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Photos from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
2009
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Teen Substance Abuse Awareness through Music Contest
Daevion Caves (age 18) and Jordan Earle Atkins (age 16) of Alton High School in Alton, IL won first place in the Teen Substance Abuse Awareness through Music Contest—a collaboration between NIDA and the MusiCares and GRAMMY Foundations.
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NIDAMED Conference at National Press Club, D.C.
On April 20, 2009, NIDA launched its first comprehensive Physicians' Outreach Initiative, NIDAMED at a news conference at the National Press Club in D.C. Speakers included, NIDA Director Dr. Volkow, Acting Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy Ed Jurith, U.S. Senator Carl Levin of Michigan, Acting U.S. Surgeon General Steven K. Galson and leaders of other organizations committed to helping patients who struggle with drug-related medical issues.
2008
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Tell Your Doctors About All the Drugs You Use
The NIDAMED initiative stresses the importance of the patient-doctor relationship in identifying unhealthy behaviors before they evolve into life threatening conditions. This patient-tested poster—one of the NIDAMED resources—encourages patients to "Tell Your Doctors About All the Drugs You Use." Doctors are encouraged to put the poster on display in their waiting rooms.
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Biomedical Research Center
NIH's Biomedical Research Center, located on the Johns Hopkins University Bayview campus in Baltimore, Maryland, opened on June 2, 2008. The Biomedical Research Center contains major components of the intramural research programs of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, including 500,000 gross square feet of laboratory, vivarium, and administration space.
2006
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NIDA's Drug Facts Chat Day
NIDA staffers David Anderson, Dr. Ruben Baler, and Dr. Barry Hoffer answered students' questions about how drugs affect the brain during NIDA's Drug Facts Chat Day.
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NIDA's Drug Facts Chat Day
NIDA Director Dr. Nora Volkow was among the experts who assisted during the chat day's 10-hour question-and-answer session. The scientists and writers sometimes fielded as many as 6,000 questions per hour.
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NIDA's Drug Facts Chat Day
During NIDA's first national "Drug Facts Chat Day," more than 40 scientists and science writers who specialize in addiction issues answered over 36,000 questions submitted online by high school students across the country. The students asked wide-ranging questions on drug abuse-related topics, and experts tried to answer them as soon as possible.
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The Science of Addiction
The cover of the NIDA's first plain language booklet explaining the science behind addiction—Drugs, Brains & Behavior - The Science of Addiction.
