Videos

January 27, 2020  |  Dr. Kevin Walton, Branch Chief of NIDA’s Clinical Research Grants Branch and an expert on the science behind vaping, talks about the risks it involves. In this video, he explains

December 17, 2019  |  NIDA Deputy Director Dr. Wilson Compton discusses the Monitoring the Future Survey, and how it has adapted and evolved to measure emerging drug trends. Recorded December 2019.

December 12, 2019  |  The Strong African American Families Program (SAAF), developed by Dr. Gene Brody and his team at the University of Georgia, is a prevention program targeted at 10- to 14-year-old rural

October 28, 2019  |  Dr. Travis Rieder of Johns Hopkins University discusses the importance of considering a patient's environment when treating them for opioid use disorder (OUD).

September 18, 2019  |  NIDA Director, Dr. Nora Volkow joins fellow experts, Drs. Heather Kimmel and Emily Einstein on NIDA’s Facebook Live to discuss the crucial link between science and understanding with it comes

September 10, 2019  |  This video for middle school students explains how the brain develops and how drugs affect the brain. Check out the Mind Matters Series with other drugs and the body related

September 10, 2019  |  This video for middle school students describes the steps needed to help someone recover from drug abuse and addiction

September 10, 2019  |  This video for middle school students describes the short and long term effects of Marijuana on the brain and body.

September 10, 2019  |  This video for middle school students describes what Opioids are, why doctors prescribe them, and how they can be harmful if used incorrectly.

September 10, 2019  |  This video for middle school students describes cigarettes, e-cigarettes, vapes, and other tobacco products and provides information on how nicotine affects the brain and the body. Check out the Mind