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NIDA's Funding Priorities To Remain Constant

Director's Perspective, Published July 2011

Reports on NIDA’s research priorities—drug abuse and addiction prevention, treatment, and HIV/AIDS—which will remain consistent during these challenging budget times.

Prevention Program Averts Initiation of Alcohol and Tobacco Use

Prevention, Published March 2011

Describes a community focused prevention program that aids towns in lowering rates of delinquency, initiation of alcohol and tobacco use, and binge drinking among middle school students.

Physical Activity May Prevent Substance Abuse

Director's Perspective, Published March 2011

Considers the potential role of physical activity on substance abuse prevention and describes some of the research that has been conducted on this emerging area of addiction science.

Teenage Marijuana Use Is on the Rise

Public Health, Published March 2011

Reports 2010 rates of marijuana use among 8th, 10th, and 12th grade students, noting that daily use increased by more than 10 percent in all three grades since the 2009 survey. Also reports a rise in ecstasy use.

HIV Treatment Interruption Is Pervasive After Release From Texas Prisons

Treatment, Published March 2011

Describes a study revealing that HIV-infected prisoners in Texas often experience an interruption in treatment following their release and that assistance in filling out paperwork can reduce these interruptions.

Prevention Program Reduces Later Risky Sexual Behaviors

Prevention, Published March 2011

Reports on a school-based drug abuse prevention program showing that teens who participate in the program are less likely than their peers to engage in risky sexual behavior as young adults.

Fewer Girls Are Smoking, But Change Is Uneven

Public Health, Published March 2011

Reports 2010 rates of cigarette smoking among eighth girls, providing historical data and racial and ethnic differences.

Combination Therapy Most Effective for Helping Smokers Quit

Treatment, Published March 2011

Examines results from a randomized clinical trial which found that treatment with a nicotine patch and nicotine lozenge together produced the greatest benefits in helping people quit smoking and remain abstinent.

Two NIDA Grantees Receive Sarnat Prize

Bulletin Board, Published March 2011

Announces the recipients of the 2010 Rhoda and Bernard Sarnat International Prize in Mental Health, Dr. Eric J. Nestler and Dr. Charles P. O'Brien, prominent addiction scientists.

Menthol May Strengthen Nicotine Addiction

Public Health, Published March 2011

Reports on a study of Latino and African-American smokers of menthol cigarettes who did not benefit as much from a month-long smoking cessation program as smokers of non-menthol cigarettes.

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