PowerTalk 21: A Good Time to Talk With Your Parents About Alcohol
Don’t be surprised if your parents talk with you about alcohol this month.
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Source: NIDA Drugs and Health Blog - April 18, 2016 Category: Addiction Source Type: blogs
What Do Drugs Do to Teens’ Brains? “ABCD Study” Looks for Answers
It seems like for every question we answer about brain science, there are a hundred more we haven’t answered yet.
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Source: NIDA Drugs and Health Blog - April 11, 2016 Category: Addiction Source Type: blogs
The Science of Drug Testing: How Alcohol Breath Tests Work
On this blog we’ve discussed alcohol from many different angles; now let’s take a look at alcohol breath tests.
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Source: NIDA Drugs and Health Blog - April 4, 2016 Category: Addiction Source Type: blogs
Addiction Is a Disease
Why can’t people who have an addiction “just stop” using drugs?
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Source: NIDA Drugs and Health Blog - March 29, 2016 Category: Addiction Source Type: blogs
What’s the Connection Between Prescription Pain Pills and Heroin?
Misusing prescription pain pills and using heroin are very risky moves.
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Source: NIDA Drugs and Health Blog - March 24, 2016 Category: Addiction Source Type: blogs
Their Work Really Is Brain Science
A lot of what we know about drugs comes from studies of how they interact with the human brain.
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Source: NIDA Drugs and Health Blog - March 14, 2016 Category: Addiction Source Type: blogs
How Many Teens Use E-cigarettes?
Check out these infographics for the answer, plus more facts on teens and e-cigs.
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Source: NIDA Drugs and Health Blog - March 8, 2016 Category: Addiction Source Type: blogs
Shattering Drug Myths During National Drug Facts Week (NDFW)
Every year, for the past five years, we at NIDA have dedicated ourselves to helping people get the facts about drugs, drug use, and the consequences of use.
This year, with over 1,000 NDFW events in every state, more teens than ever before will have a chance to learn something that may change the course of their lives.
Can teens really have that much control over their future?
Absolutely. The truth is that learning the facts about drugs helps people to make informed decisions. And even if we all sometimes make mistakes or take risks (when we know better) taking some time to learn and remind ourselves about wh...
Source: NIDA Drugs and Health Blog - January 23, 2015 Category: Addiction Authors: The NIDA Blog Team Source Type: blogs
InstaBuzzed: Celebrities, Drugs, and Social Media
Do you like the summertime feel of Valencia, the creamy black and white texture of Willow, or the soft pastels of Nashville? If you’re one of the 76% of teens are on Instagram, it’s likely you have a few “go-to” photo filters you use whenever you post.
There are more teens on Instagram than any other social media platform—and many follow their favorite actors, singers, and athletes. With celebrities racking up millions of followers, it’s a bummer that some of them use their reach and power to promote their use of alcohol and drugs.
Wiz Khalifa, Diplo, Rihanna, and Nicky Minaj have posted hundreds of picture...
Source: NIDA Drugs and Health Blog - January 22, 2015 Category: Addiction Authors: The NIDA Blog Team Source Type: blogs
Traumatic Brain Injury and Drug Use—A Closer Look
It’s the big game. You’re running full speed toward the goal line. You have it in sight. You are focused. You are fast. This is it. BAM! You’ve been hit. This is not it. The ball is gone. The moment is passed. And you are on your back. Nothing is broken. But your brain has been rattled. That hit has led to a traumatic brain injury (TBI).
TBI happens when a bump, blow, jolt, or other head injury causes damage to the brain. Every brain injury, even a concussion, is a TBI. A concussion happens when the brain bumps the skull, causing mild damage, almost like a bruise. Usually a concussion causes a change in how the brai...
Source: NIDA Drugs and Health Blog - January 15, 2015 Category: Addiction Authors: The NIDA Blog Team Source Type: blogs
“I Wish That I Could Be Like The Cool Kids.”
The popular lyrics hit home for many of us. There probably isn’t a teen out there that at some point hasn’t wanted to be part of the cool crowd. Just about everyone knows who the cool kids are and gossips about what they do. Of course, what’s cool in your school may not be cool at a different school in another city or part of the country.
For example, a few years back, one teen, Shelby Marie Raye, won a NIDA Addiction Science Award for her research on what makes kids cool. In her school, sports were in. Honors classes were out. And drugs and alcohol were less cool the older teens got.
But if in 10 years you w...
Source: NIDA Drugs and Health Blog - January 10, 2015 Category: Addiction Authors: The NIDA Blog Team Source Type: blogs
