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DECEMBER 2008
12/11/08 Annual 2008 Monitoring the Future Findings
12/11/08 Downward Trend in Teen Marijuana Use Slows; Prescription Drug Abuse Remains High
NOVEMBER 2008
11/10/08 NIDA's Frontiers in Addiction Research Mini-convention
11/04/08 Extended Suboxone Treatment Substantially Improves Outcomes for Opioid-Addicted Young Adults
OCTOBER 2008
10/31/08 Top NIH Neuroscience Experts to Discuss the Latest in Neurological and Psychiatric Research
SEPTEMBER 2008
9/5/08 NIDA Announces Recipients of New Avant-Garde Award for Innovative HIV/AIDS Research
AUGUST 2008
8/6/08 Anti-HIV "Drug Cocktails" Equally Effective in Patients with or without History of Injection Drug Use
JULY 2008
7/31/08 A Long Lasting Impression: New Study Finds Persistent Brain Changes in Response to Cocaine Depend on the Expectation of Reward
JUNE 2008
6/30/08 Broad Differences in Alcohol, Tobacco and Illegal Drug Use Across Countries
6/5/08 NIDA Explores Exercise as Drug Abuse Prevention Tool
6/2/08 Clusters of Genetic Variants Linked to Distinct Treatment Responses for Smoking Cessation
6/2/08 NIDA Highlights Best Drug Abuse Treatment Approaches at Blending Conference
MAY 2008
5/28/08 NIDA to Highlight Latest Drug Abuse Research at Cincinnati Conference
5/25/08 Scientists Identify a Brain Mechanism Underlying Persistent Cocaine Craving
5/16/08 Discovery of Possible Link Between Protein Deletion and Addiction Wins Top Honors at ISEF
5/8/08 First Addiction Science Award to be Given to Students at International Science Fair
APRIL 2008
4/2/08 NIDA Researchers Identify Genetic Variant Linked to Nicotine Addiction and Lung Cancer
4/1/08 NIH Research Suggests Stimulant Treatment for ADHD Does Not Contribute to Substance Abuse Later in Life
JANUARY 2008
1/29/08 Does the Desire for Drugs Begin Outside Awareness?
1/22/08 NIH Announces New Initiative in Epigenomics (NIH web site)
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