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Nicotine Vaccine Shows Promise for Combating Tobacco Addiction

December 17, 1999

Drug Use Among Teenagers Leveling Off

December 17, 1999

Club Drugs Take Center Stage in New National Education and Prevention Initiative by NIDA and National Partners

December 2, 1999

Initiative Includes Research Funding and Community Outreach

Club Drugs: Raves, Risks, and Research

November 23, 1999

National Institute on Drug Abuse and Community-Based Partners will Announce a National Research and Education Initiative about Club Drugs

National, Local Drug Addiction Experts Join Forces at Seattle Town Meeting to Discuss Substance Abuse Science, Prevention, and Treatment

November 1, 1999

Federal Institutes and The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Create Tobacco Use Research Centers

October 18, 1999

Institute Publishes "Principles of Drug Addiction Treatment"

October 12, 1999

Research-Based Guide Highlights Effectiveness of Treatment

NIH Institute Launches National Drug Addiction Treatment Clinical Trials Network

September 28, 1999

Regional Research Centers will Work with Community Treatment Programs to Test Drug Abuse Treatments

Scientists Identify Brain Chemicals Involved in "Switching On" Cocaine Addiction

September 15, 1999

Differences in Human Brain Chemistry May Account for Different Responses to Stimulants

September 1, 1999

Response to Cocaine Linked to Biological Clock Genes

August 12, 1999

Boys Treated With Ritalin, Other Stimulants Significantly Less Likely To Abuse Drugs Later

August 2, 1999

Chronic, Heavy Cocaine Use Associated with Long-Lasting Impaired Function

August 1, 1999

NIH Institute Opens Treatment Research Center in Baltimore to Help Teens Quit Smoking

June 14, 1999

Combined Drug Counseling Approach Works in Treating Cocaine Addiction

June 14, 1999

Severity of Problems is Key to Best Type of Treatment For Cocaine Addiction

June 14, 1999

Long-Term Brain Injury From Use of "Ecstasy"

June 14, 1999

Chronic Marijuana Users Become Aggressive During Withdrawal

April 20, 1999

National Institute on Drug Abuse and Kmart Kids Race Against Drugs Join Forces in Massive National Drug Awareness Program

April 13, 1999

Star-Studded Celebrity Line-Up Scheduled

Researchers Discover Function for Brain's Marijuana-Like Compound

March 22, 1999

Higher Doses of Methadone Found to be Safe and Effective

March 16, 1999

MIRAMAX, NBC, CBS & ABC Among Winners of PRISM Awards Which Champion Accurate Depiction of Drug Use in Movies & on Tv

March 9, 1999

Advances in Imaging and Understanding the Human Brain Featured in NIH Commemoration of Brain Awareness Week

March 3, 1999

NIDA Launches a Major Effort to Establish National Drug Abuse Treatment Clinical Trials Network

January 13, 1999

Popular Rave Drug "Ecstasy" Impairs Memory, Apparently Related To Brain Damage

December 21, 1998

Drug Use Eases Among Teens for Second Consecutive Year

December 18, 1998

Secretary Shalala Also Announces NIDA Goes to School Initiative

Panel Urges Broadened Access, Insurance Coverage for Methadone Treatment Nationwide

December 8, 1998

Every Middle School Nationwide to Receive Award-Winning, Science-Based Drug Education Materials

November 19, 1998

Comprehensive Research Effort Advanced on Tobacco Use

November 19, 1998

Individuals Who Abuse Any One Type of Drug Are at Serious Risk of Abusing All Other Types of Drugs

November 12, 1998

Different Treatment Strategy May Be Required For HIV+ Women Who Have Used Injection Drugs

November 5, 1998

New Study Clarifies Effects of Prenatal Exposure to Crack and Cocaine

October 22, 1998

Prevention Could Save $352 Million Annually

Science and Public Confront Local Drug Abuse and Addiction Issues at Des Moines Town Meeting

October 8, 1998

New Research Helps Explain Ritalins Low Abuse Potential When Taken As Prescribed

September 29, 1998

Gene Variant Found That Can Help Protect Against Nicotine Addiction

June 24, 1998

Cocaine Reward Does Not Require Dopamine or Serotonin Transporters - The Brain Sites Previously Implicated

June 22, 1998

Psychiatrists Focus on Latest Drug Addiction Research at Annual Meeting in Toronto

May 27, 1998

Scientists Identify Gene Involved in Sensitivity to Cocaine

May 13, 1998

Economic Costs of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Estimated at $246 Billion in The United States

May 13, 1998

Severity of Brain Changes During Nicotine Withdrawal Comparable to Those for Other Drugs of Abuse

May 6, 1998

Popular TV Shows and Movies Receive Prism Awards for Scientific Accuracy in Showing Tobacco, Alcohol and Drug Abuse

May 5, 1998

New Addiction Treatments To Be Focus of National Conference in Washington

April 7, 1998

New Help Available for Communities to Assess Local Drug Problems

April 2, 1998

Troubled Teens Risk Rapid Dependence on Marijuana

March 31, 1998

Science and Public Join Together to Confront Local Drug Abuse and Addiction Issues at Boston Town Meeting

March 24, 1998

Study Identifies Mechanism for Cocaine-Induced Stroke and Other Brain Damage

February 3, 1998

One Step Closer to Unraveling Nicotine's Addictive Properties

January 26, 1998

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