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2015 Avant-Garde Awards offer extraordinary ideas in HIV/AIDS research (February 09, 2015)
NIH’s awards showcase potentially transformative research on prevention, immune system, drug development, and “minibrain” models made of human tissue . -
NIDA researchers discover further complexity in brain reward circuitry (February 09, 2015)
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Nicotine metabolism rates may impact success of smoking cessation treatments (January 12, 2015)
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Effects of cigarette smoking on brain differ between men and women (January 08, 2015)
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Women who receive gender-specific substance abuse treatment have greater chance of employment (December 31, 2014)
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Registration open for Drug Facts Chat Day; 2015 Drug IQ Challenge preview available (December 30, 2014)
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Methamphetamine or amphetamine abuse linked to higher risk of Parkinson’s disease (December 19, 2014)
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Teen prescription opioid abuse, cigarette, and alcohol use trends down (December 16, 2014)
However, NIH’s 2014 Monitoring the Future survey shows high rates of e-cigarette use and fewer concerns about marijuana’s risks. -
National Institute on Drug Abuse to discuss results of 2014 Monitoring the Future Survey (December 09, 2014)
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Regulating a single gene may alter addiction and stress responses (December 02, 2014)
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Buprenorphine tapering less effective than ongoing maintenance for prescription opioid abuse (November 20, 2014)
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NIDA researchers confirm important brain reward pathway (November 12, 2014)
NIH study in rodents identifies a pathway that starts with glutamate and ends with activation of dopamine reward system. -
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New CME/CE course addresses substance use (October 27, 2014)
Adds to physician toolbox for addressing substance use in patients. -
Using social media to better understand, prevent, and treat substance use (October 16, 2014)
NIH announces 11 awards funded across three Institutes. -
Unique interaction discovered between brain regions involved in addiction, depression (September 22, 2014)
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Short video increases HIV testing in emergency department patients who initially declined (September 10, 2014)
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National Drug Facts Week 2015 to begin January 26 (September 09, 2014)
NIH observance links teens with scientific experts. -
Commentary: More research needed into marijuana’s effects on brain development and function (September 02, 2014)
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Journal issue explores early interventions to prevent risky sexual behaviors related to HIV/AIDS (August 20, 2014)
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NIH system to monitor emerging drug trends (July 17, 2014)
Data from the National Drug Early Warning System will promote rapid and effective public health responses. -
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New brain imaging dataset now available to enhance reliability and reproducibility (July 03, 2014)
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Study compares effectiveness of oral drug tests for recent marijuana use (June 16, 2014)
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