Volume 20, Number 6

Research Findings

• Court-Mandated Treatment Works as Well as Voluntary
• Checkup System Catches Relapse Early
• Methamphetamine Evokes and Subverts Brain Protective Responses
• Sensory Aspects May Drive Addiction in Obese Smokers
• Drugs Affect Men's and Women's Brains Differently
• Methamphetamine Increases, and HIV Decreases, Brain Volumes

Director's Perspective

• Challenges in HIV/AIDS Research

Research in Brief

• "Light" Cigarettes
• African-Americans Metabolize Nicotine Slowly
• The Brain in Pain
• Parents' Actions Influence Kids' Smoking

NIDA at Work

• Medications Development Division Nurtures the Creation of New Addiction Treatments

Bulletin Board

• NIDA Honors Dr. William L. Dewey
• HHS and NIH Recognize NIDA Staff
• ATLAS and ATHENA Programs Receive Sports Illustrated Award

Tearoff

• Drug Abuse Declines Among Adolescents

What the Numbers Say

• On-Site Psychiatric Treatment Improves Abstinence In Teens With Co-occurring Disorders

Topic Collections of
Articles

Volumes:

• Volume 23 (2010)
• Volume 22 (2008-2009)
• Volume 21 (2006-2008)

Archives

• Volume 20 (2005/2006)
• Volume 19 (2004/2005)
• Volume 18 (2003)
• Volume 17 (2002/2003)
• Volume 16 (2001/2002)
• Volume 15 (2000/2001)
• Volume 14 (1999/2000)
• Volume 13 (1998/99)
• Volume 12 (1997)
• Volume 11 (1996)
• Volume 10 (1995)

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