This is Archived Content. This content is available for historical purposes only. It may not reflect the current state of science or language from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). View current news releases on nida.nih.gov.
Motivational Incentive Program is an Effective Treatment for Stimulant Drug Abuse
|
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...
NIDA and Scholastic Continue to Reach Tweens with Information about Methamphetamine and Other Drugs
|
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...
NewsScan for September 7, 2005 - Special Back to School Issue
|
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
|
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
|
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
|
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
|
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
|
"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
|
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
|
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
|
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
|
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
|
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
|
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
|
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
|
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
|
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
|
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
|
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
|
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
|
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
|
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
|
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
|
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
|
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
|
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
|
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
|
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
|
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
|
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
|
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
|
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
|
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
|
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
|
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...
NIDA Goes BACK to School
|
At a press briefing held today in Washington, D.C., Dr. Nora D. Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), National Institutes of Health, discussed the Institute's new...
NIDA Funds Research to Enhance Knowledge, Training of Drug Abuse Therapists in Community Settings
|
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), National Institutes of Health, today announced it has awarded 7 grants to develop new and different ways of training and supervising community-based drug...
NIDA Grants Address Childhood Mental Illness, Role in Drug Abuse
|
Today, the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), National Institutes of Health, announced it has awarded 7 grants to study the impact of childhood psychiatric conditions on the potential for...
NIDA Grants Will Fill Research Gaps on Stress and Drug Use
|
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), National Institutes of Health, today announced it has awarded 10 grants to study the relationship between chronic stress, repeated stressors, and brain mechanisms...
Small Study Suggests Anticonvulsant Drug Holds Promise as Therapy for Cocaine Abuse
|
A preliminary clinical trial funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the National Institutes of Health, suggests that gamma vinyl-GABA (GVG) - a drug used to treat epilepsy -...
New Research Spurs 2nd Printing of NIDA Prevention Guide
|
The National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health, today released its newly updated publication, "Preventing Drug Use among Children and Adolescents: A Research-Based Guide for Parents, Educators, and...
NIDA Goes BACK to School
|
Like millions of students and teachers across the country, the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), a component of the National Institutes of Health, is going back to school in...
PET Scans Show Cigarette Smoke Affects Peripheral Organs
|
It is well known that smoking cigarettes can directly and often fatally damage the lungs. But new research, with support from the National Institute for Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering and...
NIDA Hosts Drug Abuse Scientists and Clinicians at Colorado Blending Conference
|
As in other fields of medicine, a gap exists in the drug abuse treatment field between clinical practice and basic scientific investigation. To help narrow this gap, the National Institute...
Office-Based Therapy for Opiate Addiction Successful
|
The recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval of buprenorphine and of a combination product containing buprenorphine and naloxone, developed through more than a decade of research supported by the...
Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America Partners with NIDA to Educate Nation About Effects of Drugs
|
To raise awareness about the effects of drug use on the most vulnerable populations? children and adolescents?as they return to school, Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA) is partnering with...
Rat Study Shows Exposure to Ecstasy Early in Pregnancy Induces Brain, Behavior Changes
|
Researchers at Rush Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center in Chicago have shown that 21-day-old rat pups exposed in the womb to the drug MDMA (3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine, often called Ecstasy) during a period...
Amphetamine or Cocaine Exposure May Limit Brain Cell Changes That Normally Occur with Life Experiences
|
Researchers know that certain kinds of experiences, such as those involved in learning, can physically change brain structure and affect behavior. Now, new research in rats shows that exposure to...
New Compound That Acts on Peripheral Receptors May Be Promising Treatment for Some Nerve Pain
|
Results of a new study in mice and rats show that a compound which acts on a specific type of cell receptor found only outside the central nervous system decreases...
NewsScan for July 30, 2003 - Research News
|
New Vaccine Reduces Behavioral Effects of Nicotine NIDA-funded scientists have developed a new vaccine that successfully reduces the behavioral effects of nicotine in rats. Unlike previously developed vaccines, the new...
