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Cannabis and hallucinogen use among adults remained at historic highs in 2023

Vaping among younger adults and binge drinking among mid-life adults also maintained historically high levels

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NIH launches program to advance research led by Native American communities on substance use and pain

Aims to elevate Indigenous knowledge and culture in research to respond to the overdose crisis

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Doctors reluctant to treat addiction most commonly report “lack of institutional support” as barrier

Study highlights need for greater education, training, and policies to support physician intervention in addiction

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Most Americans don’t know that primary care physicians can prescribe addiction treatment

Study shows need to increase awareness that medications for opioid use disorder can be prescribed via primary care

Latest News

Cannabis and hallucinogen use among adults remained at historic highs in 2023

August 29, 2024 | Vaping among younger adults and binge drinking among mid-life adults also maintained historically high levels

NIH launches program to advance research led by Native American communities on substance use and pain

August 15, 2024 | Aims to elevate Indigenous knowledge and culture in research to respond to the overdose crisis

Doctors reluctant to treat addiction most commonly report “lack of institutional support” as barrier

July 17, 2024 | Study highlights need for greater education, training, and policies to support physician intervention in addiction

Most Americans don’t know that primary care physicians can prescribe addiction treatment

June 28, 2024 | Study shows need to increase awareness that medications for opioid use disorder can be prescribed via primary care

Federal study examines care following nonfatal overdose among medicare beneficiaries; identifies effective interventions and gaps in care

June 17, 2024 | Receiving gold-standard care after a non-fatal overdose was associated with a decreased risk of subsequent overdose.

NIH-funded intervention did not impact opioid-related overdose death rates over evaluation period

June 16, 2024 | COVID-19 and increasingly dangerous drugs among factors that may have contributed to diminished impact of intervention

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Upcoming Meetings/Events

National Advisory Council on Drug Abuse: Open Session – September 2024

Wednesday, September 11, 2024 1:00pm to 4:30pm | Neuroscience Center, 6001 Executive Blvd

2024 NIDA-NIAAA Frontiers in Addiction Research Mini-Convention

Friday, October 4, 2024 | Chicago, IL

Native Transformations in the Pacific Northwest: Stories of Strength in a Public Health Crisis

Wednesday, November 13, 2024 1:30pm to 3:00pm | NIH Campus and virtual; registration links forthcoming

NIDA Video News

Saving Lives with Peer Support

Saving Lives with Peer Support

Opioids are increasing the rates of overdose. But death is not inevitable. Peer support specialist Chetwyn “Arrow” Archer helps others connect with lifesaving care and tools, including overdose reversal medications such as naloxone.

Sex, Meth and HIV

Sex, Meth and HIV

Ending the HIV epidemic requires recognizing and respecting the complexity of the health goals and lives of sexual and gender minorities who use drugs.

Trust, Stigma and Patient Care

Trust, Stigma and Patient Care

Science-based care for people who use drugs includes nonjudgmental communication and goal setting. NIH-funded researchers share best practices for health professionals.

Caring for People Who Use Drugs

Caring for People Who Use Drugs

NIDA-supported research tests innovations in how to provide science-based, person-centered care to people who use drugs. Here, people who use drugs, people in recovery, and harm reduction professionals including Dr. Hansel Tookes, provide health professionals with best practices.

Addressing Barriers to Care

Addressing Barriers to Care

NIDA-funded researcher Dr. Hansel Tookes and others share how innovations in harm reduction and HIV care aim to meet people where they are to improve their health and the health of their community.

What is Harm Reduction?

What is Harm Reduction?

Harm Reduction approaches address certain health and safety issues associated with drug use. Dr. Hansel Tookes, winner of the NIDA Avenir Award for HIV Research, and others describe what harm reduction is (and isn’t) in their own words.