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Review article reinforces support for brain disease model of addiction

January 28, 2016 | The review article summarizes recent scientific advances in the neurobiology of addiction, including prevention and treatment strategies, as well as related developments in public policy.

Testimony

What Science tells us About Opioid Abuse and Addiction

January 27, 2016 | Testimony by Nora D. Volkow, M.D., Director, National Institute on Drug Abuse, before the Senate Judiciary Committee

NIDA Notes

ED-Initiated Buprenorphine Outperforms Referral or SBIRT for ED Patients With Opioid Addiction

January 22, 2016 | Emergency department (ED) visits present prime opportunities to identify people with opioid addiction and start them on the way to recovery. That’s one conclusion supported by a recent NIDA-supported study...

NIDA Notes

Gene Transfer Therapy for Cocaine Addiction Passes Tests in Animals

January 14, 2016 | NIDA-supported researchers have shown that giving mice a modified version of a naturally occurring gene blocks cocaine’s stimulant effects without affecting the animals’ physiological or metabolic health.

News Release

NIDA editorial urges safer opioid prescribing practices for pregnant women

January 13, 2016 | Recent research sheds light on the risks of prescribing opioids to pregnant women and their exposed infants – underscoring the importance of following good opioid prescription practices, according to an...

News Release

New policies to reduce opioid prescribing not likely to have caused increase in heroin use

January 13, 2016 | A new scientific review suggests that federal and state policies aimed at curbing inappropriate prescribing of opioids have not directly led to the recent increases in heroin use across the...

Announcement

Registration open for Drugs & Alcohol Chat Day; SHATTER THE MYTHS pledge card available

December 18, 2015 | Schools can now register for Drugs & Alcohol Chat Day, the National Institute on Drug Abuse’s (NIDA) annual Web chat that connects NIH and FDA scientists with teens around the...

Science Spotlight

Methadone maintenance in prison results in treatment retention, lower drug usage following release

May 29, 2015 | A new NIDA-funded study shows that, among people incarcerated for six months or less, those who received continued methadone maintenance while imprisoned were more likely to obtain follow up drug...

Waletzky Memorial Award Winners’ Lectures at NIDA Illuminate Cocaine’s Many Effects on Brain Structure, Circuitry

January 28, 2015 | The two most recent winners of the Waletzky Memorial Award, Dr. Paul E. M. Phillips, professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Pharmacology at the University of...

Science Highlight

E-cigarette use associated with risk of relapse among former cigarette smokers

June 5, 2020 | This study has shown that among former smokers, use of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS), including e-cigarettes and other e-products, is associated with increased chance of cigarette smoking relapse.

Iowa officials warn public about counterfeit oxycodone

July 18, 2017 | Health and safety agencies in Iowa have issued an advisory to warn Iowans of counterfeit pain pills containing dangerous synthetic opioids.