Heart medication shows potential as treatment for alcohol use disorder
Spironolactone may play a role in reducing alcohol drinking (Source: NIDA News)
Source: NIDA News - September 20, 2022 Category: Addiction Tags: Alcohol, Treatment Research, News Release Source Type: news
Prenatal cannabis exposure associated with mental disorders in children that persist into early adolescence
Results add to scientific evidence of negative health effects of cannabis use during pregnancy (Source: NIDA News)
Source: NIDA News - September 12, 2022 Category: Addiction Tags: ABCD, ABCD, Children & Teens, Marijuana, Pregnant Women, Women and Drugs, News Release Source Type: news
Increased Use of Telehealth for OUD Services During COVID-19 Pandemic Associated with Reduced Risk of Overdose
Study findings support value of expanding use of telehealth services for opioid use disorder-related care (Source: NIDA News)
Source: NIDA News - August 31, 2022 Category: Addiction Tags: Overdose, News Release Source Type: news
Increased Use of Telehealth for Opioid Use Disorder Services During COVID-19 Pandemic Associated with Reduced Risk of Overdose
Study findings support value of expanding use of telehealth services for opioid use disorder-related care (Source: NIDA News)
Source: NIDA News - August 31, 2022 Category: Addiction Tags: News Release Source Type: news
Marijuana and hallucinogen use among young adults reached all time-high in 2021
NIH-supported study also found past-month vaping levels rebound after early pandemic drop. (Source: NIDA News)
Source: NIDA News - August 22, 2022 Category: Addiction Tags: Alcohol, Hallucinogens, Marijuana, Trends and Statistics, Vaping, News Release Source Type: news
Percentage of overdose deaths involving methadone declined between January 2019 and August 2021
National data indicate COVID-era treatment expansion was not associated with harms (Source: NIDA News)
Source: NIDA News - July 13, 2022 Category: Addiction Tags: News Release Source Type: news
NIH scientists identify new brain mechanism involved in impulsive cocaine-seeking in rats
Muscarinic acetylcholine M2 receptors regulate lateral habenula neuron activity and control cocaine seeking behavior (Source: NIDA News)
Source: NIDA News - June 28, 2022 Category: Addiction Tags: Amphetamines, Cocaine, Methamphetamine, Treatment Research, News Release Source Type: news
Tobacco smoking rates are decreasing in people with major depression and substance use disorder
Despite decline, smoking cessation efforts still critical for people with substance use or other psychiatric disorders (Source: NIDA News)
Source: NIDA News - April 26, 2022 Category: Addiction Tags: News Release, Mental Health, People with Drug Use Disorders, Smoking, Tobacco Source Type: news
