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NIDA Trains Judges in Behavioral Research and Intervention
Behavioral science research figures prominently in an effort by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) to inform the criminal justice system about the effectiveness of sustained, comprehensive treatment for incarcerated or paroled offenders. A
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HIV/AIDS and Drug Use
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has launched a new public awareness campaign highlighting the link between the spread of HIV/AIDS and drug use. Today, there are about one million people in the United
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NIDA Makes Behavioral Science a Priority for Public Health
I am pleased to have this opportunity to address the members of the American Psychological Society and to highlight some of the activities that the National Institute on Drug Abuse is supporting in the behavioral
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Transdisciplinary Omelet: NIDA Grantees Are Cooking up a New Approach to Keeping Kids off Drugs
“Just say no!” didn’t do it. Project DARE didn’t do it either. Neither did “This is your brain on drugs,” coupled with images of an egg frying. Now, two multimillion-dollar research initiatives funded by the
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Acting Director Puts Teeth in NIDA’s Mission
What’s a dentist doing at the helm of the National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA)? The short answer is: collaboration, translation, and prevention. Hanson Asked to lead NIDA after the departure of APS Fellow and
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Leshner Departs NIDA for AAAS
Alan I. Leshner recounts his seven years at NIDA with APS Executive Director Alan G. Kraut. Psychologist Alan I. Leshner served as director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse for seven years, during which
