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    Feb 11, 2020
    Teens have questions about drugs. Help them get answers during National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week® (#NDAFW) loom.ly/78nV1u0 #NIDAteens #marijuana #vaping #tobacco #opioids #teachers
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    Oct 5, 2019
    Anyone can carry nasal naloxone and use it to help someone who has overdosed on opioids. Learn where to get it and how to recognize the signs of opioid overdose here: drugabuse.gov/publications/d… #NIDAscience #OpioidCrisis
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    Jun 17, 2019
    It’s not a choice. It’s not a weakness. Addiction is a brain disease. Drugs can change how the brain works, and those changes can last for a long time. teens.drugabuse.gov/blog/post/myth… #NIDAteens
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    Jan 24, 2017
    Synthetic cannabinoids are also called what? #NDAFW youtu.be/_82yLbXHAlY
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    Oct 18, 2019
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    Congratulations to Dr. Thomas Kash @superkash, 2019 recipient of the Jacob P. Waletsky Memorial Award for Innovative Research in Drug Addiction and Alcoholism. @NIAAAnews #sfn2019
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    Dec 13, 2016
    Daily smoking rates among teens have declined dramatically from 2 decades ago. #MTF2016
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    Jan 24, 2018
    Check out what others from around the country are doing for #NDAFW: teens.drugabuse.gov/national-drug-…
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    Jan 27, 2014
    #DrugFACTS: Marijuana, you can get addicted. Around 1 in 11 people who use it get addicted.
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    Dec 13, 2016
    Alcohol use has declined & continued its downward trend among teens. #MTF2016
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    Mar 11, 2019
    Addiction is a brain disorder affecting nearly 20 million Americans. Support Brain Awareness Week by learning more and sharing the effects of drugs on the brain. drugabuse.gov/nidamed-medica… #NIDAMED #BrainWeek
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    Jan 23, 2017
    National Drug & Alcohol Facts Week starts today! Share how you SHATTER THE MYTHS!
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    Oct 12, 2018
    Some studies have suggested that medical marijuana legalization might be associated with decreased prescription opioid use and overdose deaths. drugabuse.gov/publications/d…
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    Nov 2, 2018
    Drs. Volkow and Koob congratulate the #SfN18 Jacob P. Waletzky Award winner Michael Bruchas, Ph.D. of @WUSTLmed whose research has led to critical discoveries related to drug addiction and alcoholism. For more information on the award: drugabuse.gov/about-nida/org…
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    Nov 23, 2020
    NEWS: NIDA is pleased to announce the appointment of a new Scientific Director, Dr. Amy Hauck Newman. Dr. Newman has served as NIDA’s IRP Acting Scientific Director for the past two years. Learn more about her remarkable career: loom.ly/5txKN0I #NIDAnews #NIDAscience
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