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FDA and NIH announce joint study on tobacco use and risk perceptions (October 06, 2011)
Landmark collaboration is the first since the passing of the 2009 Tobacco Control Act. -
NIH to fund development of K-12 neuroscience education programs (September 27, 2011)
Selected grantees will use neuroscience to engage young people in science. -
NIDA Avant-Garde-Medications Development Award winners announced (September 20, 2011)
Grants support novel approaches for treating methamphetamine and nicotine addiction. -
HIV/AIDS researcher David Ho wins NIDA's 2011 Avant-Garde Award (August 26, 2011)
Ho plans to develop a revolutionary, long-acting HIV therapy to improve adherence to treatment. -
Second annual National Drug Facts Week begins Oct. 31st (August 22, 2011)
Awareness week for teens promotes scientific facts about drugs. -
Scientists show how gene variant linked to ADHD could operate (August 16, 2011)
NIH study in mice shows a potential new target for the treatment of ADHD. -
Moderate levels of secondhand smoke deliver nicotine to the brain (July 02, 2011)
NIH-funded study shows how secondhand smoke may increase vulnerability to nicotine addiction. -
Potential new target for smoking cessation without weight gain (June 09, 2011)
NIH-funded study identifies brain pathway in rodents that could be target of new treatments for smoking and weight control. -
Altruistic decision making focus of NIDA's Addiction Science Award (May 13, 2011)
New York high school senior looks at the behavioral economics of intergenerational preferences. -
NIH, MusiCares®, GRAMMY Foundation® announce 2011 Teen contest (May 09, 2011)
Original music and music video competition part of National Drug Facts Week. -
NIDA Raises the Curtain on Addiction (April 18, 2011)
"Addiction Performance Project" premiers for clinicians. -
New Warm Line Helps Clinicians Tackle Patients' Substance Abuse (April 08, 2011)
NIH and ASAM launch new screening resources. -
Actress Blythe Danner Raises the Curtain on Addiction (April 08, 2011)
NIDA's "Addiction Performance Project" for docs to launch in D.C. April 16th. -
Analysis of opioid prescription practices finds areas of concern (April 05, 2011)
NIH report could lead to improved strategies for pain management. -
Mind games! NIH teaches kids about the power of the human brain (March 14, 2011)
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NIH-funded study shows early brain effects of HIV in mouse model (March 02, 2011)
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NIH-funded study uses new technology to peek deep into the brain (January 18, 2011)
Time-lapse technique can show cellular changes related to problems like addiction and brain tumors. -
Teen marijuana use increases, especially among eighth-graders (December 14, 2010)
NIDA's Monitoring the Future Survey shows increases in Ecstasy use and continued high levels of prescription drug abuse. -
Buprenorphine treatment in pregnancy: less distress to babies (December 09, 2010)
NIH study compares buprenorphine to methadone in opioid addicted pregnant women. -
Teen musicians win GRAMMY® experience for songs about drug abuse (November 10, 2010)
NIH collaborates with MusiCares® and the GRAMMY Foundation® to honor teen musicians during National Drug Facts Week. -
Unprecedented effort to seek, test, and treat inmates with HIV (September 23, 2010)
NIH research to improve public health with focus on prison and jail systems across the United States. -
First NIDA Avant-Garde Awards for Medications Development Research (September 21, 2010)
Awards support novel approaches for treating tobacco and cocaine addiction. -
Latent HIV infection focus of NIDA's 2010 Avant-Garde Award (September 13, 2010)
Selected awardee studies the mechanisms of latent HIV infection to develop counter measures aimed at eliminating the virus. -
Studies on Combat Related Substance Use and Abuse to be Funded by NIH and VA (August 26, 2010)
Innovative federal partnership should yield important findings about returning military personnel. -
NIDA and Federal Partners to Launch National Drug Facts Week (August 16, 2010)
November Awareness Week Promotes Scientific Facts about Drugs for Teens. -
In NIH-Funded Study, Researchers Uncover Early Step in the Cascade of Brain Events Leading up to Addiction (August 15, 2010)
Findings represent additional clues to help predict vulnerability to drug abuse. -
HIV/AIDS Treatment Curbs Spread of HIV Among Drug Users, According to NIH Supported Study (July 18, 2010)
Increased Use of Treatment Leads to Reduction in New Diagnoses. -
NIH, MusiCares and the GRAMMY Foundation announce teen music contest (July 10, 2010)
Original music and music video competition part of National Drug Facts Week.
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