All Posts: addiction research

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News Release

Georgetown Announces Master’s Program in Addiction Policy and Practice

August 28, 2020

GUMC Stories

Experts Explore Causes and Solutions to the Opioid Epidemic

(November 20, 2018) — Recognizing that addiction is a complex problem requiring a comprehensive, multi-pronged solution, experts from the fields of medicine, ethics and…

November 20, 2018

GUMC Stories

Nora Volkow: A Deep Commitment to Helping Others Borne From Tragic Family History

(November 19, 2018) — When asked what led a Mexican-born woman to pursue the study of addiction in the United States, the director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse …

November 19, 2018

News Release

Georgetown University Medical Center Selects Nora Volkow for Highest Honor

MEDIA CONTACTKaren Teberkm463@georgetown.edu WASHINGTON (November 12, 2018) — Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) will present Nora Volkow, MD, director of the National…

November 12, 2018

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Opioid Gene Variant in Adolescents Reduces Reward, May Increase Later Substance Abuse Risk

MEDIA CONTACTKaren Teberkm463@georgetown.edu SAN DIEGO (November 5, 2018) — Adolescents with a particular variant of an opioid receptor gene have less response in a part of the…

November 3, 2018

GUMC Stories

Medical Students Examine Solutions to a Deadly Epidemic

After taking a selectives course on the opioids epidemic, Georgetown University School of Medicine students feel empowered to use interventions and treatment techniques to combat…

September 21, 2018

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Graphic Cigarette Warnings Trigger Brain Areas Key to Quitting Smoking

WASHINGTON — Viewing graphic anti-smoking images on cigarette packs triggers activity in brain areas involved in emotion, decision-making and memory as observed via brain…

February 16, 2016