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Integrated Intervention Benefits People Who Inject Drugs and Have HIV

Public Health, Published November 2018

In this international trial, participants who received the intervention engaged in HIV treatment, achieved viral suppression at higher rates, and died at half the rate of participants in a control group.

Cocaine-Induced Increase in an Immune Protein Promotes Addiction Behaviors in Mice

Basic Science, Published October 2018

Cocaine produces a portion of its rewarding effects by increasing levels of granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) in the brain’s reward center. Treatments that prevent G-CSF signaling in the nucleus accumbens might reduce motivation to use cocaine.

Prescription Opioid Misuse Treatment Leverages Mindfulness To Amplify Natural Rewards

Treatment, Published October 2018

Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE) reduces opioid misuse among chronic pain patients. MORE shifts patients' attention away from drug cues and toward cues for natural rewards.

Switching to Reduced-Nicotine Cigarettes May Aid in Quitting Smoking

Treatment, Published October 2018

Smokers who switch to cigarettes with very low nicotine content may experience mild and transient increases in some withdrawal symptoms. Cigarettes with reduced nicotine will be easier to quit than the cigarettes marketed at present.

How Cocaine Cues Get Planted in the Brain

Basic Science, Published September 2018

An epigenetic mechanism underlies the powerful cocaine–environment associations that promote relapse.

Proven Prevention Program Aims To Adapt for Native Americans

Prevention, Published August 2018

A survey that is a key tool in the Communities That Care prevention system is largely valid in Native American communities. Adjusting the survey to incorporate culturally specific risk and protective factors can improve its usefulness.

A New Tool for Investigating HIV in the Brain

Basic Science, Published August 2018

Researchers developed a tool that enables them to closely monitor HIV activity in key brain cells. The tool may accelerate the development of treatments for HIV in the brain.

Adolescent Marijuana Use Is Linked to Altered Neural Circuitry and Mood Symptoms

Basic Science, Published August 2018

Some teens' marijuana use has been linked to disrupted communication between two key regions in the brain’s reward circuitry at age 20. Disrupted communication between the regions was associated with poorer psychosocial functioning at age 22.

E-Cigarettes Promote Smoking Progression in Youth and Depress Quitting Among Adults

Public Health, Published August 2018

E-cigarettes are not an effective tool to reduce combustible-cigarette smoking, two NIDA-supported studies indicate.

Amphetamine Diverts the Brain’s Path to Maturity

Basic Science, Published July 2018

A key mechanism of adolescent brain development can be disrupted by amphetamine.

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