NIDA International News

Briefly summarizes the 2015 NIDA International Forum, including plenary session speakers, breakout session topics, the NIDA International Research poster session, and the 20th anniversary of the meeting. Read more »

Announces the winner of the College on Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD) inaugural 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 recipient of the 2015 International Traveling Fellowship and describes the program supported by the NIDA International Program, World Health Organization, and College on Problems of Drug Dependence. Read more »

Describes a NIDA International Program-supported workshop for substance abuse researchers in the Middle East and North Africa that was organized by the International Society of Addiction Journal Editors (ISAJE), University of California, San Francisco, and Hashemite University at Zarqa, Jordan. Read more »

Announces the recipients of NIDA scholarships to the 2015 Dutch program, which focuses on policy models, prevention, and evidence-based treatment for addiction. Read more »

Announces an online resource for health care professionals and policymakers about evidence-based treatment for drug abuse and addiction. Read more »

Announces members of a United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime panel with ties to the NIDA International Program. Read more »

Identifies NIDA staff members who briefed the 2014–2015 NIDA Hubert H. Humphrey Drug Abuse Research Fellows about the Institute’s research priorities, initiatives, and resources. Read more »

Describes a presentation by NIDA INVEST/CTN Fellow Chandra K. Jha at the University of Washington. Read more »

Announces the May 1, 2015, online registration deadline for the 2015 NIDA International Forum, which will be held June 12–15, 2015, in Phoenix, Arizona. Read more »

Announces a new postdoctoral fellowship focused on HIV infections related to drug abuse, which is cosponsored by NIDA and the French National Agency for Research on AIDS and Viral Hepatitis (ANRS). Read more »

Describes 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 Facts Week. Read more »

Announces the abstract submission deadline for the 2015 International Women’s and Children’s Health and Gender Working Group (InWomen’s) Conference, which will be held June 12, 2015, in conjunction with the NIDA International Forum and the College on Problems of Drug Dependence Annual Scientific Meeting. Read more »

Describes cooperative activities between the NIDA International Program and the International Society of Addiction Journal Editors that are designed to help drug abuse researchers from low- and middle-income countries publish their findings. The activities were discussed at the September 2015 meeting of the International Confederation of Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Research Associations. Read more »

Describes a NIDA International Program discussion at the U.S. State Department’s Global Leadership Forum and lists the 2014 NIDA Hubert H. Humphrey Drug Abuse Research Fellows. Read more »

Provides the website address for a collection of standardized data collection instruments that will improve data quality and promote meaningful data exchange among clinical trials researchers. Read more »

Announces the December 1, 2014, abstract submission and travel award application deadline for the 2015 NIDA International Forum, which will be held June 12–15, 2015, in Phoenix, Arizona. Read more »

Announces the date and location of the 2015 International Women’s and Children’s Health and Gender Working Group (InWomen’s) Conference, which will be held June 12, 2015, in conjunction with the NIDA International Forum and the College on Problems of Drug Dependence Annual Scientific Meeting. Read more »

A special issue of the Journal of Drug and Alcohol Research (Volume 3, 2014) focuses on recent advances and unanswered questions on inhalant research. Read more »

Announces the 2nd Africa and Middle East Congress on Addiction (AMECA), which will take place in Rabat, Morocco, November 14–16, 2014. Read more »

Announces new binational agreements between NIDA and research institutes in Peru and the United Arab Emirates. Read more »

Announces the plenary speaker and panel discussion topics for the 2014 International Women’s and Children’s Health and Gender Working Group (InWomen’s) Conference, which will be held in conjunction with the NIDA International Forum and the College on Problems of Drug Dependence Annual Scientific Meeting. Read more »

Announces an award from Socidrogalcohol to NIDA’s Ivan Montoya, M.D., M.P.H., honoring his efforts to promote drug abuse research in Spain and support training initiatives for addiction researchers and treatment professionals. Read more »

Informs drug abuse researchers that they can participate in preparations for the 2016 United Nations General Assembly special session on drug abuse policy. Read more »