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This site is dedicated to advancing drug, alcohol, and tobacco 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 trials information, and statistical training in The Toolkit. Read more about the network.


Methadone has been used to treat heroin addicts for nearly 50 years. Yet we have surprisingly incomplete knowledge about possible harmful effects from prolonged use. New research from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health shows that methadone affects the brain and impairs the attention of experimental animals.
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Children of women who smoked during pregnancy are more likely to become smokers, according to a new study. The research found that prenatal exposure to nicotine increased the vulnerability to nicotine self-administration in adolescent mice.
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Wider implementation of policies is needed to save lives and reduce the health impact of harmful alcohol drinking, says a new report launched by WHO. Harmful use of alcohol results in the death of 2.5 million people annually, causes illness and injury to many more, and increasingly affects younger generations and drinkers in developing countries.
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The head of the United Nations' Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) called for more money and effort to stem a flow of illicit narcotics that earns druglords $320 billion (196 billion pounds) a year.
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Medical emergencies related to the illicit drug Ecstasy increased 75 percent between 2004 and 2008, a new U.S. government reports finds.
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