Substance use disorders linked to COVID-19 susceptibility
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NIH research finds higher risk and worse outcomes for those with addiction
News Releases
NIDA launches drug education booklet series for middle school students
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The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has launched a redesigned series of booklets geared towards educating middle school students about substance use. The Mind Matters series consists of nine...
Landmark study of adolescent brain development renews for additional seven years
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With nearly $290M of new funding for seven years to research institutions around the country, the National Institutes of Health renewed its commitment to the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD)...
NIDA Director outlines potential risks to people who smoke and use drugs during COVID-19 pandemic
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The precarious intersection of the COVID-19 national health emergency and the concurrent epidemic of drug overdose deaths is outlined in the Annals of Internal Medicine this week by Dr. Nora...
Stigma and addiction addressed in New England Journal of Medicine
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In a perspective released today in The New England Journal of Medicine, NIDA Director Dr. Nora Volkow addresses how stigma against people who use drugs can sabotage effective treatment.
National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week® celebrates 10 years
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NDAFW is an annual, week-long observance in which local educational events link teens with science-based facts about drugs and alcohol through live and online activities across the country.
Vaping of marijuana on the rise among teens
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Findings from the 2019 Monitoring the Future (MTF) survey demonstrate the appeal of vaping to teens, as seen in the increased prevalence of marijuana use as well as nicotine vaping.
National Institute on Drug Abuse to hold teleconference discussing key findings of 2019 Monitoring the Future Survey on teen drug use
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The National Institute on Drug Abuse will hold a teleconference discussing key findings of 2019 Monitoring the Future Survey on teen drug use.
Event registration opens for 10th anniversary of National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week®
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The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) announced that event registration begins today for the 10th annual National Drug and...
NIH-funded study finds teens prefer mint and mango vaping flavors
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A new analysis suggests that teens prefer mint and mango as their vaping flavors of choice for e-cigarettes
Nicotine addiction linked to diabetes through a DNA-regulating gene in animal models
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Researchers have discovered a mechanism in rats that links cigarette smoking and the risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
NIDA-NIAAA 2019 Mini-Convention: Frontiers in Addiction Research
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The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), both part of the National Institutes of Health, will host a one-day mini-convention...
Teen e-cigarette use doubles since 2017
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Data from the 2019 Monitoring the Future Survey of eighth, 10th and 12th graders show alarmingly high rates of e-cigarette use compared to just a year ago, with rates doubling...
Marijuana use at historic highs among college-age adults
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Newly released Monitoring the Future (MTF) survey data on drug use in college-age adults ages 19-22 shows an increase in marijuana use in the past five years, including vaping with...
Co-prescribing naloxone in Medicare Part D increases
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A study found that overall national rates for naloxone co-prescription along with any opioid among Medicare Part D patients increased from 1.5 per 1000 patients receiving opioid prescriptions in 2016...
NIH establishes network to improve opioid addiction treatment in criminal justice settings
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The National Institutes of Health will award 12 grants to form the Justice Community Opioid Innovation Network (JCOIN) to support research on quality addiction treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD)...
Study finds increased cannabis use during pregnancy
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Cannabis use more than doubled among pregnant women in the United States during the period 2002-2017.
Project to deter opioid tampering wins 2019 NIDA Addiction Science Award
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A 14-year-old’s innovative approach to prevent tampering and misuse of opioid pills won a first place Addiction Science Award at the 2019 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF)—the world’s...
National Institute on Drug Abuse Intramural Research Program Holds Opioid Symposium
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The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Intramural Research Program will hold a one-day symposium to summarize the most recent advances in opioid research.
Opioid Dose Variability Associated with Overdose
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A new study funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse found that high dose variability increases the odds for an opioid overdose independent of dose alone.
Opioids without the risk of addiction?
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Investigators have found that the opioid-galanin receptor heteromers determine the different effects of methadone as compared to morphine and fentanyl, showing methadone with a weaker ability to activate the dopaminergic...
Dr. Jack Stein appointed NIDA Chief of Staff
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Dr. Nora Volkow, Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), has appointed Jack B. Stein, Ph.D., to be the NIDA Chief of Staff, a newly created position to...
Opioid Overdose Reversal News: FDA-approved naloxone devices produce substantially higher blood levels of naloxone than improvised nasal spray
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A new study looked at how well the FDA-approved nasal spray and autoinjector compared to the improvised nasal devices, which are not FDA-approved.
Serotonin Unexpectedly Regulates Expression of Brain Genes
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The brain chemical serotonin can regulate expression of genes within neurons in a very unexpected way, as described in a NIDA-funded paper just published in the journal Nature.
Monthly buprenorphine injections effective for opioid use disorders
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A newly published study suggests the long-acting buprenorphine formulation BUP-XR is more effective than placebo in helping patients struggling with addiction to opioids. BUP-XR is a monthly extended-release injection.
New toolkit for genomic editing holds promise for addiction research
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The scientific world has advanced immeasurably by the science of DNA and genetics. Manipulating gene expression to change the way that cells such as neurons function has helped scientists create...
Higher rates of NAS linked with economic conditions
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A NIDA-funded analysis of eight states showed a significant association between rates of neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) and poor economic conditions.
A whole new view of CB2
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NIDA-funded scientists have recently identified the crystal structure of the CB1 receptor and have some understanding of how it modulates the system.
Cascade of Care model recommended for opioid crisis
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A team of NIDA-funded scientists has offered a critical look at how to build an improved framework of care for the identification and treatment of people with opioid use disorder...
Scientists closer to finding inherited traits in addiction
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Scientists have concluded that the risk of addiction is a complex combination of both genes and environmental influences.