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Monitoring the Future: Teleconference 2019
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Dr. Nora Volkow, NIDA Director, discusses the results of the 2019 Monitoring the Future survey during a teleconference on December 18, 2019. Monitoring the Future tracks drug use trends of 8th, 10th, and 12th-grade students, including attitudes and perceived risks of specific drugs.
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Monitoring the Future: Teleconference 2018
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Dr. Nora Volkow, NIDA Director, discusses the results of the 2018 Monitoring the Future survey during a teleconference on December 17, 2018.
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Monitoring the Future: Teleconference 2017
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Dr. Nora Volkow, NIDA Director, discusses the results of the 2017 Monitoring the Future survey during a teleconference on December 14, 2017.
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Monitoring the Future: Teleconference 2016
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Dr. Nora Volkow, NIDA Director, discusses the results of the 2016 Monitoring the Future survey during a teleconference on December 13, 2016.
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Monitoring the Future: Teleconference 2015
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Dr. Nora Volkow, NIDA Director, discusses the results of the 2015 Monitoring the Future survey during a teleconference on December 16, 2015.
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Dr. Thomas Kosten
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This podcast is directly related to the article " Dr. Thomas Kosten Q & A: Vaccines To Treat Addiction" The vaccines that are being developed are nicotine, cocaine, methamphetamine, and...
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Monitoring the Future: Teleconference 2014
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Dr. Nora Volkow, NIDA Director, discusses the results of the 2014 Monitoring the Future survey during a teleconference on December 16, 2014. Monitoring the Future tracks annual drug abuse trends...
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Dr. Kevin M. Gray
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This podcast is directly related to the article " Dr. Kevin M. Gray Q & A: A Potential Medication for Marijuana Dependence" My research team is currently conducting a clinical...
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Dr. Joni Rutter
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This podcast is directly related to the article " Dr. Joni Rutter Q&A: How Basic Science Is Tackling Addiction " There’s a long-standing observation that not everyone who tries or...
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Monitoring the Future: Teleconference 2013
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Dr. Nora Volkow, NIDA Director, discusses the results of the 2013 Monitoring the Future survey during a teleconference on December 18, 2013. Monitoring the Future tracks annual drug abuse trends...
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Dr. Marilyn Huestis
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This podcast is directly related to the article " Dr. Marilyn Huestis Q & A: Matching Drug Effects to Drug Concentrations" I’m Marilyn Huestis. I’m the Chief of Chemistry and...
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Jack & Jill (Keep Your Body Healthy) Radio Spot - Spanish
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Helps adolescents and other young adults understand the connection between drug abuse and contracting HIV/AIDS harmful risks of engaging in risky sexual activities.
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Jack & Jill (Keep Your Body Healthy) Radio Spot - Male Announcer
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Helps adolescents and other young adults understand the connection between drug abuse and contracting HIV/AIDS harmful risks of engaging in risky sexual activities.
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Jack & Jill (Keep Your Body Healthy) Radio Spot - Female Announcer
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Helps adolescents and other young adults understand the connection between drug abuse and contracting HIV/AIDS harmful risks of engaging in risky sexual activities.
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Regular marijuana use by teens continues to be a concern
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NIH Research Radio - In this episode: how regular marijuana use by teens continues to be a concern, plus a news summary.
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Training to help healthcare providers properly prescribe painkillers
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Dr. Nora Volkow interview on prescription painkillers
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The drug-free kids tool
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The National Institutes of Health has developed a Web tool called Family Checkup based on five skills: good communication between parents and children, how to encourage positive behavior, ways to work together to solve problems, setting limits, and ensuring adequate supervision.
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Teens and marijuana
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NIDA's 2012 Monitoring the Future survey of eighth, 10th and 12th graders reports continued high use of marijuana.
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Monitoring the Future: Briefing and Press Conference 2012
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Dr. Nora Volkow, NIDA Director, discusses the results of the 2012 Monitoring the Future survey at a press conference from the National Press Club on December 19, 2012. Monitoring the...
