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Intervention Improves Employment Outlook For Methadone Patients

Treatment, Published June 2008

Describes a study of unemployed methadone patients and the use of assertive outreach and motivational techniques to improve the patients’ employment outlook.

Teen Substance Abuse Continues to Decline

Public Health, Published March 2008

Reports on the prevalence of substance abuse among youth based on 2007 data from a national survey of behaviors, attitudes, and values.

Not All Mesolimbic Dopamine Neurons Are Alike

Basic Science, Published March 2008

Reports on research showing that the neurons that deliver dopamine to two regions of the brain's mesolimbic reward system respond differently to opioids, an important finding for drug treatment research.

Alcohol Abuse Makes Prescription Drug Abuse More Likely

Public Health, Published March 2008

Reports on results from a study showing that men and women with alcohol use disorders are more likely to report nonmedical use of prescription drugs than people who don't drink at all.

Cocaine Can Mobilize Stored Dopamine

Basic Science, Published March 2008

Describes a study showing that cocaine, which increases dopamine levels, also can tap into an intracellular dopamine reserve pool.

Chronic Cocaine Abusers Have Occult Insomnia in Early Abstinence

, Published March 2008

Reports on research of chronic cocaine abusers who may feel they are sleeping better during early abstinence revealed that the opposite may be true.

HIV Patients Show Better Immune Recovery With Early Initiation of HAART

, Published March 2008

Presents evidence that among men and women with HIV, those who received early initiation of HAART therapy, those with higher CD4+ levels, achieved better immune recovery.

Researchers Report on Progress of NIDA's Southern Africa Initiative

Bulletin Board, Published March 2008

Presents an update on NIDA’s Southern African Initiative, a program that aims to build research capacity and infrastructure in the area of addiction, particularly drug-related HIV transmission.

Researchers Develop a New Tracer for Cannabinoid Receptor

Basic Science, Published March 2008

Describes a new chemical tracer that binds specifically to cannabinoid receptors making it potentially useful in future research to clarify the relationship between the receptors and drug abuse.

Combination Treatment Extends Marijuana Abstinence

, Published March 2008

Describes research investigating the use of a treatment that combines vouchers and cognitive behavioral therapy as compared with the use of either treatment alone for marijuana abuse.

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