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Say What? “Cannabidiol (CBD)”

November 12, 2019 / The NIDA Blog Team

CBD is typically found in very small amounts in the marijuana plant. It’s one of over 100 chemicals called cannabinoids.

What Does Cocaine Do To Your Body? Test Your Knowledge

July 22, 2019 / The NIDA Blog Team

Cocaine use, like all drug use, can have some heavy effects on a person's body. Take this quiz to find out more.

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Mixing Medicines Can Be Dangerous

July 15, 2019 / The NIDA Blog Team

Mixing prescription and over-the-counter medicines with other medicines or substances—intentionally or by accident—can have dangerous effects.

Award winners Nikita, Sid, and Aditya stand with their award certificates.

Designing a Tamper-Resistant Opioid: Announcing the 2019 Addiction Science Award Winners

July 08, 2019 / The NIDA Blog Team

These 2019 Addiction Science Award winners developed a tamper-resistant opioid, explored the gene/addiction connection, and identified risky teen behaviors.

How do people use tobacco and nicotine? People can smoke, sniff, chew, or inhale the vapors of tobacco and nicotine products. Some products that you smoke: cigarettes, cigars, e-cigarettes hookahs. Smokeless products: chewing tobacco, snuff (ground tobacco that can be sniffed or put between your check and gums), dip (wet snuff that is chewed), snus (small pouch of wet snuff).

The Problem(s) With Nicotine

June 24, 2019 / The NIDA Blog Team

Vaping products like JUUL and tobacco products contain an addictive drug called nicotine, which makes it very hard to stop using them.

Myth or Fact? “Addiction Is a Choice"

June 17, 2019 / The NIDA Blog Team

Addiction is a brain disease. It’s not a choice, and it’s not a weakness. Drugs can change how the brain works, and those changes can last for a long time.

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