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New policies to reduce opioid prescribing not likely to have caused increase in heroin use (January 13, 2016)
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NIDA redesigns Easy to Read and Learn the Link websites for mobile devices (October 13, 2015)
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NIH launches landmark study on substance use and adolescent brain development (September 25, 2015)
Thirteen grants awarded to look at cognitive and social development in ~10,000 children. -
NIDA and NIAAA commentary strongly supports brain disease model of addiction (July 29, 2015)
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NIDA announces new awards for early stage investigators (June 26, 2015)
The new Avenir awards focus on HIV/AIDS and epigenetics research. -
Methadone maintenance in prison results in treatment retention, lower drug usage following release (May 29, 2015)
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Gene variant related to greater difficulty in quitting smoking and earlier lung cancer diagnosis (April 15, 2015)
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Nicotine metabolism rates may impact success of smoking cessation treatments (January 12, 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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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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Using social media to better understand, prevent, and treat substance use (October 16, 2014)
NIH announces 11 awards funded across three Institutes. -
New brain imaging dataset now available to enhance reliability and reproducibility (July 03, 2014)
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New substance abuse treatment resources focus on teens (January 23, 2014)
Guide on treating teen substance abuse and online education for healthcare providers now available. -
Severe mental illness tied to higher rates of substance use (January 03, 2014)
New NIH study shows that certain protective factors do not exist in those with severe mental illness.
