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NIDA Director Among Featured Speakers at The Aspen Health Forum
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Panel: "The Emerging Science of Mood - Understanding Depression and Mania" Dr. Nora D. Volkow, Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), National Institutes of Health (NIH), will...
Two NIH Institutes Share Emmy Award for HBO's The Addiction Project
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Two Institutes at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have been honored with the prestigious Governors Award by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for their contribution to HBO's...
NIDA Director Dr. Nora Volkow to Speak about Addiction at World Psychiatric Association Conference in Shanghai, China
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Dr. Nora Volkow, Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Maryland, USA, will speak at the 2007 World...
NIH Scientists Demonstrate Genetic Variant is Linked to Greater Effectiveness of Smoking Cessation Medication
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A genetic variant present in nearly half of Americans of European ancestry is linked to greater effectiveness of the smoking cessation medication bupropion (Zyban), according to research by scientists supported...
NewsScan for August 22, 2007 - Research News
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Common Gene Variant May Offer Protection Against Marijuana Dependence New research shows that specific variations in the cannabis receptor gene (CB1) may be associated with the development of one or...
NIDA's Dr. Kenner C. Rice Receives Prestigious Smissman Award
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Dr. Kenner C. Rice - whose research has led to the development of compounds or medications that have the potential to treat or prevent drug addiction - has been selected...
NIDA's Scientific Journal to become Journal of Addiction Science & Clinical Practice
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The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), a component of the National Institutes of Health announced today that it is changing the name of its scientific journal Perspectives to the...
NIDA Study Suggests Crystal Methamphetamine Use in Young Adults Higher than Previously Reported
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Crystal methamphetamine use among young adults in the United States is considerably higher than previous surveys indicate, according to new research funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)...
HBO Producers win NIDA/CPDD Media Award for Documentary series "Addiction"
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The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health, and the College On Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD) will jointly present the 2007 Media Award...
NIDA Announces New Tools for Drug Abuse Treatment
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Two new products designed to speed the adoption of science-based interventions into clinical practice are now available from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes...
NIDA Offers Psychiatrists a Look at State-of-the-Science on Addiction and Mental Illnesses
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The Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), today challenged psychiatrists to learn more about the importance of substance abuse...
NewsScan for May 8, 2007 - HIV Issue
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Introduction Drug abuse and addiction continue to fuel the spread of HIV/AIDS in the United States and abroad. To address this significant public health threat, research is examining many aspects...
NIDA Looks at Non-Injection Drug Use and Spread of HIV/AIDS
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More than 500 scientists, clinicians and public health specialists met today at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to discuss the latest research on drug abuse and the evolving epidemic...
NIH Survey Shows Most People with Drug Use Disorders Never Get Treatment
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Only 8 percent of people identified as drug abusers, and fewer than 40 percent of those diagnosed with drug dependence, have ever gotten any kind of intervention or treatment, according...
NIDA Deputy Director to Give Stimulant Abuse Update at ASAM Annual Scientific Meeting
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WHAT: Treatment of Stimulant Dependence: The State of the Science The National institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health, will present a full day symposium...
NIDA Highlights State of the Science on Addiction and Mental Illnesses
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The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), National Institutes of Health, will present a special research-based program track at the American Psychiatric Association's (APA's) 160th Annual Meeting in San Diego...
NIDA-Supported Study Shows Significant Association between Smoking, Mental Disorders in Pregnant Women
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New research has identified an association between mental disorders and nicotine dependence among pregnant women in the United States, not unlike what has been reported in the general population. The...
NIDA Survey Shows Lack of Substance AbuseTreatment Options for Offenders
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Substance abuse treatment services for offenders are not widely available in all phases of the correctional system, according to the first set of findings from a national survey funded by...
NIDA Study Identifies Genes That Might Help Some People Abstain From Smoking
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Scientists supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health, have for the first time identified genes that might increase a person's ability...
NIDA Launches First Large-Scale National Study to Treat Addiction to Prescription Pain Medications
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Researchers funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health, are launching the first large-scale national study evaluating a treatment for addiction to...
NIH Partners with HBO on Groundbreaking Documentary on Addiction
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The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), components of the National Institutes of Health, have collaborated with HBO to create...
NIDA Begins Its First-Ever Public Discussion on Pain Relief and Addiction
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"Who is most at risk for addiction to pain killers?" and "How do you balance getting adequate pain relief with the risk of addiction?" were only two of the many...
