UB Clinical and Research Institute on Addictions

Dr. Robert E. Booth from the University of Colorado Denver will share insights on best practices in preventing HIV in drug users, based on 20 years of research in the Ukraine, this Fri., Oct. 19, at 10 a.m. Free and open to the public. Join us!

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Join us at 10 a.m. tomorrow (10/19) for a seminar on preventing HIV in intravenous drug users.

Join us this Friday, Oct. 19, for a seminar with Robert E. Booth, PhD, from U Colorado Denver, who will speak about best practices in preventing HIV in people who inject drugs, based on 20 years of research in the Ukraine.

Dr. Robert E. Booth from the University of Colorado Denver will share insights on best practices in preventing HIV in drug users, based on 20 years of research in the Ukraine, this Fri., Oct. 19, at 10 a.m. Free and open to the public. Join us!

Join us Friday, Oct. 19, for a seminar with Robert E. Booth, PhD, from U Colorado Denver, who will speak about best practices in preventing HIV in people who inject drugs, based on 20 years of research in the Ukraine.

Due to unexpected travel delays, our seminar on Friday, Sept. 21, is CANCELED. We apologize for any inconvenience.Due to unexpected travel delays, our seminar on Friday, Sept. 21, is CANCELED. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Buffalo is at the forefront of addiction medicine and research. UB established one of the first addiction medicine fellowships in the U.S.

Can exercise help treat addiction? U.S. News & World Report features RIA research to explore the topic.

Live Science interviewed RIA's Kate Miller. Her answer? "Nothing good." Read more:

New research from RIA shows how aerobic exercise may help prevent and treat addiction by affecting the brain's dopamine system.

Exercise could be a potent treatment strategy for addiction, due to its effect on the brain's dopamine system, according to RIA researchers.

Our results suggest that interventions with women who smoke cigarettes or use marijuana while pregnant should also focus on reducing stress and helping them cope with negative emotions, Eiden says. This may help reduce prenatal substance exposure and subsequent behavior problems in infants.

"Nearly 30% of women who smoke cigarettes during pregnancy also report using marijuana, and that number is likely to increase with many states moving toward marijuana legalization," says RIA's Rina Das Eiden.