Interplay of COVID-19, Substance Use and Mental Health November 24, 2020 | MedPage Today, By Shannon Firth
People with addiction more likely to get COVID-19, die November 10, 2020 | Detroit Free Press, By Georgea Kovanis
This Addiction Treatment Works. Why Is It So Underused? October 27, 2020 | New York Times, By Abby Goodnough
Mother's Little Helper Is Back, and Daddy's Partaking Too October 3, 2020 | New York Times, By Jessica Grosse
Public health crises collide: Substance abuse linked to COVID-19 susceptibility September 26, 2020 | ABC News, By Dr. Yalda Safai
Addiction to opioids and tobacco increases risk for COVID-19, study finds September 21, 2020 | Philadelphia Inquirer, By Aubrey Whelan
Covid-19 is undoing a decade of progress on the opioid epidemic August 11, 2020 | Quartz, By Annalisa Merelli
States Scramble To Deal With The Compounding Covid And Opioid Epidemic July 29, 2020 | Forbes, By Misha Gajewski
After a Dip, Data Show Fatal Drug Overdoses on the Rise July 15, 2020 | U.S. News & World Report, By Gaby Galvin
Fatal Drug Overdoses Are Likely Increasing Again Because Of The Coronavirus Pandemic July 14, 2020 | BuzzFeed, By Dan Vergano
Coronavirus Pandemic Compounds Another Ongoing Crisis: The Opioid Epidemic July 7, 2020 | WBUR Here And Now, By Jeremy Hobson
A New Addiction Crisis: Treatment Centers Face Financial Collapse June 15, 2020 | NPR, By Yuki Noguchi
Drug overdoses in Memphis spike during virus outbreak May 20, 2020 | Associated Press, By Adrian Sainz
Should 19 Be the Minimum Age to Use Legal Cannabis? Here’s What Experts Think May 18, 2020 | Healthline, By Bob Curley
In recognition of mental health awareness, tech has much potential during the pandemic's self-isolation practices May 18, 2020 | GovernmentCIO, By Faith Ryan
Coronapod: The overlooked outbreaks that could derail the coronavirus response (Dr. Volkow interview starts at min. 20:04) May 8, 2020 | Nature.com, By Noah Baker
The opioid epidemic was already a national crisis. Covid-19 could be making things worse May 7, 2020 | CNN, By Harmeet Kaur
Vaping, Opioid Addiction Accelerate Coronavirus Risks, Says NIDA Director April 24, 2020 | Kaiser Health News, By Shefali Luthra
For Drug Users, COVID-19 Poses Added Dangers April 2, 2020 | U.S. News & World Report, By Katelyn Newman
The psychiatrist at the centre of the opioid crisis April 1, 2020 | Nature, By Emiliano Rodríguez Mega
How smoking, vaping and drug use might increase risks from Covid-19 March 20, 2020 | CNN.com, By Gina Yu
As Deaths Rise, The Urgent Search For Medications To Treat Meth January 31, 2020 | WBUR, By Martha Bebinger
Teen vaping of marijuana surges, spurring public health worries December 18, 2019 | The Washington Post, By Lenny Bernstein
More teens are vaping and using marijuana than ever before December 18, 2019 | The Today Show, By Gabe Gutierrez
South Dakota's 'Meth. We're on it.' campaign is funny but state officials say the meth problem is deadly serious November 19, 2019 | NBCNews.com, By Ben Kesslen
'Benzos' Are Rising in Popularity Among Teens and They're Getting Them On Social Media November 11, 2019 | Parents.com, By Maryn Liles
NIDA pushes for translational solutions to opioid crisis November 7, 2019 | BioCentury, By Lauren Martz
Deep brain stimulation is being tested to treat opioid addiction November 6, 2019 | Washington Post, By Lenny Bernstein
Some Pregnant Women Use Weed For Morning Sickness But FDA Cautions Against It October 28, 2019 | NPR, By Rhitu Chatterjee
The rate of teen vaping has doubled within two years, new research finds. September 19, 2019 | CNN, By Jen Christensen and Matthew Stucker
Dr. Wilson Compton: Part 8-If Marijuana is Medicine, How Can It Hurt Me? September 3, 2019 | National Families in Action podcast
The Mysterious Vaping Illness That’s ‘Becoming an Epidemic’: A surge of severe lung ailments has baffled doctors and public health experts. August 31, 2019 | The New York Times, By Sheila Kaplan and Matt Richtel
Brain Scans, Saliva Tests, and Baby Teeth: Inside the Massive, Government-Funded Effort to Understand How Kids' Brains Develop August 30, 2019 | Mother Jones, By Julia Lurie
