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- The Partnership at Drugfree.orgNon-Profit Organization
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human DevelopmentGovernment Organization
- Recovery Month says that recovery from substance abuse improves quality of life, reduces stress, and much more: http://1.usa.gov/NHAE2B
- Brain imaging reveals changes when smokers focus on long-term consequences of using tobacco. Find out when: http://1.usa.gov/J1K4UG
Illustration Caption: Scans Show Effects of Craving Regulation in the Brain When study participants thought...of the long-term negative consequences of cigarette consumption (after receiving the instruction "LATER"), rather than short-term pleasures ("NOW"), they reduced their craving. Brain scans showed increased activity in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex—a region critical to setting goals, planning, and controlling behavior—which, in turn, inhibited the ventral striatum, part of the reward pathway that generates craving.See More - Only 15% of people who need drug abuse treatment seek help, partly because it is difficult to take the first step. Learn more: http://1.usa.gov/OOKJcY
- Want the inside scoop on how NIDA research works? Click to learn about our Clinical Trials Network, which connects NIDA, treatment researchers, and community-based service providers: http://1.usa.gov/PFwxGJ
- We recently updated our research report on inhalant abuse. Learn more about the potential health consequences and hazards here: http://1.usa.gov/RCIv7t
- Do you know your way around a rat's brain? NIDA scientists have mapped it - check it out here: http://1.usa.gov/SC0gAK
- Not sure whether or not marijuana is harmful? Read Dr. Nora Volkow’s message about a major new study that shows marijuana can harm the brain and even lower one’s IQ. Get more details: http://1.usa.gov/NZvZI3.
- You can help prevent suicide. The best way is to educate yourself about it! In honor of World Suicide Prevention Day on Sept 10, learn more http://1.usa.gov/15vmVo
- Did you know that an average of four suicides per hour occur in the U.S. alone? In this new National Institute of Mental Health video, learn more suicide facts and about the new National Strategy for Suicide Prevention http://youtu.be/AY6l6Du8qA4
- The National Advisory Council on Drug Abuse is meeting at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) today. Learn about how NACDA advises NIDA here: http://1.usa.gov/PCAH0e
- Use this tool to find out if there's a Recovery Month event near you, and like this status if you will be attending one: http://1.usa.gov/r8063q
- What do you think the return on investment is for each dollar invested in prevention programs? Find out what NIDA-funded research tells us: http://1.usa.gov/PcMsKi
- Suicide affects many families. Can you spot the warning signs of suicide before it happens? Learn them at 1.usa.gov/in6YwD, in honor of World Suicide Prevention Day on Sept 10.
- If you or someone you know includes drug abuse in their rest and relaxation plans, take a minute to share this treatment locator with them: http://1.usa.gov/SCaVA
- NIDA offers training and career development opportunities for budding researchers - "share" to spread the word to your friends: http://1.usa.gov/SnycU1
- Did you know that suicide is twice as common as homicide in the U.S.? Sept 10th is World Suicide Prevention Day. Learn the facts about suicide in America, to help us prevent it. 1.usa.gov/ecbGLF
- September is Recovery Month. Like this status if you will be taking part: http://1.usa.gov/w1ENy
- How much do you know about NIDA's Director? Learn more about Dr. Nora Volkow and her research: http://1.usa.gov/wzaRUm
- The Rx Risk: Roughly 1 in 9 youth abused prescription drugs in the past year. See the stats in this infographic and 'share' to spread the word: http://1.usa.gov/KhR6nf
- Are you a behavioral health professional? SAMHSA needs your help to improve their website. Opportunity available until 9/3. Learn more: http://1.usa.gov/RsKSre
- A University of Massachusetts Medical School researcher and NIDA Avant-Garde Award winner is studying how genes influence HIV infection: http://1.usa.gov/NONHhS
- Here are the facts:
1 - Tobacco use (including smoking cigarettes) is the leading preventable cause of disease and death in the US
2 - Nicotine, which is found in tobacco-based products, is one of the most heavily used addictive drugs.
Learn more here: http://1.usa.gov/yxp1UJ - Wondering about the medical consequences of drug abuse? We lay it all out for you here: http://1.usa.gov/zAhuZI
- Like this post if you have a budding scientist in your house-- then check out NIDA's resources for the next generation of drug researchers at http://1.usa.gov/NtOXcX
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