curtain in NIDA (May 03, 2012)
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Blending conference translates substance abuse research into practice (April 16, 2012)
NIDA program promotes knowledge exchange between addiction researchers and healthcare providers. -
NIH’s “PEERx” for teens to be showcased at Rx Drug Abuse Summit (April 03, 2012)
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Study provides clues for designing new anti-addiction medications (March 21, 2012)
NIH-funded research shows 3D model of activity on key receptor. -
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NIDA creates easy-to-read website on drug abuse (February 21, 2012)
New site for adults with limited literacy skills, with audio versions of each page. -
New NIDA resource helps families navigate addiction treatment options (January 17, 2012)
Consumer-friendly publication will guide those struggling with addiction. -
Cigarette and alcohol use at historic low among teens (December 14, 2011)
But NIDA's 2011 Monitoring the Future Survey also shows continued high levels of abuse of alternate tobacco products, marijuana and prescription drugs. -
Painkiller Abuse Treated by Sustained Buprenorphine/Naloxone (November 08, 2011)
NIH announces results from first large scale study on treatment of prescription opioid addiction. -
Teen musicians in drug treatment win 2012 GRAMMY® experience (November 07, 2011)
NIH, MusiCares® and GRAMMY Foundation® hail teen artists during National Drug Facts Week. -
NIH study examines nicotine as a gateway drug (November 02, 2011)
NIDA-funded research in mice shows that nicotine primes the brain to enhance cocaine.
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