National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

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https://nida.nih.gov

NIDA is the lead federal agency supporting scientific research on drug use and addiction. Our mission is to advance science on drug use and addiction and to apply that knowledge to improve individual and public health.

Can Drug Prevention Programmes Reduce Substance Use by Participants’ Friends?

Scientific article

7 March 2017

Besides reducing substance use between its participants one prevention programme also reduced drug use among the friends of those who took part.

Opioids Linked to Increase in Cocaine-Related Overdose Deaths

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Heroin and synthetic opioids are propelling an upsurge of late in cocaine-related overdose deaths. This is according to a national survey carried out by researchers at the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) amongst other drug...

Great Resources for Teachers

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Are you a teacher? Are you looking for materials or lesson plans on the effects of drugs and drug abuse? The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has created a great database of more than 70 teacher materials on the effects of drugs and...

Drugs & Alcohol Chat Day

26 January 2017

Online

United States

Drugs & Alcohol Chat Day is a live, online chat held between teen students and scientists during a 10 hour period.

'Big data' on American Youth

Book

13 December 2016

Last week the National Institutes of Health (NIH) released the results of the annual Monitoring the Future Survey.

2017 NIDA International Forum

16 June 2017

Montreal

Canada

The 2017 NIDA International Forum will be held June 16–19, 2017 in Montreal, Canada.

Online Session of the National Advisory Council on Drug Abuse

8 September 2016

Bethesda

United States

Join the online session of the National Advisory Council on

Marijuana and Cannabinoids: A Neuroscience Research Summit

22 March 2016

Bethesda

United States

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) hosted the Neuroscience Research Summit on Marijuana and Cannabinoids in March 2016. The Summit focused on the neurological and psychiatric effects of marijuana, other cannabinoids, and the endocannabinoid system.

Is it Time to Talk to Your Teen About Drug Use?

News

The US National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has recently updated its Family Checkup resource for parents concerned about whether their children will start or are already using drugs.

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

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