DMV Spotlight on the Justice Community Opioid Innovation Network August 18, 2019 | ESPN 630AM, By Barbara Britt
With Neuroimaging, Large NIH Study Could Shine a Light on the Adolescent Brain August 15, 2019 | JAMA, By Jennifer Abbasi
US growing largest crop of marijuana for research in 5 years July 11, 2019 | Associated Press, By Carla Johnson
A peek into opioid users’ brains as they try to quit July 9, 2019 | Associated Press, By Lauran Neergaard
Marijuana use doubles in US pregnant women to 1 in 14 June 18, 2019 | Associated Press, By Lindsey Tanner
NIH Solicits Research into Vaccines to Protect against Opioid Use May 23, 2019 | Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News, By Jon Kelvey
Highly Potent Weed Has Swept The Market, Raising Concerns About Health Risks May 15, 2019 | NPR, By Rhitu Chatterjee
NIH-funded studies aim to lower opioid deaths by 40 percent in 3 years April 19, 2019 | UPI, By Tauren Dyson
These medications can reduce opioid deaths. Why aren't they being used more? April 2, 2019 | USA Today, By The Editorial Board
Teens and vaping marijuana: Understanding the dangers of ‘dabbing’ March 20, 2019 | Chicago Sun Times, By Alexandria Jacobson
Marijuana as a cure for opioid use? Nation's top drug scientist says she's skeptical March 20, 2019 | USA Today, By Ken Alltucker
Chemogenetics Method Uses Anti-Smoking Drug to Control Cells March 14, 2019 | The Scientist, By Ruth Williams
Will Your Body Forgive You For These Health Mistakes? February 13, 2019 | Men’s Health, By Cassie Shortsleeve
A depression drug that's been called 'the most important discovery in half a century' just got a big step closer to FDA approval February 12, 2019 | Business Insider, By Erin Brodwin
Scientists seek ways to finally take a real measure of pain January 10, 2019 | Associated Press, By Lauran Neergaard
A new app tracks breathing to detect an opioid overdose January 9, 2019 | Science News, By Maria Temming
We've Got the Screen Time Debate All Wrong. Let's Fix It December 20, 2018 | Wired Magazine, By Robbie Gonzalez
More teens are vaping, but binge drinking and opioid use is down December 17, 2018 | USA Today, By Ken Alltucker
Most Teen Drug Use Is Down, But Officials Fret Vaping Boom December 17, 2018 | Associated Press, By Mike Stobbe
Groundbreaking Study Examines Effects of Screen Time on Kids December 9, 2018 | CBS 60 Minutes with Anderson Cooper
5 Tips for Managing Your Health if Your Family Has a History of Addiction November 27, 2018 | U.S. News and World Report, By Ruben Castaneda
Meet the woman leading the nation's war on addiction October 25, 2018 | POLITICO’s Pulse Check, By Dan Diamond
Volkow: Why Pain And Addiction Will Go Personalized October 18, 2018 | BioCentury, By Selina Koch and Simone Fishburn
Addiction: Discover how opioid addiction affects the brain and how treatments are saving lives (Nora Volkow Quoted) October 18, 2018 | PBS/NOVA
Many 'Recovery Houses' Won't Let Residents Use Medicine To Quit Opioids September 12, 2018 | NPR, By Nina Feldman
Connecticut Health Officials Respond To Synthetic Marijuana Overdoses (Mike Baumann Quoted) August 17, 2018 | NPR Morning Edition, By Noel King
Synthetic Cannabinoid K2 Overdoses Are Rampant. Here’s Why. August 17, 2018 | The Scientist, By Ashley Yeager
Police seize 24 pounds of heroin, fentanyl and 'unknown white powder' on I-270 in Maryland August 2, 2018 | WJLA/ABC7, By Kevin Lewis
Oklahoma could become the only state to require pregnancy tests for medical marijuana July 27, 2018 | State Impact Oklahoma/NPR, By Jackie Fortier
The truth behind 8 common misconceptions about drugs July 20, 2018 | Popular Science, By Sara Chodosh
Aspen Ideas Festival 2018: Shining Light on Less Visible Prescription Drug Epidemics June 23, 2018 | Aspen Public Radio, By Alycin Bektesh
Music's Fentanyl Crisis: Inside the Drug That Killed Prince and Tom Petty June 20, 2018 | Rolling Stone, By David Browne
After An Overdose, Patients Aren't Getting Treatments That Could Prevent The Next One June 19, 2018 | NPR, By Martha Bebinger