NewsScan for March 5, 2007 - Pain, Opioids, and Addiction
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Physician Concerns Regarding Prescribing Opiates for Chronic Pain Opiate medications are highly effective in the control of pain. However, physician comfort level in prescribing opiate drugs for the treatment of...
NewsScan for February 26, 2007 - Hispanics and Drug Abuse
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Introduction Hispanics comprise the largest minority group in the United States, with a population of 42.7 million, 40 percent of whom are under age 21. Surveys of the Nations youth...
NIDA Unveils its First Consumer Publication to Explain the Science of Addiction
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"Drugs, Brains, and Behavior: The Science of Addiction" was unveiled today by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), a component of the National Institutes of Health. The 30-page full-color...
NIDA Director Dr. Nora Volkow to Discuss New Data Showing Similarities in the Processes Underlying Craving for Food and Drugs
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At the 2007 annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, a component of the National Institutes...
Pain, Opioids, and Addiction: An Urgent Problem for Doctors and Patients
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For the first time, the National Institute on Drug Abuse, part of the National Institutes of Health, will bring together the research and clinical practice communities to draw attention to...
Damage to Specific Part of the Brain May Make Smokers 'Forget' to Smoke
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Preliminary research supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), a component of the National Institutes of Health, has found that some smokers with damage to a part of...
NIDA Launches Centers of Excellence for Physician Information
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The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), today announced the establishment of four Centers of Excellence for Physician Information - these Centers...
NIDA-Sponsored Survey Shows Decrease in Illicit Drug Use among Nation's Teens but Prescription Drug Abuse Remains High
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The 2006 Monitoring the Future (MTF) survey of eighth, 10th and 12th graders indicates that their past-month use of illicit drugs has dropped 23.2 percent since 2001 (from 19.4 percent...
National Institutes of Health to Announce Results of 2006 Monitoring the Future Survey
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The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) will convene a press conference on Thursday, December 21 to announce the results of the 2006 Monitoring the Future Survey. The Monitoring the...
Monitoring the Future Survey, Overview of Findings 2006
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The Good News Overall, the results are very positive - there has been an approximate 23% decline over the last five years in the past month use of any illicit...
NewsScan for December 11, 2006 - International Issue
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Since the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) was founded in 1974, international research and training activities have been a vital part of its mission. During fiscal year 2005, NIDA...
Young African American Adults at High Risk for HIV, STDs Even in Absence of High-Risk Behaviors
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Results of a new study supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), National Institutes of Health, suggest that young African American adults - but not young white adults...
NIDA Researchers Complete Unprecedented Scan of Human Genome That May Help Unlock the Genetic Contribution to Tobacco Addiction
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Results of a new genetic study bring scientists one step closer to understanding why some smokers become addicted to nicotine, the primary reinforcing component of tobacco. The research, funded by...
The National Institute on Drug Abuse Announces Summer Internship Opportunities
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The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), is offering summer research training opportunities at their facility in Baltimore, Maryland. Students who are...
Incentive-Based Therapy Improves Outlook for Methamphetamine Abusers
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New research suggests that offering methamphetamine abusers an incentive-based behavioral therapy program called contingency management (CM - also known as Motivational Incentives), along with psychosocial therapy is more effective than...
NewsScan for October 13, 2006 - Women & Substance Abuse Issue
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This issue of NewsScan focuses on some of the recent scientific investigations supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) that relate to the subject of substance abuse and...
NIDA Announces Smoke-Free Meeting Policy
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Bethesda, MD - The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health, today announced it would enact a new policy requiring that all meetings and...
NewsScan for September 18, 2006 - Back to School Issue
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School-Based Drug Prevention Program May Decrease HIV Risk Behavior in Young Adulthood New research shows that Life Skills Training (LST), a school-based drug abuse prevention program, may decrease HIV risk...
Prevention Programs for Young Rural Teens Can Reduce Methamphetamine Abuse Years Later
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New research supported in part by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), National Institutes of Health, shows that prevention programs conducted in middle school can reduce methamphetamine abuse among...
NIH Researchers Complete Unprecedented Genetic Study That May Help Identify People Most at Risk for Alcoholism
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Researchers at the Molecular Neurobiology Branch of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), National Institutes of Health, have completed the most comprehensive scan of the human genome to date...
