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Video Gaming

This research, published in “Pediatrics”, runs counter to some commonly held views on links between teenage video gaming and smoking, drug use, aggression and gender differences. Read more

NIDA Notes: Studies Link Stress and Drug Addiction

Drug-addicted patients who are trying to remain off drugs can often resist the cravings brought on by seeing reminders of their former drug life, NIDA-funded researcher Dr. Mary Jeanne Kreek of Rockefeller University in New York City has noted. Read more

Guide to Implementing Family Skills Training Programmes for Drug Abuse Revention

Many individuals contributed to the preparation of the present Guide to Implementing Family Skills Training Programmes for Drug Abuse Prevention, providing input, expertise, time and dedication. Preview Document

School-Based Education for Drug Abuse Prevention

This guide could not have been written without the helpful contributions of and feedback from many people, youth and adults alike. Preview Document

The Brain’s Response to Drugs Teacher’s Guide

“Mind over matter” was produced under contract No. NO1 DA-3-2401 for the office of science policy and communications, national institutes of health. Cathrine A. Sasek, Ph.D. served as scientific advisor and Project Officer. Preview Document

Peer to Peer - Using Peer to Peer Strategies in Drug Abuse Prevention

On one level, the fact that people belonging to the same peer group (defined by age, class, gender, or any other social construct) communicate best with each other is simple common sense. That people who share a similar economic, social, linguistic, cultural background or indeed lifestyle, should be able to understand each other is quite natural Preview Document

The Science of Addiction

Addiction is defined as a chronic, relapsing brain disease that is characterized by compulsive drug seeking and use, despite harmful consequences. It is considered a brain disease because drugs change the brain—they change its structure and how it works. These brain changes can be long lasting, and can lead to the harmful behaviors seen in people who abuse drugs. Preview Document

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