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This site is dedicated to advancing drug abuse research around the globe by fostering
international cooperative research and supporting the exchange of scientific information.
Investigators can network and form workgroups in The Exchange,
access international drug abuse survey data, clinical trials information and statistical training inThe Toolkit .
Read more about the network.
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Persistent Brain Changes in Response to Cocaine Depend on Expectation of Reward
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Drug addiction dramatically shifts a person’s attention, priorities, and behaviors toward a focus almost entirely on seeking out and taking drugs. An animal study funded by NIDA has identified some of the specific long-term adaptations in the brain’s reward system that may contribute to this shift.
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NIDA Study Suggests Low-Key Anti-Smoking Ads Are More Likely to Be Remembered than Attention-Grabbing Messages
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For the first time, preliminary research using brain-imaging technology has shown that low-key and attention-grabbing anti-smoking public service announcements stimulate different patterns of activity in smokers' brains and that smokers are more likely to remember seeing the low-key PSAs.
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NIDA Study Reveals Widespread Effects of Cocaine on Genome Structure and Function
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Repeated use of addictive drugs such as cocaine causes long-lasting changes in parts of the brain involved in motivation and reward, among others, yet the precise mechanisms by which these changes are maintained are poorly understood. A new study by scientists supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), published May 14, 2009 in the journal Neuron, sheds light on this process by providing fundamental new insights into the effects of cocaine on the structure and function of the genome, the complete set of DNA instructions needed to make an organism.
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The Impact of Third Hand Smoke on Risk for Genetic Mutations Wins First Place Addiction Science Award at 2009 Intel ISEF Competition
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A resourceful study into the effect of third hand smoke upon the risk for genetic mutations in fruit flies won the top Addiction Science Award at this year's Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF), the world's largest science competition for high school students.
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NIDA Launches Drug Use Screening Tools for Physicians
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The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health, unveiled its first comprehensive Physicians' Outreach Initiative, NIDAMED, which gives medical professionals tools and resources to screen their patients for tobacco, alcohol, illicit, and nonmedical prescription drug use.
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This site is dedicated to advancing drug abuse research around the globe by fostering international cooperative research and supporting the exchange of scientific information. investigators can network and form workgroups in The Exchange, and access international drug abuse survey data, clinical trails information and statiscal training in The Toolkit. Read more about the network.
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Alcohol, Gender, Culture and Harms in the Americas
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This is the final report of a multi-centric study carried out by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). The report covers studies in
Argentina, Belize, Brazil, Canada, Costa Rica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, Uruguay and the United States. "This new survey data highlight the importance of disaggregating sub-regional WHO data to the country level in order to see differences in consumption and corresponding risk of alcohol–attributable outcomes at the country level and thus inform country-specific alcohol policies capable of addressing the specific alcohol consumption profiles and problems." | |
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Rapid Assessment of Alcohol and Other Substance Use in Conflict-affected and Displaced Populations
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PAHO Director, Dr. Mirta Roses: "In the Americas there is an increased awareness of the importance of research"
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First class of drug counselors graduate in El Salvador program |
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