NIDA Speeds Transfer of Research Findings Into Clinical Tools
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Seattle - Thousands of people in the United States seeking treatment for drug abuse will benefit from years of scientific research, thanks to new products announced today at the 2006...
Imaging Study May Help Point Toward More Effective Smoking Cessation Treatments
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Results of a new imaging study, supported in part by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), National Institutes of Health, show that the nicotine received in just a few...
NIDA Announces Recommendations to Treat Drug Abusers, Save Money, and Reduce Crime
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The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), National Institutes of Health, today released a landmark scientific report showing that effective treatment of drug abuse and addiction can save communities money...
NewsScan for July 24, 2006 - Criminal Justice Issue
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New Research Examines the Relationship Between Greater Punitive Law Enforcement Policies and HIV Prevalence Among Intravenous Drug Users New NIDA-funded research finds increased law enforcement efforts designed to deter drug...
NIDA to Release New Drug Abuse Treatment Recommendations to Cut Costs, Save Money and Reduce Crime
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On July 24, the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), National Institutes of Health, will release a landmark report offering 13 principles of treatment that can reduce crime, save money...
Toddlers of Mothers Who Smoked During Pregnancy Show Behavior Problems
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New findings from a study supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), National Institutes of Health suggest that toddlers of women who smoked during pregnancy begin to show...
NewsScan for June 16, 2006 - Research News
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Deficits in Neurocognitive Functions May Affect Outcomes of Preventive Interventions Among Adolescent Boys Deficits in executive control functions—such as abstract thinking, planning, and self-control— may play a direct role in...
NewsScan for May 19, 2006 - Research News
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New Research Shows Vaccine May Offer Promising Treatment for Nicotine Addiction Each year nearly half of all smokers attempt to quit smoking, but less than 5 percent are successful beyond...
Behaviors May Indicate Risk of Adolescent Depression
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New findings from a study supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), National Institutes of Health, show that girls and boys who exhibit high levels of risky behaviors...
NIDA Research Uncovers the Neurobiology of Dread
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In what is the first brain imaging study of dread, new research supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), National Institutes of Health, has shown that people who...
10th Annual PRISM Awards Winners
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"Walk The Line," "Rent" Nominated in the Feature Film Category "House," "Everybody Loves Raymond," "Reba," "Saturday Night Live," Law & Order: SVU," "The O.C.,"& "Without a Trace" Among the Chosen...
Neal Baer to be Honored With the Larry Stewart Leadership & Inspiration Award at the 10th Annual PRISM Awards
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LOS ANGELES - The Entertainment Industries Council, Inc., (EIC) will present Dr. Neal Baer, Executive Producer of the NBC television series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, with the Larry...
Nominees for the 10th Annual PRISM Awards
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Reese Witherspoon, Joaquin Phoenix, Terrence Howard, Hugh Laurie & Denis Leary Among Nominees for 10th Annual PRISM Awards "Walk The Line," "Rent" Nominated in the Feature Film Category "House," "Everybody...
Combination of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy and Motivational Incentives Enhance Treatment for Marijuana Addiction
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New research supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), National Institutes of Health, indicates that people who are trying to end their addiction to marijuana can benefit from...
NewsScan for March 9, 2006 - HIV Issue
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Bacterial Infections Pose Major Risks for Drug Abusers In a recently published review article, scientists say that people who abuse drugs often are vulnerable to bacterial infections, including strains that...
NewsScan for February 1, 2006 - Neuroscience Issue
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Each year, neuroscientists from around the world gather to discuss the latest research findings that advance knowledge of the brain and nervous system. A highlight of the annual meeting of...
Black, White Teens Show Differences in Nicotine Metabolism
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New research by scientists with the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), National Institutes of Health, suggests that some of the racial and ethnic differences underlying how adults' bodies metabolize...
Two Research Centers Join the NIDA Clinical Trials Network
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The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), National Institutes of Health, today announced the establishment of two new Clinical Trials Network (CTN) affiliates. This development increases the range of NIDA's...
Monitoring the Future Survey, Overview of Findings 2005
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For more information about this survey go to www.monitoringthefuture.org The Good News Overall, the results are positive. While there was no substantive change in any illicit drug use between 2004...
2005 Monitoring the Future Survey Shows Continued Decline in Drug Use by Students
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Overall, the 2005 Monitoring the Future (MTF) survey showed good news. While there was no substantive change in any illicit drug use between 2004 and 2005, analysis of the survey...
