NIDA International News

Announces a joint research program, supported by the French Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (Inserm), between a National Institute on Drug Abuse-funded researcher and French colleagues who hope to define new structural, molecular, and functional synaptic substrates of the sex-specific effects of adolescent cannabis use on behavior. Read more »

Announces that a researcher from Iran is the 2017 recipient of the College on Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD) International Committee Award that supports the participation of drug abuse researchers from low- and middle-income countries at the NIDA International Forum and CPDD Annual Scientific Meeting. Read more »

Describes the 2017 International Women’s and Children’s Health and Gender (InWomen’s) Group Conference, held June 16, 2017, in conjunction with the NIDA International Forum and the College on Problems of Drug Dependence Annual Scientific Meeting. Read more »

Invites international substance abuse professionals to plan and host educational events during the 2018 National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week to provide teens with NIDA- and NIAAA-developed scientific facts about drugs and alcohol. Read more »

Announces new NIDA-Inserm and INVEST postdoctoral fellowships for drug abuse researchers from three nations. Read more »

Announces the recipients of NIDA scholarships to the 2017 Dutch program, which focuses on policy models, prevention, and evidence-based treatment for addiction. Read more »

Describes a meeting between officials from Uruguay and the NIDA Hubert H. Humphrey Drug Abuse Research Fellows to discuss the country’s efforts to prevent tobacco use through public health regulations. Read more »

Provides links to two Spanish-language animations about cocaine and subscription options for the NIDA Notes email digest, topic-specific RSS feeds, or podcast series. Read more »

Provides details about the roles of former NIDA Hubert H. Humphrey Drug Abuse Research Fellows in implementing an online substance abuse prevention program in Brazil, organizing a youth leadership conference in Pakistan, and administering a government agency responsible for drug abuse issues in Vietnam. Read more »

Solicits contributions for an annotated bibliography of research articles focused on substance use prevention or treatment among women and children. Also announces details about the 2017 International Women’s and Children’s Health and Gender (InWomen’s) Group Conference, to be held June 16, 2017, in conjunction with the NIDA International Forum and the College on Problems of Drug Dependence Annual Scientific Meeting. Read more »

Announces the first call for abstracts and provides details for a November 2017 scientific meeting organized by the AITANA research group at the Spanish University Miguel Hernández and the University of Seville. Read more »

Lists U.S. government and international organization speakers at a meeting for Hubert H. Humphrey Fellows interested in substance abuse. Read more »

Describes the cosponsor’s events during the 2016 Society for Neuroscience meeting to promote the NIDA-Inserm Postdoctoral Drug Abuse Research Fellowships for U.S. and French Scientists. Read more »

Announces the theme for the 2017 NIDA International Forum—Marijuana and Driving—and the meeting cosponsor—Canadian Center on Substance Abuse. The meeting will be held June 16–19, 2017, in Montréal, Canada. Read more »

Describes the qualifications and fellowship goals of the 2016–2017 NIDA Hubert H. Humphrey Drug Abuse Research Fellows. Read more »

Briefly summarizes the 2016 NIDA International Forum, including plenary session speakers, breakout session topics, and the NIDA International Forum/CPDD International Research poster session. Read more »

Announces the winner of the 2016 College on Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD) award for best international research poster presentation by a scientist from a low- or middle-income country at the joint NIDA International Forum/CPDD International Research Poster Session. Read more »

Announces the January 2, 2017, abstract submission and travel award application deadline as well as procedures for meeting registration for the 2017 NIDA International Forum, which will be held June 16–19, 2017, in Montréal, Canada. Read more »

Describes the NIDA-supported international prevention research poster session that took place during the 2016 Society for Prevention Research meeting and announces travel awards provided to nine scientists. Read more »

Announces the recipients of NIDA scholarships to the 2016 Dutch program, which focuses on policy models, prevention, and evidence-based treatment for addiction. Read more »

Provides links to videocasts from Marijuana and Cannabinoids: A Neuroscience Research Summit, which was convened March 22–23, 2016, by the National Institutes of Health to make evidence-based information available to inform practice and policy regarding the recreational and medicinal use of marijuana. Read more »

Announces that researchers from Iran and Peru are the 2016 recipients of the College on Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD) International Committee Awards that support the participation of drug abuse researchers from low- and middle-income countries at the NIDA International Forum and CPDD Annual Scientific Meeting. Read more »

Announces the May 2, 2016, deadline for online registration for the 2016 NIDA International Forum, which will be held June 10–13, 2016, in Palm Springs, California. Read more »

Describes NIDA Hubert H. Humphrey Fellows’ participation in a NIDA school- and community-based drug abuse education and prevention activity aimed at teens, and invites international organizations to sponsor events affiliated with National Drug & Alcohol Facts Week. Read more »