Scientists Gather to Discuss Advances in Drug Abuse Research
|
More than 1,000 scientists will meet June 14-19 in Bal Harbour, Florida, at the Sixty-fifth Annual Meeting of the College on Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD) to discuss their latest...
NewsScan for May 23, 2003 - Research Findings
|
Treatment for Cocaine Addiction May Reduce HIV Risk Cocaine addiction has previously been linked to an increased risk of contracting HIV, mainly as a result of sharing contaminated injection equipment...
NIDA Announces 7th Annual "PRISM" Award Winners
|
LOS ANGELES, May 8, 2003 -Val Kilmer, Neve Campbell, Bernie Mac, John Spencer, Tim Matheson and Noah Wyle received PRISM Awards for individual performances in film and television at the...
NewsScan for May 2, 2003 - Research News
|
Real-Time Monitoring of Dopamine Activity in Brain Helps Explain How Environmental Cues Contribute to Cocaine Relapse Real-time monitoring of dopamine activity in the brain shows that in rats the mere...
NewsScan for April 9, 2003 - Research News
|
Study of Twins Reveals That Changes in Attention and Motor Skills Persist at Least a Year after Heavy Stimulant Abuse In a study supported by the National Institute on Drug...
NewsScan for March 5, 2003
|
NIDA News - Dr. Nora D. Volkow Named Director of NIDA Nora D. Volkow, M.D., has been appointed the new director of NIDA by National Institutes of Health Director Dr...
NewsScan for February 19, 2003 - Research News
|
This issue of NewsScan focuses on NIDA-supported research on nicotine addiction. Its issuance precedes the 9th Annual Meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco to be held...
Dr. Nora D. Volkow Named New Director of NIDA
|
Bethesda, Maryland - National Institutes of Health Director Elias A. Zerhouni, M.D., today announced the appointment of Nora D. Volkow, M.D., as the new director of the NIH's National Institute...
NewsScan for January 13, 2003 - Research News
|
Teen Drug Use Associated with Psychiatric Disorders Later in Life Children who start to use alcohol, marijuana or other illicit drugs in their early teen years are more likely to...
2002 Monitoring The Future Survey Shows Decrease in Use of Marijuana, Club Drugs, Cigarettes and Tobacco
|
Results from the annual Monitoring the Future Survey of 8th, 10th and 12th grade students in U.S. schools indicate that use of marijuana, some club drugs, cigarettes and alcohol decreased...
NIDA Announces 2003 Science-based Resource Calendar for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
|
In its ongoing initiative to raise awareness among cultural populations in the United States about the health risks of drug abuse and addiction, the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)...
NewsScan for November 4, 2002 - Research News
|
Scientists Say NOW is the Time to Stop Smoking After reviewing the literature on smoking cessation programs and other issues related to smoking, scientists from the University of Wisconsin and...
NIDA Sponsors Frontiers in Addiction Research - A Series of Satellite Symposia - In Conjunction With Annual Society for Neuroscience Meeting in Orlando
|
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) is sponsoring a series of satellite symposia in conjunction with the 32nd Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, to be held at...
NIDA Research and SAMHSA Physician Training Combine to Put Care for Opiate Dependence in Hands of Family Doctor
|
Buprenorphine, a new medication developed through more than a decade of research supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), will now become available to treat heroin and other...
New NIDA Science Education Materials for Second and Third Graders Available Online
|
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has released a new elementary school curriculum: "Brain Power! The NIDA Junior Scientists Program." Available online and designed for use in second-and third-grade...
NIDA and SAMHSA Enter Agreement to Expedite Transfer of Findings from Treatment Research into Clinical Practice
|
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) today announced a unique intra-agency agreement to expedite the application of findings from...
Scholastic Classroom Magazines and National Institute on Drug Abuse Announce Science Education Partnership Launching This Fall
|
New York, NY and Washington, DC: Scholastic, the global children's publishing and media company, and the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) today announced a two-year, school-based science education partnership...