NIDA Unveils Campaign to Send Teens the Message About the Link Between Drug Abuse and HIV
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"Drug Abuse and HIV: Learn the Link" is the message of a new public awareness campaign announced November 29, 2005, by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), a component...
Drug Abuse & HIV/AIDS: The Complexities of Linked Epidemics - Meeting Agenda
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November 29, 2005 The National Press Club, Holeman Lounge 529 14th Street, NW (At 14th and F Street), Washington, D.C. 20045 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. Public Service Announcement Launch/Press Conference...
NewsScan for October 28, 2005 - Special Health Disparities Issue
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This issue of NewsScan offers a look at NIDA-supported, published research and studies in progress that will bring scientists closer to the goal of effective prevention and treatment for everyone...
NIDA and Scholastic Continue to Reach Tweens with Information about Methamphetamine and Other Drugs
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Through a continuing partnership, NIDA and SCHOLASTIC, the global children's publishing and media company, will distribute information on the health effects of methamphetamine to nearly 2 million middle and high...
Motivational Incentive Program is an Effective Treatment for Stimulant Drug Abuse
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The chance to win even small rewards in a prize-based Motivational Incentive (MI) program can motivate cocaine and methamphetamine abusers to stay in treatment and be drug-free for a longer...
NewsScan for September 7, 2005 - Special Back to School Issue
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New Study Provides Insight to the Human Brain's Response to Methamphetamine Abuse Current research suggests neuronal changes associated with long-term methamphetamine abuse, such as disturbances in memory and selective attention...
Researchers Identify a Brain Chemical That Plays a Key Role in Food and Drug-Seeking Behavior
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New research performed in rats suggests that orexin, a brain chemical involved in feeding behavior, arousal, and sleep, also plays a role in reward function and drug-seeking behavior. Dr. Glenda...
NewsScan for August 23, 2005 - Research News
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Therapists Don’t Live By Treatment Manuals Alone Participating in three days of seminars followed by supervised casework and using an instructional Website are more effective methods of teaching cognitive behavioral...
Methamphetamine Abuse, HIV Infection Cause Changes in Brain Structure
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New research published in the August 2005 issue of the American Journal of Psychiatry indicates that methamphetamine abuse and HIV infection cause significant alterations in the size of certain brain...
Adult Antisocial Syndromes Common Among Substance Abusers
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Data from a recent epidemiologic survey of more than 43,000 U.S. adults show that antisocial syndromes - marked by little concern for the rights of others and violations of age-appropriate...
NewsScan for June 2, 2005 - Special Blending Issue
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"Smart Practice, Practical Science" NIDA’s June 6-7, 2005 Blending Conference Brings Clinicians & Researchers Together in Florida This special edition of NewsScan focuses on research supported by the National Institute...
Miami Beach Blending Conference Scheduled
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WHAT: A 2-day conference that will bring together clinicians and researchers to examine cutting-edge scientific findings about drug abuse and addiction and their application to clinical practice. WHY: As in...
NewsScan for March 9, 2005 - Research News
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Medication May Reduce Inhalant-Seeking Behavior in Rats Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory have found that the anticonvulsant drug vigabatrin (also known as gamma vinyl-GABA or...
Research Identifies Proteins Crucial to Construction of Brain's Information Superhighway
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Communication in the brain travels from one nerve cell to another through critical connections called synapses. These neuron-to-neuron junctions form early in brain development, and their construction was thought to...
NIDA-Funded Studies Show Expanding HIV Screening is Cost Effective
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Two multicenter research teams supported in part by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health, have independently determined through the development of computer models that routine screening...
NewsScan for January 10, 2005 - Research News
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Abstaining From Marijuana Associated With Better Quality of Life Results of a study suggest that people who abstain from smoking marijuana appear to have a better quality of life and...
Brief Encounters Can Provide Motivation to Reduce or Stop Drug Abuse
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New research supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), National Institutes of Health, shows that meeting with an addiction peer counselor just once at the time of a...
Teen Drug Use Declines 2003-2004
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According to the Department of Health and Human Services, results from the annual Monitoring the Future (MTF) survey indicate an almost 7 percent decline of any illicit drug use in...
NIDA Study Offers New Clues About Connection Between Cocaine Abuse, Thinking, and Decision-making
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New research, funded in part by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), National Institutes of Health, shows that chronic cocaine abuse is directly related to dysfunction in areas of...
