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Analysis of social media language using AI models predicts depression severity for white Americans, but not Black Americans
Delta-8-THC use reported by 11% of 12th graders in 2023
Law enforcement seizures of psilocybin mushrooms rose dramatically between 2017-2022
Reduced drug use is a meaningful treatment outcome for people with stimulant use disorders
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Saving Lives with Peer Support
Opioids are increasing the rates of overdose. But death is not inevitable. Peer support specialist Chetwyn “Arrow” Archer helps others connect with lifesaving care and tools, including overdose reversal medications such as naloxone.
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Sex, Meth and HIV
Ending the HIV epidemic requires recognizing and respecting the complexity of the health goals and lives of sexual and gender minorities who use drugs.
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Trust, Stigma and Patient Care
Science-based care for people who use drugs includes nonjudgmental communication and goal setting. NIH-funded researchers share best practices for health professionals.
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Caring for People Who Use Drugs
NIDA-supported research tests innovations in how to provide science-based, person-centered care to people who use drugs. Here, people who use drugs, people in recovery, and harm reduction professionals including Dr. Hansel Tookes, provide health professionals with best practices.
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Addressing Barriers to Care
NIDA-funded researcher Dr. Hansel Tookes and others share how innovations in harm reduction and HIV care aim to meet people where they are to improve their health and the health of their community.
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What is Harm Reduction?
<a href="/research-topics/harm-reduction">Harm Reduction</a> approaches address certain health and safety issues associated with drug use. Dr. Hansel Tookes, winner of the NIDA <a href="/about-nida/organization/offices/hiv-research-program-hrp/avenir-awards-hivaids-research">Avenir Award for HIV Research</a>, and others describe what harm reduction is (and isn’t) in their own words.
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