NIH-funded study links adolescent brain differences to increased waist circumference
Finding from ABCD Study elucidates neural mechanisms that may underlie early weight gain (Source: NIDA News)
Source: NIDA News - October 12, 2020 Category: Addiction Tags: Brain and Addiction, Children, News Release, Health and Medical Professionals, NIDAMED News, Researchers, ABCD, Brain, Addiction Science Source Type: news
Parte 1: Inmunoterapias: ¿Una nueva herramienta para tratar la adicción a la metanfetamina?
Los investigadores tienen creado un anticuerpo monoclonal destinado a interactuar con la metanfetamina y disminuir su capacidad de ingresar al cerebro. (Source: NIDA News)
Source: NIDA News - October 9, 2020 Category: Addiction Tags: Medication Development, Methamphetamine, NIDA Notes, Basic Science, Treatment Research, Treatment Source Type: news
Narrative of Discovery: The Quest for a Medication to Treat Methamphetamine Addiction, Part 5
In the summer of 2019, Dr. Linda Dwoskin and her research team felt they were in a promising place in their decades-long search for a treatment for the 700,000 Americans with methamphetamine use disorder. What she did not anticipate, however, was a storm called COVID-19. (Source: NIDA News)
Source: NIDA News - September 21, 2020 Category: Addiction Tags: Brain and Addiction, Medication Development, Methamphetamine, Narrative of Discovery, NIDA Notes, Treatment Research, Brain, Addiction Science Source Type: news
Vaping, marijuana use in 2019 rose in college-age adults
Increases are among the largest in history of national study (Source: NIDA News)
Source: NIDA News - September 15, 2020 Category: Addiction Tags: Alcohol, Cocaine, College Students, News Release, Marijuana, Monitoring the Future, NIDAMED News, Opioids, Parents, Prescription Stimulants, Researchers, Students, Teachers, Tobacco, Young Adults, College-Age and Young Adults Source Type: news
Gaps in substance use treatment services for HIV patients around the globe
Substance use is common among people living with HIV and is associated with less successful HIV treatment outcomes. Integrating substance use services into HIV care is a promising strategy to improve patient outcomes and reduce HIV incidence. (Source: NIDA News)
Source: NIDA News - September 15, 2020 Category: Addiction Tags: Science Highlight, HIV or AIDS Source Type: news
Vaping, marijuana use in 2019 rose in college-age adults
Increases are among the largest in history of national study (Source: NIDA News)
Source: NIDA News - September 15, 2020 Category: Addiction Tags: Alcohol, Cocaine, College Students, News Release, Marijuana, Monitoring the Future, NIDAMED News, Opioids, Parents, Prescription Stimulants, Researchers, Students, Teachers, Tobacco, Young Adults, College-Age and Young Adults Source Type: news
Gaps in substance use treatment services for HIV patients around the globe
Substance use is common among people living with HIV and is associated with less successful HIV treatment outcomes. Integrating substance use services into HIV care is a promising strategy to improve patient outcomes and reduce HIV incidence. (Source: NIDA News)
Source: NIDA News - September 15, 2020 Category: Addiction Tags: Science Highlight, HIV or AIDS Source Type: news
Substance use disorders linked to COVID-19 susceptibility
NIH research finds higher risk and worse outcomes for those with addiction (Source: NIDA News)
Source: NIDA News - September 14, 2020 Category: Addiction Tags: African Americans, News Release, Health and Medical Professionals, Researchers Source Type: news
Cocaine Triggers Endocannabinoid Release Through a Novel Mechanism
Cocaine can trigger release of the endocannabinoid 2-arachidonoylglycerol (2-AG) in the ventral tegmental area of the midbrain in mice, and this may play a role in cocaine use disorder. (Source: NIDA News)
Source: NIDA News - September 11, 2020 Category: Addiction Tags: Cocaine, NIDA Notes, Basic Science, Brain, Addiction Science Source Type: news
