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Daily use of marijuana among non-college young adults at all time high (9/5/18)
2017 drug use data shows clear differences in substance use trends between college age adults and their non-college peers. -
Event registration opens today for National Drug & Alcohol Facts Week® (8/29/18)
Observance to be held January 22-27, 2019, with new resources for parents and educators. -
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2018 Avenir award recipient to study how social networks affect people who use drugs (7/2/18)
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Training module now available for acute pain management in hospitalized adults (6/27/18)
New online course is 10th in a series developed by the NIH Pain Consortium. -
Analysis of insurance coverage for back pain shows missed opportunities to prescribe non-opioid medications (6/22/18)
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Methadone and buprenorphine reduce risk of death after opioid overdose (6/19/18)
NIH research confirms effective treatments for opioid use disorder are underutilized. -
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Full survey of annual teen drug use now available with additional data (6/1/18)
Teens report easy availability of vaping devices; lower perception of parent disapproval of marijuana use. -
Higher rate of substance use among Native American youth on reservations (5/31/18)
Science Spotlight. -
Method to identify undetected drug suicides wins top NIDA Addiction Science Award (5/18/18)
A chip to monitor mouse movements and new rules for identifying natural compounds for research take second and third place. -
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Study upends conventional view of opioid mechanism of action (5/10/18)
NIH-funded scientists find new molecular target for developing safer pain medications. -
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Dr. Kurt Rasmussen to lead NIDA’s therapeutics and medical consequences division (4/30/18)
Brings expertise in neuroscience therapeutics. -
Understanding the Neuroscience of Addiction: what it means for prevention and treatment (4/25/18)
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Study changes long-held concepts of cell decoding (3/28/18)
NIH scientists discover macromolecular complexes that could enable medication development. -
E-cigarette ads associated with cigarette smoking initiation among youth (3/26/18)
Science Spotlight. -
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NIDA's 2018 Avant-Garde awards highlight immune response and killer cells (3/13/18)
NIH's awards support groundbreaking approaches to HIV prevention and treatment. -
Greek life membership associated with binge drinking and marijuana use in later life (2/15/18)
Close to half of fraternity members report symptoms of alcohol use disorder at age 35. -
Medication in Prison Associated with Reductions in Fatal Opioid Overdoses After Release (2/14/18)
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NIH releases first dataset from unprecedented study of adolescent brain development (2/13/18)
More than 7,500 children recruited for study to date; data available for first 4,500. -
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Kappa Opioid Receptor Structure Revealed, A Potential Milestone in Medication Development (1/4/18)
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Study shows association between non-cigarette tobacco product use and future cigarette smoking among teens (1/2/18)
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Vaping popular among teens; opioid misuse at historic lows (12/14/17)
NIH’s 2017 Monitoring the Future survey shows both vaping and marijuana are more popular than traditional cigarettes or pain reliever misuse.
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National Drug & Alcohol Facts Week
Herramientas para organizar un evento en la Semana Nacional: Hechos sobre las Drogas y el Alcohol