Disparities in opioid overdose deaths continue to worsen for Black people, study suggests
NIH-supported study underscores the need for racially inclusive approach to address the opioid crisis in hard-hit areas (Source: NIDA News)
Source: NIDA News - September 9, 2021 Category: Addiction Tags: Addiction Science, African Americans, News Release, Evidence-Based Practices, Fentanyl, Health and Medical Professionals, Health Disparities, Heroin, Illicit Opioids, NIDAMED News, Opioids, Overdose, Researchers Source Type: news

Las disparidades en muertes por sobredosis de opioides contin úan empeorando para la población negra, sugiere un estudio
Un estudio patrocinado por los Institutos Nacionales de la Salud (NIH) destaca la necesidad de una estrategia racialmente inclusiva para abordar la crisis de opioides en áreas muy afectadas (Source: NIDA News)
Source: NIDA News - September 9, 2021 Category: Addiction Tags: Addiction Science, African Americans, News Release, Evidence-Based Practices, Fentanyl, Health and Medical Professionals, Health Disparities, Heroin, Illicit Opioids, NIDAMED News, Opioids, Overdose, Researchers Source Type: news

Disparities in opioid overdose deaths continue to worsen for Black people, study suggests
NIH-supported study underscores the need for racially inclusive approach to address the opioid crisis in hard-hit areas (Source: NIDA News)
Source: NIDA News - September 9, 2021 Category: Addiction Tags: Addiction Science, African Americans, News Release, Evidence-Based Practices, Fentanyl, Health and Medical Professionals, Health Disparities, Heroin, Illicit Opioids, NIDAMED News, Opioids, Overdose, Researchers Source Type: news

Marijuana use at historic high among college-aged adults in 2020
Annual NIH-supported study reports changing substance use trends among college students and college-aged adults (Source: NIDA News)
Source: NIDA News - September 8, 2021 Category: Addiction Tags: Alcohol, College Students, College-Age and Young Adults, News Release, Hallucinogens, Marijuana, Monitoring the Future, Nicotine, NIDAMED News, Opioids, Parents, Prescription Drugs, Prescription Stimulants, Researchers, Students, Teachers, Tobacco, Young Source Type: news

El consumo de marihuana marca un m áximo histórico entre adultos de edad universitaria en 2020
Un estudio anual patrocinado por los Institutos Nacionales de la Salud (NIH) revela tendencias cambiantes en el consumo de drogas entre estudiantes universitarios y j óvenes de edad universitaria (Source: NIDA News)
Source: NIDA News - September 8, 2021 Category: Addiction Tags: Alcohol, College Students, College-Age and Young Adults, News Release, Hallucinogens, Marijuana, Monitoring the Future, Nicotine, NIDAMED News, Opioids, Parents, Prescription Drugs, Prescription Stimulants, Researchers, Students, Teachers, Tobacco, Young Source Type: news

Marijuana use at historic high among college-aged adults in 2020
Annual NIH-supported study reports changing substance use trends among college students and college-aged adults (Source: NIDA News)
Source: NIDA News - September 8, 2021 Category: Addiction Tags: Alcohol, College Students, College-Age and Young Adults, News Release, Hallucinogens, Marijuana, Monitoring the Future, Nicotine, NIDAMED News, Opioids, Parents, Prescription Drugs, Prescription Stimulants, Researchers, Students, Teachers, Tobacco, Young Source Type: news

NIH HEAL Initiative: Research Meets the Moment to Address the Opioid Public Health Crisis
Directors highlight research results from NIH-funded science and community partnerships (Source: NIDA News)
Source: NIDA News - August 26, 2021 Category: Addiction Tags: News Release, Health and Medical Professionals, NIDAMED News, Opioids, Pain, Pain Medication, Researchers, Treatment Research Source Type: news

Chronic Cocaine Use Changes Brain Structure and Cognitive Function in Rhesus Monkeys
Specific cocaine-induced decreases in gray matter density were associated with reduced performance on tests of memory and cognition. (Source: NIDA News)
Source: NIDA News - August 25, 2021 Category: Addiction Tags: Brain, Cocaine, NIDA Notes, Basic Science Source Type: news