Hooked: Why Bad Habits Are Hard to Break


 

Hooked: Why bad habits are hard to break – Dr. Nora Volkow, the head of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, has revolutionized how science and medicine view addiction: as a disease, not a character defect. Morley Safer reports.

 

Meth Vaccine Shows Promising Results in Early Tests

Filed under: national institute on drug abuse

The study was funded in part by a National Institute on Drug Abuse grant (#DA024705). About The Scripps Research Institute. The Scripps Research Institute is one of the world's largest independent, not-for profit organizations focusing on research in …
Read more on Sacramento Bee

 

Obama, What About "Free and Open Scientific Inquiry" for Medical Marijuana?

Filed under: national institute on drug abuse

Winning FDA approval would be sufficient for research on any other drug. With marijuana, however, scientists must also apply to the National Institute on Drug Abuse in order to purchase the only legal supply of marijuana. NIDA turned down Dr. Sisley's …
Read more on Huffington Post

 

Heavy Drinking During Pregnancy Linked to Childhood Brain Development

Filed under: national institute on drug abuse

The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) also provided funding for this study. The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, part of the …
Read more on Opposing Views

 

Washington pot activists push for driving curbs to help pass bill

Filed under: national institute on drug abuse

Critics say the science around pot-impaired driving is not settled and the National Institute on Drug Abuse says more research is needed to understand pot's impact on driving. Under the Washington proposal, an average pot smoker would cross the limit …
Read more on Chicago Tribune

 

From Twitter:

NIDA announces 2012 SCOR Awards for research on gender differences | National Institute on Drug Abuse http://t.co/tFKVF7XK – by CarmonaChelsea (chelsea carmona)

 

From Twitter:

NIDA announces 2012 SCOR Awards for research on gender differences | National Institute on Drug Abuse http://t.co/LLAT7EN7 – by terraziporyn (Terra Ziporyn Snider)

 

From Twitter:

Top story: Commonly Abused Drugs Chart | National Institute on Drug Abuse http://t.co/xtn1XoRD, see more http://t.co/OTPhc8aq – by ATP_CME (ATP EGYPT)