Brain differences in children and teens who experiment with drugs early show up before they take their first puff or sip ...

Science X Science News Wire : Optogenetics project takes top NIDA Addiction Science Award -- a press release is provided to you ìas isî with little or no review from Science X staff.

Addiction Science Winners receive cash awards provided by Friends of NIDA, with a $2,500 scholarship for the first-place honoree, $1,500 for second place and $1,000 for the third place distinction.

Research shows that the brains of those who use drugs are substantially different than those who don't, well before drugs are ...

Volkow, who has led NIDA for more than two decades, talked with Carmen about the evolving science. This interview has been edited for length and clarity.

Editor's Note: Scientists looking for a crash course in effective communication of their research findings should catch Alan Leshner in action. During recent months, the personable director of the ...

For years, addiction was seen as a matter of personal failure—a bad habit or a lack of discipline. People believed those who ...

For decades, Americans have been told a simple story about addiction: taking drugs damages the brain—and the earlier in life children start using substances, the more likely they are to progress ...

This update of the "Principles of Drug Addiction Treatment" from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) is intended to address addiction to a wide variety of drugs, including nicotine, alcohol, ...