Naloxone is a potentially life-saving drug commonly used to reverse opioid overdoses and can be injected as a liquid or delivered as a nasal spray. [...]
The brain chemical serotonin can regulate expression of genes within neurons in a very unexpected way, as described in a NIDA-funded paper just published in [...]
A newly published study suggests the long-acting buprenorphine formulation BUP-XR is more effective than placebo in helping patients struggling with addiction to opioids. BUP-XR is [...]
The scientific world has advanced immeasurably by the science of DNA and genetics. Manipulating gene expression to change the way that cells such as neurons [...]
ADDRESS THE GROWING OPIOID EPIDEMIC THROUGH IMPROVED OPIOID MANAGEMENT ACROSS THE HEALTH SYSTEM - February 26 - 27th, 2019 - Washington DC Clinical leaders [...]
A NIDA-funded analysis of eight states showed a significant association between rates of neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) and poor economic conditions. NAS is a series [...]
Courtesy of NIDA A team of NIDA-funded scientists has offered a critical look at how to build an improved framework of care for the identification [...]
NIDA Press Office301-443-6245media@nida.nih.gov About the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA): The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) is a component of the National Institutes of [...]
A computer-generated strand of DNA on a black background. Courtesy of ©Shutterstock. Scientists have concluded that the risk of addiction is a complex combination of [...]
Mills taps former Portland police chief for Maine’s Department of Public Safety The incoming Democratic governor has also picked Randy Liberty to [...]