The percentage of adolescents reporting they used any illicit substances in 2023 continued to hold steady below the pre-pandemic levels reported in 2020, with 10.9% [...]
Drug overdose deaths rose markedly between January to June 2018 and July to December 2021 among 10- to 44-year-old girls and women who were pregnant [...]
Results from a new clinical trial suggest that a group of brain regions known as the “salience network” is activated after a drug is taken [...]
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 [...]