ALCOHOLISM & SUBSTANCE ABUSE RESEARCH
$790,714 awarded to research since 1985
According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), 18% of people with a mental illness abuse alcohol or other substances, and 1 in 8 emergency room visits is due to mental illness or substance use. The Foundation of Hope funds research that seeks to better understand the causes of substance abuse, explore its relationships to other illnesses, and find novel treatments that could, for example, help turn the tide of America’s opioid crisis.
Active Research
Adolescent Binge Drinking Persistently Shifts Microglia to a Proinflammatory Phenotype through Reversible Epigenetic Reprogramming | Vetreno | $98,592
Adolescent Binge Drinking Persistently Shifts Microglia to a Proinflammatory Phenotype through Reversible Epigenetic Reprogramming 2023 Award: $98,592 In addition to increasing risk for later development of an alcohol use disorder, adolescent binge drinking increases [...]
Investigation of the GLP-1 receptor agonist semaglutide on alcohol effects: relevance for the treatment of alcohol use disorder | Besheer | $70,152
Investigation of the GLP-1 receptor agonist semaglutide on alcohol effects: relevance for the treatment of alcohol use disorder 2023 Award: $70,152 Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is a devastating disease that affects many individuals and [...]
A novel glutamatergic mechanism for the treatment of cocaine and opioid use disorders, and co-occurring anxiety | Faccidomo | $39,565
A novel glutamatergic mechanism for the treatment of cocaine and opioid use disorders, and co-occurring anxiety 2022 Award: $39,565 Substance Use has steadily risen over the past decade and COVID-19 has exacerbated these trends. [...]
Biomarkers of Systemic Inflammation in Alcohol Use Disorder | Morrow | $98,500
Biomarkers of Systemic Inflammation in Alcohol Use Disorder2022 Award: $98,500Studies of post-mortem brains of people who suffered from Alcohol Use Disorders show abnormal activation of inflammatory immune signals that are proposed to underlie addiction to [...]