The following audio clips highlight research efforts at the National Institute on Drug Abuse and include interviews with prominent NIDA scientists.
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Teens and marijuana
1/3/13 – NIDA’s 2012 Monitoring the Future survey of eighth, 10th and 12th graders reports continued high use of marijuana.
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Monitoring the Future: Briefing and Press Conference 2012
12/19/12 – Dr. Nora Volkow, NIDA Director, discusses the results of the 2012 Monitoring the Future survey at a press conference from the National Press Club on December 19, 2012. Monitoring the Future tracks annual drug abuse trends of 8th, 10th, and 12th-grade students, including attitudes and perceived risk of specific drugs of abuse. Dr. Volkow is joined by joined by Howard Koh, M.D., M.P.H, HHS Assistant Secretary for Health; R. Gil Kerlikowske, Director, Office of National Drug Control Policy; Lloyd D. Johnston, Ph.D., Principal Investigator, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan; and Chris Leibowitz, a young adult in recovery from drug addiction.
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NIH launches new tool for parents to help keep kids drug-free
11/30/12 – NIH Podcast Episode #0173
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New NIDA resource helps families navigate addiction treatment options
2/28/12 – A new resource online, Seeking Drug Abuse Treatment: Know What to Ask, will help individuals and families struggling with addition ask the right questions before picking out a drug treatment program.
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Cigarette and alcohol use at historic low among teens
12/20/11 – A survey shows low use of cigarettes and alcohol by teens, but high levels of marijuana and prescription drug abuse.
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Monitoring the Future: Briefing and Press Conference
12/14/11 – Dr. Nora Volkow, NIDA Director, discusses the results of the 2011 Monitoring the Future survey at a press conference from the National Press Club on December 14, 2011. Monitoring the Future tracks annual drug abuse trends of 8th, 10th, and 12th-grade students, including attitudes and perceived risk of specific illicit drugs. Dr. Volkow is joined by joined by Howard Koh, M.D., M.P.H, HHS Assistant Secretary for Health; R. Gil Kerlikowske, Director, Office of National Drug Control Policy; and Lloyd D. Johnston, Ph.D., Principal Investigator, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan.
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Potential New Target for Smoking Cessation Without Weight Gain
6/22/11 – Dr. Nora Volkow, NIDA Director, discusses a new study published in Science magazine that identifies a brain pathway that could be a target of new treatments for smoking and weight control.
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NIH Radio Discusses Areas of Concern Regarding Opioid Prescription Practices
4/12/11 – Dr. Susan Weiss, Acting Director of NIDA's Office of Science Policy and Communications, discusses concerns raised by an analysis of 2009 data regarding national prescribing patterns for opioid painkillers.
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Dr. Nora Volkow to discuss JAMA paper, "Effects of Cell Phone Radiofrequency Signal Exposure on Brain Glucose Metabolism"
2/22/11 – Dr. Nora D. Volkow, first author on the paper, held a teleconference to answer questions on the paper published online in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), "Effects of Cell Phone Radiofrequency Signal Exposure on Brain Glucose Metabolism."
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Closing the Implementation Gap to Stop HIV/AIDS
4/8/10 – Treatments to battle the HIV/AIDS epidemic have advanced significantly in the past two decades. Researchers say implementing strategies to reach certain minority populations, like those suffering from drug addiction, are still necessary to close the gap and stop the disease. NIDA's Press Officer Jeff Levine talked to a prominent scientist who's pressing the case for change.
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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