NIDA Joins Forces With Perlegen to Research Nicotine Addiction
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The National Institute on Drug Abuse, a component of the National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, has awarded a $2.1 million contract to Perlegen Sciences...
NIDA Researchers Develop New Genetic Strain of Mice to Study Nicotine Addiction
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A team of investigators supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), National Institutes of Health, has created a strain of mice scientists can use to study nicotine addiction...
NIDA Study Finds High School Program Yields Health Benefits for Female Athletes
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New research that focuses on a health promotion program supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), National Institutes of Health, shows the program decreased the abuse of stimulant...
NIDA Sponsors Frontiers in Addiction Research Mini-Convention in Conjunction With Annual Society for Neuroscience Meeting in San Diego
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The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), National Institutes of Health, will sponsor a NIDA mini-convention, Frontiers in Addiction Research, on Friday, October 22, 2004, in conjunction with the 34th...
NIH Announces New Funding for Transdisciplinary Tobacco Use Research Centers
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The National Institutes of Health (NIH) today announced new funding for the Transdisciplinary Tobacco Use Research Centers (TTURC) initiative, which originally awarded grants to seven research centers in 1999. This...
NewsScan for September 30, 2004 - Research News
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Hostility Personality Trait Predicts Brain Metabolic Response to Nicotine People prone to anger and aggression may be predisposed to develop an addiction to nicotine compared with those who have happy...
NIDA Research Identifies Factors Related to Inhalant Abuse, Addiction
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New research shows that young people who have been treated for mental health problems, have a history of foster care, or who already abuse other drugs have an increased risk...
NewsScan for July 19, 2004 - Research News
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Study Sheds New Light on Mechanism Behind Stimulant Medication for ADHD New research involving the drug methylphenidate (Ritalin) is shedding light on how certain stimulant drugs impact the brain to...
New Research Study in JAMA Shows Adult Marijuana Abuse and Dependence Increased During 1990s
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In an article appearing in the May 5 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), addiction researchers at the National Institutes of Health compared marijuana use in...
NewsScan for April 30, 2004 - Research News
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Medication for Multiple Sclerosis May Help in Treating Cocaine Addiction Results of a NIDA-funded study show that a combination of substance abuse counseling and baclofen—a medication often used to treat...
NIDA Announces 8th Annual "PRISM" Award Winners
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LOS ANGELES, April 29, 2004 - The winners of the 8th Annual PRISM Awards were announced today at The Hollywood Palladium. Presented by the Entertainment Industries Council, Inc. (EIC), in...
NewsScan for March 17, 2004 - Research News
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Novelty-Seeking Teens May Be More Easily Influenced by Tobacco Advertisements Teens with higher levels of a personality trait known as novelty-seeking have been shown to be more receptive to tobacco...
NIDA Study Finds Alcohol Treatment Medication, Behavioral Therapy Effective for Treating Cocaine Addiction
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Results of a study funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), National Institutes of Health, suggest that disulfiram, a medication used to treat alcohol addiction, is effective in...
Timothy P. Condon Named Deputy Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse
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Dr. Timothy Condon has been named Deputy Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), a component of the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Condon will assist in developing...
New Study Suggests Methamphetamine Withdrawal is Associated with Brain Changes Similar to Those Seen in Depression and Anxiety
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Results of a new study indicate that people who have recently stopped abusing the powerfully addictive drug methamphetamine may have brain abnormalities similar to those seen in people with mood...
Teen Drug Abuse Declines Across Wide Front
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HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson and John P. Walters, Director of National Drug Control Policy, today released results of the 2003 Monitoring the Future survey, showing an 11 percent decline...
NewsScan for December 12, 2003 - Research News
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Research Yields New Insights into Molecular Markers of Addiction Building on previous research using microarrays that identified more than 400 human genes affected by long-term cocaine abuse, researchers at the...
New Research in Animals Reveals Possible Long-Term Effects of Stimulants on Brain and Behavior
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Three new studies conducted in animals, published in the December issue of the journal Biological Psychiatry, provide evidence that misuse of the stimulant methylphenidate (Ritalin) may have long-term effects on...
Treatment Providers Need to Be Aware That a Myriad of Health Problems Often Accompany Substance Abuse
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Results of two new studies, funded in part by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), National Institutes of Health, show that people with substance abuse disorders often have accompanying...