Unintended consequences: Inside the fallout of America’s crackdown on opioids May 31, 2018 | Washington Post, By Terrence McCoy
In Opioids’ Shadow, Fake Pot Still a Scourge May 24, 2018 | U.S. News and World Report, By Joseph Williams
The Hard-to-Trace Ingredient Behind Skyrocketing Cocaine Deaths May 2, 2018 | The Atlantic, By Joseph Frankel
16 million U.S. adults on prescription stimulants, study shows April 17, 2018 | Washington Times, By Laura Kelly
Ep. 175 – A Discussion with one of Time Magazine’s “Top 100 People Who Shape Our World” Dr. Nora Volkow April 13, 2018 | Cover2 Podcast, By Greg McNeil
Rampant opioid injection: 'A ticking time bomb' that puts all Americans at risk for disease April 9, 2018 | USA Today, By Laura Ungar
Fentanyl-Laced Cocaine Becoming A Deadly Problem Among Drug Users March 29, 2018 | NPR, By Martha Bebinger
Opioid addiction sparks push for better prescription for pain February 21, 2018 | ABC 13, By Janet Roach
Chris Cornell's widow says his battle with addiction led to his suicide: 'He loved his life' February 20, 2018 | Good Morning America, By Robin Roberts
Huge study of teen brains could reveal roots of mental illness, impacts of drug abuse January 3, 2018 | Science Magazine, By Meredith Wadman
We Can’t Measure Pain. Is That Fueling the Opioid Crisis? January 3, 2018 | The Daily Beast, By Neel Patel
Marijuana and Vaping Are More Popular Than Cigarettes Among Teenagers December 14, 2017 | The New York Times, By Jan Hoffman
NIH Survey: Students Vaping, Using Marijuana More in 2017 December 14, 2017 | US News & World Report, By Katelyn Newman
Smoking, drinking and drug abuse decline among U.S. teens, who prefer pot and vaping, study finds December 14, 2017 | Los Angeles Times, By Karen Kaplan
Cocaine deaths among blacks on par with opioid deaths among whites, study finds December 4, 2017 | CNN, By Susan Scutti
Four addiction myths busted by national, local, state experts November 27, 2017 | Cincinnati Enquirer, By Terri DeMio
The NIH is seeking a way to objectively measure pain. Could it help solve the opioid crisis? November 21, 2017 | USA Today, By Gregory Korte
Waletzky Award: Turning Tragedy of Addiction into Triumph November 17, 2017 | U.S. News & World Report, By Katelyn Newman
Study Finds Competing Opioid Treatments Have Similar Outcomes November 14, 2017 | New York Times, By Abby Goodnough and Kate Zernike
Opioid addiction treatments face off in US trial November 14, 2017 | Associated Press, By Carla Johnson
Looking beyond opioids for safer pain relief November 13, 2017 | Chemical & Engineering News, By Bethany Halford
Researchers are closing in on objective ways to measure pain November 1, 2017 | APA Monitor, By Kristen Weir
Dr. Nora Volkow: Opioid Crisis Requires Multipronged Plan October 27, 2017 | U.S. News and World Report, By Claire Hansen
Opioid Addiction: A closer look at opioid abuse with with Dr. Nora Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, Dr. Lipi Roy, an addiction medicine physician, and Peter Santoro, vice president of the Lower Eastside Service Center October 26, 2017 | PBS/Bloomberg, By Charlie Rose
Chronic back pain stem cell treatment could cut need for opioids October 23, 2017 | New Scientist, By Andy Coghlan
Women and Opioids: Inside the Deadliest Drug Epidemic in American History September 19, 2017 | Glamour, By Liz Brody
Does Your Caffeine Tolerance Go Up When You Have Too Much? September 11, 2017 | Self, By Korin Miller
How Science Is Unlocking the Secrets of Addiction September 6, 2017 | National Geographic, By Fran Smith
Brain-altering magnetic pulses could zap cocaine addiction August 29, 2017 | Science, By Meredith Wadman
Fighting the Opioid Crisis with Vaccines and Better Chemistry August 17, 2017 | Scientific American, By Dina Fine Maron
One in Three Americans Took Prescription Opioid Painkillers in 2015, Survey Says July 31, 2017 | NBC News, By Corky Siemaszko
Treating Heroin Addiction With Heroin: What You Need to Know July 31, 2017 | Rolling Stone, By Annamarya Scaccia
Miami-Dade children (and their brains) are part of a historic nationwide study July 28, 2017 | Miami Herald, By Alex Harris