NIDA Experts to Discuss Prescription Drug Abuse, New Treatment Medications, and Relapse Prevention at APA Convention in Chicago
|
Substance abuse is one of the many topics on this year's agenda of the American Psychological Association's (APA) 110th annual convention being held in Chicago from August 22-25, 2002. The...
NewsScan for July 31, 2002 - Research News
|
Teen Drug Use Linked with Later Health Problems A long-term study has linked adolescent drug use with health problems in early adulthood. Subjects in their mid-to-late twenties who had used...
NIDA Launches New Publication For Researcher-Provider Dialogue
|
NIDA is launching Science & Practice Perspectives, a new publication that will promote a practical, creative dialogue between researchers and treatment providers. Published twice a year, the exchange of information...
Exposure to Hepatitis C Has No Effect on Antiretroviral Treatment Outcomes in HIV Patients
|
A study of HIV-infected patients in Baltimore, Maryland, revealed that individuals seropositive for hepatitis C had similar clinical outcome measures when treated with antiretroviral drug regimens compared to seronegative patients...
NewsScan for June 24, 2002 - Research News
|
Journal of General Internal Medicine Produces Special Issue on Substance Abuse The May 2002 issue of the Journal of General Internal Medicine is devoted to the subject of substance abuse...
Scientists Gather in Quebec City, Canada to Discuss Advances in Drug Abuse Research
|
More than 1,000 scientists and physicians are meeting June 8th-13th in Quebec City, Quebec, at the 64th annual meeting of the College on Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD) to discuss...
Study Reports Preliminary Findings Related to Methamphetamine
|
Scientists from The Ohio State University are examining the interaction between methamphetamine use and feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) to determine whether such research may offer insights that would aid in...
NewsScan for May 28, 2002 - Research News
|
Dopamine May Play Role in Cue-Induced Craving Distinct from Its Role Regulating Reward Effects NIDA-supported researchers from Brookhaven National Laboratory and the State University of New York at Stony Brook...
Substance Abuse Increases in New York City in Aftermath of September 11th
|
Survey results indicate that smoking and alcohol and marijuana use increased among residents of Manhattan during the five to eight weeks after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center...
"BLOW" Receives Top Honors at 6th Annual Prism Awards
|
LOS ANGELES, May 9, 2002 - "Blow," starring Johnny Depp and Penelope Cruz, received the PRISM Award in the Theatrical Feature Film category at the 6th 6th nual PRISM Awards...
Study Quantifies Cost-Benefit of Family Interventions Designed to Prevent Adolescent Alcohol Use
|
Iowa State University researchers have calculated that brief family intervention programs designed to discourage teen drinking are both beneficial and cost-effective. Their study found that each dollar spent on intervention...
Research Yields New Insights into Molecular Control of Addiction
|
In research employing fruit flies, scientists at the University of Arizona have provided new insights into how molecules may control addiction, memory formation, and brain plasticity. Their research has provided...
Significant Deficits in Mental Skills Observed in Toddlers Exposed to Cocaine Before Birth
|
A study conducted by researchers from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland found that children exposed to cocaine before birth were twice as likely to have significant delays in mental...
NewsScan for April 8, 2002 - Stress and Drug Abuse Issue
|
Both research and clinical experience have demonstrated that stress increases the risk of substance abuse and is one of the major reasons why recovering drug abusers relapse. Many Americans are...
Study Assesses Impact of September 11th Events on Manhattan Residents - Participants Report Symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Depression
|
In the aftermath of the events of September 11th, researchers funded in part by the National Institute on Drug Abuse assessed post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression among Manhattan...
Adolescent Depression and High Receptivity to Tobacco Ads May Lead to Teen Smoking
|
A NIDA-funded study by researchers at the Georgetown University School of Medicine and the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine reports that adolescent depression, combined with high receptivity to tobacco...
