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Drugs

Photo of blue suits hanging up in a lab at BU's NEIDL.

Coronavirus Outbreak

BU NEIDL Scientists Join International Coronavirus Research Effort

March 2, 2020

Opioid Crisis

Tracking the Path of the Opioid Crisis

February 18, 2020

Portrait of 2019 Boston University Innovator of the Year, Weining Lu, Associate Professor of Medicine.

Translational Research

Weining Lu, Kidney Researcher, Named BU Innovator of the Year

November 14, 2019

a man lights a joint with a lighter in the dark.

Fertility

Male Marijuana Use Might Double the Risk of Partner’s Miscarriage

October 16, 2019

mother and child illustration

Addiction

Strengthening the Parent-Child Bond in the Face of Addiction

October 8, 2019

Scientific illustration of Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE), otherwise known as Nightmare Bacteria.

Superbugs

Superbug detector is first diagnostic to launch from CARB-X

September 24, 2019

Packages of Juul e-cigarette products are seen on display at a smoke shop.

Vaping

Mass. Governor Baker Orders Ban on All Vaping Products and Declares Public Health Emergency

September 24, 2019

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Vaping

CDC Bias Against E-Cigarettes Is Putting Kids’ Lives At Risk, Says BU Researcher

August 28, 2019

a health worker administers medication to a person in the Congo

Ebola

“It Was Like a Miracle,” BU NEIDL Researcher Says of Powerful New Ebola Treatments

August 15, 2019

A bottle of generic Buprenorphine HCI Sublingual tablets

Addiction

Why Making Buprenorphine Opioid-Based Medication Available without a Prescription Could Save Lives

July 11, 2019

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Alcohol

The Addiction Puzzle, Part 5: Bringing Scientific Rigor to Addiction Research

November 22, 2013

Kathleen Kantak, Professor of Psychology, Boston University College of Arts and Sciences, CAS, Attention Deficit Disorder medication, ADD, ADHD, cocaine addiction, cocaine use

Drugs

The Addiction Puzzle, Part 2: Could ADHD Meds Promote Future Cocaine Use?

November 19, 2013

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Health & Medicine

The Addiction Puzzle, Part 1: An Overdose Lifeline

November 18, 2013

The Addiction Puzzle, Part 1: An Overdose Lifeline