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Training to help healthcare providers properly prescribe painkillers
January 25, 2013 – NIH Radio
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The drug-free kids tool
January 08, 2013 – HHS HealthBeat
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Teens and marijuana
January 03, 2013 – NIDA’s 2012 Monitoring the Future survey of eighth, 10th and 12th graders reports continued high use of marijuana.
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Monitoring the Future: Briefing and Press Conference 2012
December 19, 2012 – Dr. Nora Volkow, NIDA Director, discusses the results of the 2012 Monitoring the Future survey at a press conference from the National Press Club on December 19, 2012. Monitoring the Future tracks annual drug abuse trends of 8th, 10th, and 12th-grade students, including attitudes and perceived risk of specific drugs of abuse. Dr. Volkow is joined by joined by Howard Koh, M.D., M.P.H, HHS Assistant Secretary for Health; R. Gil Kerlikowske, Director, Office of National Drug Control Policy; Lloyd D. Johnston, Ph.D., Principal Investigator, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan; and Chris Leibowitz, a young adult in recovery from drug addiction.
Length: 56:31 minutes | View Transcript
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NIH launches new tool for parents to help keep kids drug-free
November 30, 2012 – NIH Podcast Episode #0173
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New NIDA resource helps families navigate addiction treatment options
February 28, 2012 – A new resource online, Seeking Drug Abuse Treatment: Know What to Ask, will help individuals and families struggling with addition ask the right questions before picking out a drug treatment program.
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Cigarette and alcohol use at historic low among teens
December 20, 2011 – A survey shows low use of cigarettes and alcohol by teens, but high levels of marijuana and prescription drug abuse.
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Monitoring the Future: Briefing and Press Conference
December 14, 2011 – Dr. Nora Volkow, NIDA Director, discusses the results of the 2011 Monitoring the Future survey at a press conference from the National Press Club on December 14, 2011. Monitoring the Future tracks annual drug abuse trends of 8th, 10th, and 12th-grade students, including attitudes and perceived risk of specific illicit drugs. Dr. Volkow is joined by joined by Howard Koh, M.D., M.P.H, HHS Assistant Secretary for Health; R. Gil Kerlikowske, Director, Office of National Drug Control Policy; and Lloyd D. Johnston, Ph.D., Principal Investigator, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan.
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Potential New Target for Smoking Cessation Without Weight Gain
June 22, 2011 – Dr. Nora Volkow, NIDA Director, discusses a new study published in Science magazine that identifies a brain pathway that could be a target of new treatments for smoking and weight control.
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NIH Radio Discusses Areas of Concern Regarding Opioid Prescription Practices
April 12, 2011 – Dr. Susan Weiss, Acting Director of NIDA's Office of Science Policy and Communications, discusses concerns raised by an analysis of 2009 data regarding national prescribing patterns for opioid painkillers.
Length: 2:34 minutes | View Transcript
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