Public Service Announcements and In the Mix Show Highlight the Dangers of Anabolic Steroids
|
Part of the angst of adolescence is concern about body image. In the quest for physical perfection and athletic performance America's young adults increasingly have turned to anabolic steroids, despite...
NewsScan for January 30, 2002 - Research News
|
Antipsychotic Drug Risperidone Reduces Euphoric Effects of Cocaine Repeated dosing with risperidone, an antipsychotic drug used to treat disorganized or psychotic thinking, was effective in blunting the euphoric highs associated...
NewsScan for January 3, 2002 - Research News
|
Researchers Report First “Genome Scan” for Drug Abuse Results of a genome-wide search, or “genome scan,” by a team of researchers led by Dr. George Uhl, from the National Institute...
2001 Monitoring The Future Survey Released
|
Use of cigarettes by American teenagers decreased from 2000 to 2001 according to the annual Monitoring the Future Survey released today by the Department of Health and Human Services. This...
Imaging Studies Expand Understanding of How Methamphetamine Affects the Human Brain
|
It is well known that methamphetamine abuse damages the nerve endings of human brain cells containing dopamine, a chemical messenger that plays a role in memory, mood, and motor coordination...
Dr. Glen Hanson Named Acting Director of NIDA
|
Glen R. Hanson, D.D.S., Ph.D., today was named the Acting Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse by Ruth Kirschstein, M.D., Acting Director of the National Institutes of Health...
NewsScan for November 27, 2001 - Research News
|
Brief Family Interventions in 6th Grade Cut Substance Abuse in 10th Grade Providing substance abuse prevention training to the parents of 6th graders and their children during one evening a...
NewsScan for October 16, 2001 - Research News
|
Scientists Show Marijuana Use Affects Learning, Other Memory Skills Researchers at the McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School have found that heavy, long-term marijuana use produces memory impairment for days or even...
Scientists Find New Approach to Developing Medications to Prevent Relapse to Cocaine Use
|
Research teams from the Drug Abuse Program of the VU Medical Center in the Netherlands and the intramural laboratories of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) have identified a...
NewScan for August 29, 2001 - Research News
|
Studies Show Effects of Cocaine Use During Pregnancy on Infants' Brains Babies born to mothers who abuse cocaine during pregnancy often are delivered prematurely, have low birth weights, smaller head...
National Conference on Drug Abuse Prevention Highlights Latest Research
|
As communities around the country consider how best to prevent drug use, the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) is convening its 2nd National Conference on Drug Abuse Prevention Research...
NIDA Initiative Provides Increased Funding For Science-Based Drug Abuse Prevention Research
|
In remarks today at the 2nd National Conference on Drug Abuse Prevention Research, Dr. Alan I. Leshner, director, National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), announced that NIDA will commit $30...
Therapy to Help Women Reduce Their Concerns About Gaining Weight Found to be Effective in Helping Them to Stop Smoking
|
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine found that a treatment program that focuses on reducing women's concerns about weight is the first treatment to significantly improve smoking...
NewsScan for July 24, 2001 - Research News
|
Study Details 25-Year History of Drug Use by Vietnam War Veterans In one of the few long-term studies of drug use among Vietnam veterans, researchers at the Washington University School...
Scientific Conference Focuses on Ecstasy (MDMA)
|
Scientists from around the world are meeting at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Maryland, July 19 and 20, to discuss the latest research about the drug Ecstasy...
Researchers Find That After Stopping Cocaine Use, Drug Craving Gets Stronger Over Time
|
Using an animal model of drug craving in laboratory rats, researchers at the Intramural Research Program of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) have found that craving for cocaine...
Study of Teens in Four Cities Finds Drug Treatment Effective
|
The first large-scale study designed specifically to evaluate drug abuse treatment outcomes among adolescents found that community-based treatment programs can reduce drug and alcohol use, improve school performance, and lower...