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Study casts doubt on effectiveness of e-cigs for smoking cessation (July 09, 2018)
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Full survey of annual teen drug use now available with additional data (June 01, 2018)
Teens report easy availability of vaping devices; lower perception of parent disapproval of marijuana use. -
Higher rate of substance use among Native American youth on reservations (May 31, 2018)
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Greek life membership associated with binge drinking and marijuana use in later life (February 15, 2018)
Close to half of fraternity members report symptoms of alcohol use disorder at age 35. -
Vaping popular among teens; opioid misuse at historic lows (December 14, 2017)
NIH’s 2017 Monitoring the Future survey shows both vaping and marijuana are more popular than traditional cigarettes or pain reliever misuse. -
National Institute on Drug Abuse to hold teleconference discussing key findings of 2017 Monitoring the Future Survey on teen drug use (December 06, 2017)
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Marijuana use is associated with an increased risk of prescription opioid misuse and use disorders (September 26, 2017)
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Illicit cannabis use and use disorders increase in states with medical marijuana laws (April 26, 2017)
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New analysis highlights patterns of adult medical marijuana use (December 19, 2016)
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Teen substance use shows promising decline (December 13, 2016)
NIH Monitoring the Future survey shows use of most illicit substances down, but past year marijuana use relatively stable. -
National Institute on Drug Abuse to hold teleconference discussing key findings of 2016 Monitoring the Future Survey on teen drug use (December 06, 2016)
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Structure of primary cannabinoid receptor is revealed (October 20, 2016)
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Substance use disorders extremely common among previously incarcerated youth (March 18, 2016)
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NIH convenes Marijuana and Cannabinoids: A Neuroscience Research Summit (March 02, 2016)
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Research on THC blood levels sheds light on difficulties of testing for impaired driving (January 28, 2016)
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Drug use trends remain stable or decline among teens (December 16, 2015)
NIH’s 2015 Monitoring the Future survey shows long term decline in illicit drug use, prescription opioid abuse, cigarette and alcohol use among the nation’s youth. -
National Institute on Drug Abuse to discuss results of 2015 Monitoring the Future survey (December 15, 2015)
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NIDA redesigns Easy to Read and Learn the Link websites for mobile devices (October 13, 2015)
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Teens using e-cigarettes may be more likely to start smoking tobacco (August 18, 2015)
New NIH-funded study shows possible link between e-cigarettes and initiation of tobacco use. -
Effects of marijuana – with and without alcohol – on driving performance (June 23, 2015)
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NIDA highlights drug use trends among college-age and young adults in new online resource (May 18, 2015)
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Research shows that teens and adults are uncertain about legalities of marijuana law in Washington State (March 31, 2015)
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