Hallucination-Like Perceptions Are Associated with Elevated Dopamine in the Striatum in Mice
This study reported that hallucination-like perceptions in mice were associated with elevated dopamine levels in the striatum.
Blocking dopamine with haloperidol reversed these hallucination-like perceptions in mice. (Source: NIDA News)
Source: NIDA News - December 20, 2021 Category: Addiction Tags: NIDA Notes, Basic Science Source Type: news
Percentage of adolescents reporting drug use decreased significantly in 2021 as the COVID-19 pandemic endured
Results from the 2021 Monitoring the Future Survey report substance use behaviors and related attitudes (Source: NIDA News)
Source: NIDA News - December 15, 2021 Category: Addiction Tags: Alcohol, Children & Teens, News Release, Health and Medical Professionals, Inhalants, Marijuana, Monitoring the Future, Nicotine, NIDAMED News, Over-the-Counter Medications, Parents, Parents Educators, Students, Teachers, Tobacco, Trends and Statist Source Type: news
Percentage of adolescents reporting drug use decreased significantly in 2021 as the COVID-19 pandemic endured
Results from the 2021 Monitoring the Future Survey report substance use behaviors and related attitudes among adolescents in the U.S. (Source: NIDA News)
Source: NIDA News - December 15, 2021 Category: Addiction Tags: Alcohol, Children & Teens, News Release, Health and Medical Professionals, Inhalants, Marijuana, Monitoring the Future, Nicotine, NIDAMED News, Over-the-Counter Medications, Parents, Parents Educators, Students, Teachers, Tobacco, Trends and Statist Source Type: news
Black People Who Smoke Cigarettes Are Exposed to Higher Levels of Toxic Compounds Than Whites
A recent NIDA-funded study provides a potential explanation for the increased vulnerability to smoking-related health effects among Black people. (Source: NIDA News)
Source: NIDA News - December 13, 2021 Category: Addiction Tags: African Americans, Nicotine, NIDA Notes, Smoking, Tobacco, Public Health Source Type: news
The Overdose Crisis: Interagency Proposal to Combat Illicit Fentanyl-Related Substances
Dr. Nora Volkow testifies about the importance of advancing research on fentanyl-related substances (Source: NIDA News)
Source: NIDA News - December 2, 2021 Category: Addiction Tags: Fentanyl, Illicit Opioids, Opioids, Overdose, Testimony Source Type: news
People Living With HIV in New York State Faced Increased Burdens From COVID 19 in 2020
This study found that in New York State, people living with HIV were more likely to be diagnosed with, hospitalized for, and die in hospital from COVID-19 than were people without HIV. Additionally, people with more advanced HIV disease faced even greater risks from COVID ‑19. (Source: NIDA News)
Source: NIDA News - November 30, 2021 Category: Addiction Tags: COVID, HIV or AIDS, NIDA Notes, People with HIV or AIDS, Public Health Source Type: news