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Monitoring the Future: Briefing and Press Conference 2011
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Dr. Nora Volkow, NIDA Director, discusses the results of the 2011 Monitoring the Future survey at a press conference from the National Press Club on December 14, 2011. Monitoring the...
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Potential New Target for Smoking Cessation Without Weight Gain
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Dr. Nora Volkow, NIDA Director, discusses a new study published in Science magazine that identifies a brain pathway that could be a target of new treatments for smoking and weight control.
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NIH Radio Discusses Areas of Concern Regarding Opioid Prescription Practices
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Dr. Susan Weiss, Acting Director of NIDA's Office of Science Policy and Communications, discusses concerns raised by an analysis of 2009 data regarding national prescribing patterns for opioid painkillers.
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Dr. Nora Volkow to discuss JAMA paper, "Effects of Cell Phone Radiofrequency Signal Exposure on Brain Glucose Metabolism"
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Dr. Nora D. Volkow, first author on the paper, held a teleconference to answer questions on the paper published online in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), "Effects of Cell Phone Radiofrequency Signal Exposure on Brain Glucose Metabolism."
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NIH Podcast Shines Light on Prescription Drug Abuse in Women
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The NIH’s Office of Research on Women’s Health podcast, “Pinn Point on Women’s Health,” provides updates on women’s health research, and is hosted by Vivian W. Pinn, M.D., director of NIH’s Office of Research on Women’s Health.
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Teleconference Discussion of Results from Cocaine Vaccine Study
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NIDA Study Suggests Harnessing the Immune System Against Cocaine Addiction May Prove Effective.
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NIH and VA Announce $7 Million Partnership for Substance Abuse Research among Military Personnel, Veterans and their Families
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Two federal departments have joined forces to create a first-time collaborative funding project to support research on substance abuse and associated problems among U.S. military personnel, veterans and their families. Research will focus on war efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Foster Care Program Reduces Delinquency and Improves School Work for Girls
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Parental abuse during childhood increases the risk of involvement with the juvenile justice system, according to a study funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse.
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Researchers Identify Brain Mechanism Underlying Cocaine Cravings
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Scientists have identified a mechanism in the brain that helps to explain why craving for cocaine, and the risk of relapse, seems to increase in the weeks and months after drug use has stopped. It has to do with cues.
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High Schooler wins First-ever NIDA Addiction Science Award
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Kapil Ramachandran, received top honors in the new Addiction Science category at the Intel International Science and Engineer Fair, the world's largest science competition for high school students.
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Genes Linked to Nicotine Addiction and Lung Cancer
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Scientists have identified a genetic variant that not only makes smokers more prone to nicotine addiction but also increases their risk of developing lung cancer and arterial disease.
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MRIs Can Find Signals that Trigger Drug Cravings
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Dr. Steven Grant, NIDA's Chief of the Neuroscience Branch in the division of Clinical Neuroscience and Behavioral Research, said cues outside one's awareness can trigger rapid activation of the circuits driving drug-seeking behavior.
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Drug Impaired Driving by Youth Remains To be a Problem
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In 2006, 30 percent of high school seniors reported driving after drinking heavily or using drugs, or riding in a car in which the driver had been doing either, at least once in the prior two weeks. Dr. Timothy Condon, Deputy Director of NIDA, discusses the findings.
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NIDA Launches a Study About Treating Addiction to Prescription Pain Killers
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In response to the growing national problem of prescription drug abuse, the National Institute on Drug Abuse has launched a national study evaluating a treatment for addiction to painkillers. Dr. Nora Volkow, NIDA's Director, discussed the problem.
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NIDA Unveils Publication to Explain the Science of Addiction
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The National Institute on Drug Abuse has unveiled its first consumer publication dedicated to explaining the science of addiction. The 30 page full color booklet, "Drugs, Brains, and Behavior: The Science of Addiction", explains in layman's terms how science has revolutionized the understanding of drug addiction as a brain disease that affects behavior.
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