National Institute on Drug Abuse


February 20, 2018

Based on UAMS Research, InterveXion Wins Grants, Partners with BioVentures’ Help

Ben Boulden

Misty Stevens demonstrates one of the lab procedures InterveXion uses in the development of the monoclonal antibody it is studying for possible future use in the treatment of methamphetamine addiction.

Feb. 20, 2018 | Truly good ideas like the one around which InterveXion was built have staying power. Since InterveXion was established as a company in 2004, granting agencies and others have continued to value both the company and its mission. BioVentures from the first saw merit in the new treatment for methamphetamine abuse developed…


January 26, 2015

UAMS Researchers Receive $538,781 Grant to Study Opioid Prescribing and Dispensing

Ben Boulden

Jan. 26, 2015 | Two University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) research scientists recently were awarded a three-year $538,781 grant by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) to investigate the opioid prescribing and dispensing decision making processes of primary care providers and pharmacists.


UAMS Researchers Awarded $538,781 Grant to Study Opioid Prescribing and Dispensing

Ben Boulden

LITTLE ROCK – Two University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) research scientists recently were awarded a three-year $538,781 grant by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) to investigate the opioid prescribing and dispensing decision making processes of primary care providers and pharmacists.


August 28, 2014

Research Study Using ADHD Drugs to Treat Addiction

Spencer Watson

LITTLE ROCK – A team of University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) researchers are studying the potential of two drugs used to treat Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in helping addicts overcome their dependence on methamphetamine.


May 29, 2014

Researchers Receive $1.45 Million Grant to Study Link Between Trauma and Drug Addiction in Women

Holland Doran

A team of University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) researchers has received a grant worth $1.45 million from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) to study the effects of trauma on adolescent girls in hopes of establishing a direct connection to substance abuse in adult women.