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Media Briefing: NIH Leaders to speak at the Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting about NIH COVID-19 research and the neurological implications of COVID-19
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Leaders from across the NIH will brief reporters about on research efforts related to COVID-19 and SARS-CoV-2
Researchers identify brain circuitry in rodents that may be responsible for negative emotional aspects of pain
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Changing the activity of this circuit restored levels of motivation in a pre-clinical model of pain
Buprenorphine misuse decreased among U.S. adults with opioid use disorder from 2015-2019
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NIH study highlights the need to expand buprenorphine-based treatment while monitoring and reducing misuse
The Hidden U.S. COVID-19 Pandemic: Orphaned Children – More than 140,000 U.S. children lost a primary or secondary caregiver due to the COVID-19 pandemic
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Study highlights stark disparities in caregiver deaths by race and ethnicity, calls for urgent public health response
People with substance use disorders may be at higher risk for SARS-CoV-2 breakthrough infections
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Co-occurring health disorders appear to contribute to increased risk, NIH study suggests
Methamphetamine-involved overdose deaths nearly tripled between 2015 to 2019, NIH study finds
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Patterns of methamphetamine use have become riskier, diversified across U.S. population
Resources for the Media
Upcoming Meetings/Events
American College of Neuropsychopharmacology 2021
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San Juan, Puerto Rico, USA
Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) 2022
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Washington, DC, USA
Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA)/National Leadership Forum 2022
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National Harbor, Maryland, USA
NIDA in the News
Overdose Deaths Reached Record High as the Pandemic Spread
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By Roni Caryn Rabin
Up to 5 Million Children Have Lost Parents During the Pandemic. Here's How They've Coped
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TIME, By Jeffrey Kluger
People with substance use disorder are more vulnerable to COVID-19
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NPR, By Will Stone
US reaches record high of more than 96,000 drug overdose deaths in a 12-month period, CDC data show
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CNN, By Virginia Langmaid
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