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National Institute on Drug Abuse

  • Blogs

    April 10, 2012

    Food Can Be More Addictive Than Crack, Scientist Says

    The next time you wonder why you can't get that intense craving for steak fries and a large chocolate milkshake out of your head, ask yourself -- are you addicted? Some people say yes. Food can potentially be more addictive than cocaine.  Although the theory remains controversial, according to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 29, 2012

    Marijuana's Top 5 Uses, From Real University Research

    Here in California, marijuana is legal for just about any ailment you can dream up. And while medical cannabis supporters have argued that the drug is a harmless tool for grandmothers with cancer who want to forget their pain and spark their appetites, there has been plenty of academic research on ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 2, 2011

    Marijuana Could be Used to Treat Cocaine Addiction, According to Federal Research

    A joint will fix you right up.​Are you one of those partiers who gets caught in this cycle: You're a little plastered, so you reach for the nearest line of cocaine. Then you're a little too up, so you reach for the nearest joint. And so on. (Coughs -- Lindsay Lohan. Joking). Maybe you're onto ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 10, 2011

    Marijuana Research Involving War Veterans and Post-Traumatic Stress Approved by Feds, Sort Of

    'Born on the 4th of July'Tom Cruise as vet Ron Kovich.​Strange days for the pro-pot crowd. While medical marijuana is increasingly legal across the land (in 15 states and counting), and the administration of President Obama has had a strangely adversarial relationship to medicinal pot (after ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 15, 2011

    Ravers Rejoice: Ecstasy Doesn't Make You Stupid, as Previously Assumed

    Ravers are now smart.​Good news, ravers: Ecstasy doesn't make dumb. The milieu of the "e-tard" is just a stereotype. Sort of. That according to a new, $1.8 million study released Tuesday and funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse. " ... We found no ominous, concerning risks to cogniti ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 11, 2011

    Marijuana: Tucson Massacre Suspect Jared Loughner Was 'Habitual' Pot User

    Suspect Jared Loughner.​An Army official says Tucson massacre suspect Jared Loughner, who wanted to sign up for military service two years ago, was a "habitual drug abuser." The revelation brings up the question of whether marijuana played a role in an apparently troubled man's life. While ca ... More >>

  • News

    November 18, 2010

    Shock the Junkie

    A hallucinogen called ibogaine has helped addicts kick heroin, meth and everything in between. Is it the trip that does the trick?

  • News

    April 29, 2004

    Don’t Get High Without It

    The Vaults of Erowid supplies the ultimate trip buddy: information

  • News

    March 18, 2004

    The Hallucinogenic Way of Dying

    Can psilocybin reduce death anxiety in end-stage cancer patients?

  • News

    January 22, 2004

    MoveOn’s Offside Kick

    Political group can’t buy Super Bowl airtime for an anti-Bush ad

  • News

    September 18, 2003

    Your Brain on Bad Science

    Leading Ecstasy researcher retracts critical study

  • News

    August 28, 2003

    Under My Tongue

    The new face of the anti-addiction drug buprenorphine — safer, easier and FDA-approved

  • Calendar

    July 12, 2001

    Cocaine Index

    The new face of the anti-addiction drug buprenorphine — safer, easier and FDA-approved

  • Calendar

    July 12, 2001

    Footnotes

    The new face of the anti-addiction drug buprenorphine — safer, easier and FDA-approved

  • Calendar

    July 12, 2001

    Drug War Index

    The new face of the anti-addiction drug buprenorphine — safer, easier and FDA-approved

  • Calendar

    July 12, 2001

    Marijuana Index

    The new face of the anti-addiction drug buprenorphine — safer, easier and FDA-approved

  • News

    August 12, 1999

    Test on Trial

    Drug-testing patch is suspect, as is its main proponent

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