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HIV and Methamphetamine Use: Double Jeopardy for Transmission of the Novel Coronavirus.

HIV and Methamphetamine Use: Double Jeopardy for Transmission of the Novel Coronavirus. The authors suggest that co-occurring methamphetamine use and HIV present a double jeopardy for COVID. Go to SourcePowered…
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Amy Hauck Newman appointed to lead NIDA’s Intramural Research Program

Amy Hauck Newman appointed to lead NIDA’s Intramural Research Program Dr. Newman officially began her new position at the NIDA IRP on November 22, 2020 Go to SourcePowered by WPeMatico
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Marijuana vaping and edible use increasing among high school seniors

Marijuana vaping and edible use increasing among high school seniors A new analysis suggests that among adolescent marijuana users, smoking has become less prevalent, eclipsed by vaping and edibles. Go…
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Mu Opioid Receptors in One Brain Region Contribute to Naloxone Aversion

Mu Opioid Receptors in One Brain Region Contribute to Naloxone Aversion Mice genetically engineered to lack mu opioid receptors in the medial habenula were less sensitive to the unpleasant effects…
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Many People Treated for Opioid Overdose in Emergency Departments Die Within 1 Year

Many People Treated for Opioid Overdose in Emergency Departments Die Within 1 Year About 1 in 20 patients treated for a nonfatal opioid overdose in an emergency department died within…
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Dopamine Neurons Signal Rich Information About Unexpected Events

Dopamine Neurons Signal Rich Information About Unexpected Events In this study, both rats and humans learned to predict differently flavored rewards in parallel choice tasks, showing that dopamine neurons are…
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New biological clues linking social connectedness to reduced drug craving and relapse

New biological clues linking social connectedness to reduced drug craving and relapse This rodent study offers the first mechanistic explanation for the protective effect of social interaction related to incubation…
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What does it mean to get crossfaded?

What does it mean to get crossfaded? Even the most experienced consumers of alcohol and cannabis can find themselves in that dreaded over-intoxicated space, when a fun night sipping drinks…
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Researchers Identify Rare Gene Variants Associated With Smoking and Alcohol Use

Researchers Identify Rare Gene Variants Associated With Smoking and Alcohol Use International research teams analyzed several hundred thousand samples from 17 whole-exome sequencing studies to identify rare gene variants associated…
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Shape shifters: The dynamic role of GCPRs in drug discovery

Shape shifters: The dynamic role of GCPRs in drug discovery A new computational analysis suggests certain dopamine receptors in the brain and body are more complex and dynamic than previously…
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Expression of a Gene in the Brain Links Nicotine Addiction to Diabetes

Expression of a Gene in the Brain Links Nicotine Addiction to Diabetes Rats with a disrupted transcription factor 7-like 2 (Tcf7l2) gene in the medial habenula showed markedly greater nicotine…
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Learning how to disrupt cocaine’s effects on the brain

Learning how to disrupt cocaine’s effects on the brain Just published research by scientists at NIDA’s Intramural Research Program reveals that the drug cocaine causes neurons to synthesize endocannabinoids that…
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Dopamine found to play unexpected role in cocaine withdrawal

Dopamine found to play unexpected role in cocaine withdrawal This study has linked cocaine withdrawal to altered gene expression in a brain region affected by addiction. Go to SourcePowered by…
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