Stoned Plus Buzzed: Mixing Caffeine and Pot Brings New Risks July 24, 2017 | Live Science, By Amanda Onion
Part II: ADAW continues its interview with NIDA Director Nora Volkow July 3, 2017 | Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly, By Alison Knopf
Part I: Interview with NIDA Director Volkow: Medications, opioids and funding June 26, 2017 | Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly, By Alison Knopf
Health officials vow to develop drugs to curb the opioid epidemic May 31, 2017 | The Washington Post, By Lenny Bernstein
The Role of Science in Addressing the Opioid Crisis May 31, 2017 | The New England Journal of Medicine, By Nora Volkow (Director, NIDA) and Francis Collins (Director, NIH)
Dr. Nora Volkow: The Role of Science in Addressing the Opioid Crisis May 31, 2017 | The New England Journal of Medicine
NH Rep. Annie Kuster, health professionals discuss tackling opioid crisis May 30, 2017 | WPTZ-NBC5News, By Helena Battipaglia
Opioids are ravaging the U.S., but they’re still the best pain drug we’ve got May 26, 2017 | MarketWatch, By Emma Court
Part 3. Can Federal and Community Support Solve the Opioid Problem? May 18, 2017 | U.S. News and World Report, By Katelyn Newman
Part 2. From Punishing Users to Treating a Disease May 18, 2017 | U.S. News and World Report, By Katelyn Newman
Part 1. A Personal Look at a National Problem May 18, 2017 | U.S. News and World Report, By Katelyn Newman
Marijuana May Boost, Rather Than Dull, the Elderly Brain May 10, 2017 | Scientific American, By Stephani Sutherland
Overcoming Opioids: The quest for less addictive drugs April 17, 2017 | Associated Press (AP), By Marilynn Marchione
Ask Amy: Frustrated! (Marijuana Use and Driving) April 6, 2017 | The Washington Post, By Amy Dickinson
NIH awards three scientists for promising HIV/AIDS prevention April 5, 2017 | The Washington Times, By Laura Kelly
Germany is Taking Away Kindergarteners' Toys to Curb Future Addiction March 28, 2017 | The Atlantic, By Sara Zaske
Scientists say they can make a vaccine against heroin. It's an uphill battle January 6, 2017 | Philly.com, By Courtenay Harris Bond
This study could unlock the mysteries of teen brain development January 5, 2017 | STAT, By Drs. Nora Volkow and George Koob
What's Behind the Rise in Cocaine-Linked Deaths? January 3, 2017 | U.S. News & World Report, By Kimberly Leonard
UCLA, CHLA study looks at how kids grow up to be successful December 19, 2016 | ABC7.com, By Denise Dador
Children Hospitalized for Opioid Poisoning More Than Doubles in 16 Years, Study Finds October 31, 2016 | ABC News, By Alex Weller
Treating Addiction Within the Health Care System October 27, 2016 | NCQA - National Committee for Quality Assurance, By Nora Volkow, M.D.
U. researchers to study brains of kids 9, 10, hundreds of subjects needed September 15, 2016 | KUTV.com, By Heidi Hatch
What Science Says To Do If Your Loved One Has An Opioid Addiction July 19, 2016 | FiveThirtyEight.com, By Maia Szalavitz
Suspected Overdose of Synthetic Pot, K2, Sends 33 People to Brooklyn Hospitals July 13, 2016 | CNN, By Susan Scutti
Scientists Race to Understand the Neurochemistry Behind New Street Drugs June 10, 2016 | American Chemical Society, By Erika Gebel Berg
Dr. Nora Volkow of the National Institute on Drug Abuse May 9, 2016 | Kentucky Educational Television, By John Gregory
As Opioid Epidemic Worsens, Rethinking How Doctors are Taught to Treat Pain April 17, 2016 | PBS NewsHour, By Christopher Booker and Saskia De Melker
Doctors paved the road to hell with pain pills: Faye Flam April 8, 2016 | Chicago Tribune, By Faye Flam
C.D.C Painkiller Guidelines Aim to Reduce Addiction Risk March 15, 2016 | The New York Times, By Sabrina Tavernise
How the Heroin Epidemic Differs in Communities of Color February 23, 2016 | Frontline, By Sarah Childress
Language of addiction itself can hurt, advocates say February 4, 2016 | The Boston Globe, By Felice Freyer
Chemistry celebration: FDG: Contribution to Our Understanding of Addiction October 19, 2012 | Brookhaven National Laboratory, By Nora Volkow, M.D.