What do drug tests really tell us?
By Judith Lavelle, NIDA Science Writer Dr. Stephanie WeissBe it a condition of a job application or an addiction treatment program, a urine drug screen [...]
By Judith Lavelle, NIDA Science Writer Dr. Stephanie WeissBe it a condition of a job application or an addiction treatment program, a urine drug screen [...]
By Stacy Lu, NIDA Science Writer Dr. Michael BaumannWhat’s really in bath salts, N-bombs, and synthetic opioids? What are the health risks of taking these [...]
Dr. Brenda CurtisBy Stacy Lu, NIDA Science WriterFrom the printing press to AI chatbots, new technology has long enthralled humans. It can both terrify and [...]
Starting buprenorphine treatment for opioid use disorder through telehealth was associated with an increased likelihood of staying in treatment longer compared to starting treatment in [...]
Individuals with opioid use disorder who were prescribed a lower buprenorphine dose were 20% more likely to discontinue treatment than those on a higher dose, [...]
Past-year use of marijuana and hallucinogens by adults 35 to 50 years old continued a long-term upward trajectory to reach all-time highs in 2022, according [...]
In 2021, an estimated 2.5 million people aged 18 years or older in the U.S. had opioid use disorder in the past year, yet only [...]
A new study in rats suggests that xylazine, the active ingredient in a non-opioid veterinary tranquilizer not approved for human use, can worsen the life-threatening [...]
Men were significantly more vulnerable than women to overdose deaths involving opioid and stimulant drugs in 2020-2021, according to a new study analyzing death records [...]
Only 1 in 4 residential addiction treatment facilities caring for U.S. adolescents under 18 years old offer buprenorphine, a medication used to treat opioid use [...]