News Release Prenatal cannabis exposure associated with mental disorders in children that persist into early adolescence September 12, 2022 | Results add to scientific evidence of negative health effects of cannabis use during pregnancy
News Release Increased Use of Telehealth for OUD Services During COVID-19 Pandemic Associated with Reduced Risk of Overdose | En español August 31, 2022 | Study findings support value of expanding use of telehealth services for opioid use disorder-related care
News Release Marijuana and hallucinogen use among young adults reached all time-high in 2021 | En español August 22, 2022 | NIH-supported study also found past-month vaping levels rebound after early pandemic drop.
News Release Percentage of overdose deaths involving methadone declined between January 2019 and August 2021 | En español July 13, 2022 | National data indicate COVID-era treatment expansion was not associated with harms
News Release NIH scientists identify new brain mechanism involved in impulsive cocaine-seeking in rats | En español June 28, 2022 | Muscarinic acetylcholine M2 receptors regulate lateral habenula neuron activity and control cocaine seeking behavior
News Release Tobacco smoking rates are decreasing in people with major depression and substance use disorder | En español April 26, 2022 | Despite decline, smoking cessation efforts still critical for people with substance use or other psychiatric disorders
News Release Drug use severity in adolescence affects substance use disorder risk in adulthood | En español April 1, 2022 | Screening for substance use disorder in teens may predict adult prescription drug use and misuse and prevent overdose
News Release Law enforcement seizures of pills containing fentanyl increased dramatically between 2018-2021 | En español March 31, 2022 | NIH-supported research highlights growing, dangerous trend, particularly for people new to drug use
News Release NIH analysis of Reddit forum suggests experience of non-suicidal self-harm shares characteristics with addiction | En español March 21, 2022 | Better characterizing clinical features of self-injury is critical to provide support and effective treatments
News Release Take-home antibiotic therapies may improve health outcomes, lower costs, for patients with drug use-associated infective endocarditis | En español February 28, 2022 | Often fatal, endocarditis remains a dangerous but largely unknown health threat for people who inject drugs
News Release Suicides by drug overdose increased among young people, elderly people, and Black women, despite overall downward trend | En español February 2, 2022 | Study emphasizes the importance of screening for suicidality and providing treatment to people with mental illnesses and substance use disorders
News Release Social connectedness, sleep, and physical activity associated with better mental health among youth during the COVID-19 pandemic | En español January 24, 2022 | NIH-supported study also found girls were at higher risk for stress, anxiety, and depression than boys
News Release Offering buprenorphine medication to people with opioid use disorder in jail may reduce rearrest and reconviction | En español January 18, 2022 | Data from the Justice Community Opioid Innovation Network (JCOIN) support providing this treatment in justice settings