New NIH study reveals shared genetic markers underlying substance use disorders
Breakthrough findings could lead to more effective prevention and treatment strategies for multiple SUDs (Source: NIDA News)
Source: NIDA News - March 22, 2023 Category: Addiction Tags: Addiction Science, Adults, Brain and Addiction, Genetics, Researchers, Public Health, News Release Source Type: news
Long-acting antiretroviral therapy suppresses HIV among people with unstable housing, mental illnesses, substance use
NIH-supported study demonstrates injectable ART may improve outcomes in underserved patients (Source: NIDA News)
Source: NIDA News - February 21, 2023 Category: Addiction Tags: Brain and Addiction, News Release, HIV or AIDS, Infectious Diseases, Low Income Populations, Media, New Substance Users, People with Drug Use Disorders, People with HIV or AIDS, Public Health Source Type: news
Overdose deaths involving buprenorphine did not proportionally increase with new flexibilities in prescribing
Federal study findings help understand effects of expanding access to treatment for opioid use disorder (Source: NIDA News)
Source: NIDA News - January 20, 2023 Category: Addiction Tags: Adults, News Release, COVID, Medical Consequences, Naloxone, Overdose, Prescription Drugs, Treatment, Treatment Research, Public Health, Treatment Source Type: news
NIH launches harm reduction research network to prevent overdose fatalities
Scientists will test community-based approaches to prevent drug overdoses, curb high death rates (Source: NIDA News)
Source: NIDA News - December 16, 2022 Category: Addiction Tags: News Release, Harm Reduction, Naloxone, Opioids, Overdose Source Type: news
Most reported substance use among adolescents held steady in 2022
The 2022 Monitoring the Future Survey reports substance use behaviors& related attitudes among adolescents in the U.S. (Source: NIDA News)
Source: NIDA News - December 15, 2022 Category: Addiction Tags: News Release, Trends and Statistics Source Type: news
Endocarditis in patients with cocaine or opioid use disorder markedly increased between 2011 and 2022
Steep, recent increase indicates COVID-19 associated with higher risk of endocarditis, NIH-supported study finds (Source: NIDA News)
Source: NIDA News - December 13, 2022 Category: Addiction Tags: Cocaine, News Release, Illicit Opioids, Opioids Source Type: news
Video gaming may be associated with better cognitive performance in children
Additional research necessary to parse potential benefits and harms of video games on the developing brain (Source: NIDA News)
Source: NIDA News - October 24, 2022 Category: Addiction Tags: ABCD, Children & Teens, News Release Source Type: news
