Parental substance abuse the main reason kids end up in foster care
All three of Bissell's children were taken away as a direct result of her drug addiction. When her son was in second grade, he went to live with his father. She later had two more kids who were removed from her care — her mother has custody of one and … Read more on Arizona Daily Star

New Substance Abuse Center Opens on Florida's Gulf Coast
The Gabel Center, a private substance abuse treatment facility located in Fort Myers Beach, opened its doors this week, bringing high-quality, private treatment for substance abuse and trauma to the Southwest Florida area. Located on Estero Boulevard … Read more on PR Web (press release)

Stimulant-addicted patients can quit smoking without hindering treatment
Smokers who are addicted to cocaine or methamphetamine can quit smoking while being treated for their stimulant addiction, without interfering with stimulant addiction treatment. This is according to new research funded by the National Institute on … Read more on National Institutes of Health (press release)

Question by Lola~: Guess what my name means ? :O?
Nida

“National Institute Of Drug Abuse .”

What kind of parents name their fcking child that ?!?! Lls

Best answer:

Answer by im just an exclamation point
drug users

What do you think? Answer below!

Cocaine use can make otherwise resistant immune cells susceptible to HIV
Study co-authors are Sohn G. Kim, James B. Jung, Dhaval Dixit, Robert Rovner Jr., Jerome A. Zack, and Gayle C. Baldwin, all of UCLA. A grant from the National Institutes of Health/National Institute on Drug Abuse (1R21DA031036-01A1) funded this study. Read more on The Almagest

Where's outcry over epidemic of opiate abuse in the Valley?
In 2011, an estimated 21.6 million Americans needed treatment for a problem related to drugs, but only about 2.3 million people actually received it, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse. CALL FOR COALITION ON OPIATE ABUSE. Clearly that … Read more on Youngstown Vindicator

5 Jaw-Dropping Facts About Legal Marijuana
Researchers also have to gain approval from the NIH's National Institute on Drug Abuse, which has a mission "to lead the nation in bringing the power of science to bear on drug abuse and addiction." That's not exactly a ringing endorsement for … Read more on DailyFinance

Dr. Wilson Compton named Deputy Director, National Institute on Drug Abuse
Wilson Compton, M.D., M.P.E., a nationally known expert on the causes and prevention of drug abuse, has been appointed the Deputy Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA,) part of the National Institutes of Health. The announcement was … Read more on National Institutes of Health (press release)

Thousands of pounds of prescription drugs picked up during DEA's National …
Prescription drug abuse rates are high in the U.S. with more than 6.8 million people abusing them. This is more than the number of people using cocaine, heroin, hallucinogens and inhalants combined, according to the 2012 National Survey on Drug Use and … Read more on Imperial Valley Press

National Institute on Drug Abuse Awards SRI International Contract to Test …
MENLO PARK, Calif., Nov. 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — SRI International has been awarded a five-year contract valued up to $ 9.75 million from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) to conduct preclinical safety studies of potential new medications to … Read more on PR Newswire (press release)

Gabapentin Gets A Boost In Treating Alcoholism
The volunteers averaged 14-15 years of heavy drinking and more than two-thirds had never sought treatment for alcoholism previously. Subjects were randomized to three groups to receive an inactive placebo, or gabapentin at a dose of either 900 mg or … Read more on Forbes

New study shows that gabapentin may treat alcohol dependence
Today, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced results of a recent study showing that gabapentin may be an effective treatment for alcohol dependence. Gabapentin is an anti-convulsant medication that is already widely prescribed to treat … Read more on Examiner.com

Anticonvulsant Promising for Alcohol Dependence
The anticonvulsant gabapentin, a widely prescribed anticonvulsant used to treat epilepsy and neuropathic pain, is showing promise in the treatment of alcohol dependence, new research suggests. Results from a 12-week, randomized, placebo-controlled … Read more on Medscape

Epilepsy Drug Gabapentin Shows Promise In Treating Alcohol Dependence
There are just three medications used to treat alcohol dependence that have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration. One drug called disulfiram discourages drinking by making it quite unpleasant — it blocks the metabolism of alcohol and … Read more on Huffington Post

Elizabeth Vargas: ABC '20/20' newswoman in treatment for alcohol abuse
Elizabeth Vargas hasn't been on ABC's newsmagazine "20/20" for a while, and now we know why: The veteran newswoman is being treated for alcohol abuse, the network confirmed. The Daily News broke the story Wednesday that Vargas, 51, checked … Read more on Los Angeles Times

NIH-funded study finds that gabapentin may treat alcohol dependence
The generic anticonvulsant medication gabapentin shows promise as an effective treatment for alcohol dependence, based on the results of a 150-patient clinical trial of the medication. Conducted by scientists supported by the National Institute on … Read more on National Institutes of Health (press release)

Rutgers study: Drug lows may drive addiction
If these animal models are a mirror into human addiction, Rutgers researchers say, addicts who learned to use drugs to either achieve a positive emotional state or to relieve a negative one are vulnerable to situations that trigger either behavior … Read more on Dailyrecord.com

Nearly 1 million Afghans suffer from drug addiction
"Afghanistan has close to one million adult drug users with a particularly high annual opiate prevalence amongst the adult population of 2.7 percent, similar to countries like Russia and Iran .. between 2005 and 2009, the numbers of regular opium and … Read more on Global Times

Dr. Wilson Compton named Deputy Director, National Institute on Drug Abuse
As Division Director, he has managed a complex research program of national and international scope addressing the extent and causes of drug abuse and the development of effective prevention strategies. He has also coordinated innovative research … Read more on National Institutes of Health (press release)