NIDA International News

Provides a link to information about a funding opportunity, supported by the European Union, for transnational drug abuse research. Read more »

Announces the recipients of the 2016 NIDA International Awards of Excellence in mentoring, international leadership, and collaborative research. Read more »

Announces the June 2016 retirement from NIDA of International Program Associate Director Dale S. Weiss. Read more »

Announces the date and location of 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 new NIDA–Inserm, INVEST, and INVEST/Clinical Trials Network postdoctoral fellowships for drug abuse researchers from four nations. Read more »

Reviews the increasing prevalence of drug abuse by Pakistani women and the need for gender-specific treatment options discussed by NIDA Hubert H. Humphrey Drug Abuse Research Fellows Asia Ashraf in testimony before the United Nations Informal Interactive Stakeholder Consultation on the World Drug Problem. Read more »

Reports on how the NIDA International Program’s network-building efforts led to a multinational publication reporting on ways neuroscience methods and interventions can be used in clinical practice and identifying research gaps and clinical practice needs. Read more »

Announces the first recipient of the James Inciardi Award for Young Investigators, established in memory of Dr. Inciardi to provide travel support to the NIDA International Forum and College on Problems of Drug Dependence meetings for a researcher from the Center for Drug and Alcohol Research at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Read more »

Summarizes the agenda and provides a link to the registration site for the 2016 International Women’s and Children’s Health and Gender Working Group (InWomen’s) Conference, which will be held June 10, 2016, in conjunction with the NIDA International Forum and the College on Problems of Drug Dependence Annual Scientific Meeting. Read more »

Announces the 2015 NIDA–Inserm Postdoctoral Drug Abuse Research Fellows and reports on binational meetings focused on collaborative addiction research focused on biomarkers of addiction, cellular and molecular mechanisms of addiction, and a longitudinal study of young adults in France to document risk factors for and consequences of diseases. Read more »

Reports on a session cosponsored by NIDA and the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) at the First European Conference on Addictive Behaviors and Dependencies that focused on ways to promote synergies and sustainability in addiction research capacity building and program implementation. Read more »

Announces the February 29, 2016, opening of registration for the 2016 NIDA International Forum, which will be held June 10–13, 2016, in Palm Springs, California. Read more »

Announces NIDA scholarship for U.S. participants in the 2-week Dutch program, which focuses on policy models, prevention, and evidence-based treatment for addiction. Read more »

Describes orientation activities and lists the 2015–2016 NIDA Hubert H. Humphrey Drug Abuse Research Fellows. Read more »

Provides the link to an article describing how NIDA International Program fellowships, meetings, and Program Announcements facilitated binational grants and research advances in Brazil, Georgia, Russia, and the Ukraine. Read more »

Announces the January 4, 2016, abstract submission and travel award application deadline as well as new procedures for meeting registration for the 2016 NIDA International Forum, which will be held June 10–13, 2016, in Palm Springs, California. Read more »

Provides a link to the European Research Area Network on Illicit Drugs (ERANID) preliminary call for multidisciplinary, transnational research projects investigating drug use pathways. Read more »

Announces the recipients of the 2015 NIDA International Awards of Excellence in mentoring, international leadership, and collaborative research. Read more »

Announces the date and location of the 2016 International Women’s and Children’s Health and Gender Working Group (InWomen’s) Conference, which will be held June 10, 2016, in conjunction with the NIDA International Forum and the College on Problems of Drug Dependence Annual Scientific Meeting. Read more »

Describes the NIDA-supported international prevention research poster session that took place during the 2015 Society for Prevention Research meeting and announces travel award support to nine scientists from eight nations. Read more »

Announces new INVEST, INVEST/Clinical Trial Network, and U.S.–Mexico postdoctoral fellowships for drug abuse researchers from five nations. Read more »

Announces publication of the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD) report on drug use in countries that participate in the Organization of American States. Read more »

Announces new NIDA funding opportunities and research priorities for binational and multinational drug abuse research. Read more »

Describes Egyptian 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 Facts Week. Read more »