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Recent News Releases

5/8/08	First Addiction Science Award to be Given to Students at International Science Fair
4/2/08	NIDA Researchers Identify Genetic Variant Linked to Nicotine Addiction and Lung Cancer
4/1/08	NIH Research Suggests Stimulant Treatment for ADHD Does Not Contribute to Substance Abuse Later in Life
1/29/08	Does the Desire for Drugs Begin Outside Awareness?
1/22/08	NIH Announces New Initiative in Epigenomics (NIH web site)
12/14/07	Early Fine-Tuning of Neural Connections May Turn Destructive Later in Life
12/11/07	NIDA Survey Shows a Decline in Smoking and Illicit Drug Use Among Eighth Graders
11/27/07	NIDA Announces New Avant-Garde Award for Innovative AIDS Research
11/26/07	National Institute on Drug Abuse Launches Public Service Campaign for Hispanic Youth on the Link between Non-Injection Drugs and HIV
11/15/07	The National Institute on Drug Abuse Offers Summer Internship Opportunities
11/09/07	NIDA's Dr. Nora Volkow to Speak on Addiction at NYC's 92nd Street Y's Science and Discovery Series
10/29/07	Drug-Impaired Driving by Youth Remains Serious Problem
10/26/07	Frontiers in Addiction Research - NIDA to Hold Mini-Convention at Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting

Past News Releases

Index of Previous News Releases

Recent NewsScan Issues

4/18/08	Research News - April 15 Issue - #52
8/27/07	Research News - August 22 Issue - #51
5/8/07	HIV Update - May 8 Issue - #50
3/5/07	Pain, Opioids & Addiction - March 3 Issue - #49
2/27/07	Hispanics & Drug Abuse - February 26 Issue - #48

Past NewsScan Issues

Index of Previous NewsScan Issues

NIDA-Sponsored Meetings

May 12, 2008 - 1-2pm
Why is it More Difficult for Women than Men to Quit Smoking? Potential Mechanisms and Possible Solutions - Neuroscience Building, 6001 Executive Blvd., Conference Room C, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-9555
May 28, 2008 - 10:30-12:00pm
GUTting of the mucosal immune defenses in HIV disease - Neuroscience Center Building, NIDA Conference Room #3103, 6001 Executive Blvd., Bethesda, MD
May 28, 2008 - 1-3:15pm
Nicotine and Neuroplasticity - Neuroscience Building, 6001 Executive Blvd., Conference Room C, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-9555
June 3, 2008
Emerging Research Technologies for Drug Development - Neuroscience Building, 6001 Executive Blvd., Bethesda, Maryland 20892-9555
June 18, 2008
NIDA Symposium at the College on Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD), Advances in the Development of Medications for Comorbid ADHD and Substance Use Disorders, San Juan, Puerto Rico. CPDD website
- NIDA Tutorials Workshop and Grant Writing Workshop at CPDD
Past Meeting Summaries

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