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This page contains a selection of NIDA-supported research findings from NIDA Notes, NIDA news releases, and other sources.

NIDA Notes Articles & Research Briefs

Potential Pain Medication Targets Peripheral Nerves (September 17, 2012)
Animal Research Advances Effort to Develop Vaccines Against Cocaine, Heroin Abuse (September 17, 2012)
Program Reduces Recidivism Among Men With Co-occurring Disorders (July 20, 2012)
Prenatal Cocaine Exposure Increases Monkeys' Impulsivity Into Adulthood (July 20, 2012)
More Convenient Preparations of Buprenorphine Pass Test (July 9, 2012)

Researchers Pinpoint a New Target for Opioid Pain Relievers Without Side Effects (September 18, 2012)
Cocaine Hydrolase Encoded in Viral Vector Blocks the Reinstatement of Cocaine Seeking in Rats for 6 Months (May 31, 2012)
Repressive LTR nucleosome positioning by the BAF complex is required for HIV latency (March 9, 2012)
Cocaine-induced cortical microischemia in the rodent brain: clinical implications (March 9, 2012)
Novel Cocaine Vaccine Linked to a Disrupted Adenovirus Gene Transfer Vector Blocks Cocaine Psychostimulant and Reinforcing Effects (March 9, 2012)

Study finds combined dopamine dysfunction in drug addicted, schizophrenic patients (October 4, 2012)
White House Drug Policy Office and National Institute on Drug Abuse Unveil New Training Materials to Combat National Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic (October 1, 2012)
NIDA/ONDCP to launch online physician training tools (September 27, 2012)
NIH-funded study links long-term marijuana use, especially when started during adolescence, with decreased IQ and impaired cognitive function (September 10, 2012)
Combined medication shows promise for treating cocaine addiction (August 8, 2012)

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