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Students from Rockville High School in Maryland send in their questions.*GS
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Some students discuss with each other what to ask.*GS
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Some students keep it private.*GS
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Chat Day 2008
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Ten miles away, NIDA's Chat Day Moderators read questions from Rockville and dozens of other schools from all over the country and assign them to scientists.*CP
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Chat Day 2008
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NIDA scientists and science writers review questions and prepare answers.*CP
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Scientific experts and editors work together to ensure answers are accurate.*CP
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Map showing locations of schools that registered for Drug Facts Chat Day.*CP
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NIDA director Dr. Nora Volkow answered more than 100 questions herself.*CP
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Scientists keep track of their progress on a projected screen.*CP
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Chat Day 2008
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Scientists volunteered to take up to five hour shifts to answer questions from teens.*GS
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NIDA scientists smile at the sense of humor shown by some students.*GS
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Chat Day 2008
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They work as fast as they can to get to as many questions as possible.*GS
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The webmaster takes a stretch break.*GS
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...even lunch goes uneaten...*GS
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Some NIDA staffers answered general questions, like "What's the worst drug?"*GS
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As the day wraps up, NIDA scientists and science writers had answered more than 1300 questions.*GS
* Photos by:
1. Gabriel Shaya
2. Chris Phillips, Macro International, Inc.