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Science Meeting Summaries and Special Reports

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2008

  • NIDA-NIJ Joint Initiative for Research on Retail Drug Markets - November 5, 2008
    [Summary]

  • After Hurricane Katrina: Alcohol and Drug Abuse Research Grantee Meeting - October 29, 2008
    [Summary]

  • Can Physical Activity and Exercise Prevent Substance Use:
    Promoting a Full Range of Science to Inform Prevention
    - June 5-6, 2008
    [Summary]

  • Enhancing Practice Improvement: NIDA Community-based Grantee Meeting - May 22-23, 2008
    [Summary]

  • NESARC Users Meeting - March 5-6, 2008
    [Summary]

  • Computational Modeling and Systems Biology of Drug Abuse - January 15, 2008
    [Summary]


2007


2006

  • Consultation on Research Initiatives: HIV Testing and Counseling in the African-American Community - December 11, 2006
    [Summary]

  • Disasters and Substance Abuse - December 1-2, 2006
    [Summary]

  • Promoting State Research on Using Financing and Payment Mechanisms to Improve Prevention Programs and Treatment Services - November 20-21, 2006
    [Summary]

  • NIDA Enhanced State Capacity to Foster Adoption of Science-Based Practices - November 20-21, 2006
    [Summary]

  • Drug Use Trajectories Among African-Americans - November 13, 2006
    [Summary]

  • Mapping the Environment: A Workshop on Measuring the Social Environment In Drug Abuse Research - November 7-8, 2006
    [Summary]

  • Special Report - Children of Parents in the Criminal Justice System: Children at Risk - November 6, 2006
    [Special Report]

  • Special Report - Frontiers in Addiction Research 2006 - October 13, 2006 (Atlanta, GA)
    [Special Report]

  • Drug Court & Other Problems Solving Courts: State of the Science - September 12-13, 2006
    [Summary]

  • Biological Basis for Co-Occurrence of Substance Abuse and Other Psychiatric Disorders - April 10-11, 2006
    [Summary]

  • Reward Neurocircuitry in Adolescent Development and Decision Making - January 20, 2006
    [Summary]


2005

  • 2005 AAPS National Biotechnology Conference Symposium on Lipidomics
    [AAPS Journal Themed Issue (AAPS Web Site) Guest Edited by Rao S. Rapaka]

  • Special Report - Frontiers in Addiction Research 2005 - November 11, 2005 (Washington, DC)
    [Special Report]

  • Health Disparities and Drug Abuse: What Have We Learned? Where Are We Going? - July 20-21, 2005
    [Summary]

  • NIDA/AAPS Symposium on Drugs of Abuse: Mechanisms of Toxicity, Toxicokinetics and Medical Consequences - November 4-5, 2005
    [AAPS Journal Themed Issue (AAPS Web Site) Guest Edited by Rao S. Rapaka and Jagitsing H. Khalsa]

  • Developing a Research Agenda to Improve the Impact of Tobacco Use Quit Lines - February 23-24, 2005
    [Summary]

  • Review of NIDA's Portfolio of Research on the Genetic Epidemiology of Drug Abuse - February 22, 2005
    [Summary]


2004

  • Special Report - Frontiers in Addiction Research 2004 - October 22, 2004 (San Diego, CA)
    [Special Report]

  • Frontiers in Science: Drug Addiction - From Basic Research to Therapies - September 9-11, 2004
    [AAPS Journal Themed Issue (AAPS Web Site) Guest Edited by Rao S. Rapaka and Wolfgang Sadée]

  • Reducing HIV and Criminal Justice Involvement in African Americans as a Consequence of Drug Use - October 12-13, 2004
    [Summary]

  • Special Report - Drug Abuse in the 21st Century: What Problems Lie Ahead for the Baby Boomers? - September 16-17, 2004 (Bethesda, MD)
    [Special Report]

  • Legal and Ethical Issues in Non-Intervention Studies of Suicide, Child Abuse, and Violence - September 8-9, 2004
    [Summary]

  • Special Report - HIV/AIDS Among Drug Users - August 12-13, 2004 (Bethesda, MD)
    [Special Report]

  • Special Report - Complexities of Co-Occurring Conditions - June 23-25, 2004 (Washington D.C.)
    [Special Report]

  • Advancing Research to Reduce Drug Abuse and HIV/AIDS Health Disparities: Methodological Considerations - June 21-22, 2004
    [Summary]

  • Strengthening Federal-State Partnerships to Enhance Adoption of Evidence-Based Practices - June 5, 2004
    [Summary]

  • Special Report - Pediatric Functional Neuroimaging: A Trans-NIH Workshop - May 24-26, 2004 (Bethesda, Maryland)
    [Special Report]

  • Special Report - Integrating the Science of Addiction Into Psychiatric Practice - May 1-6, 2004 (New York)
    [Special Report]

  • Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in the Treatment of Drug Abuse and Other Brain Disorders - March 16, 2004
    [Summary]

  • New Dynamics of HIV Risk Among Drug-Using Men Who Have Sex With Men - March 1-2, 2004
    [Summary]

  • Virtual Reality: Opportunities for the NIH - February 24, 2004
    [Summary]

  • Still at Risk for Drug Abuse: New Directions for Prevention Research Among Young Adults - January 8-9, 2004
    [Summary]


2003

  • Special Report - Frontiers in Addiction Research - November 7, 2003 (New Orleans)
    [Special Report]

  • Psychoactive Botanical Products - September 9, 2003
    [Summary]

  • Placental Proteins, Drug Transport, and Fetal Development - August 27 - 28, 2003
    [Summary]

  • Primary Care and Drug Abuse: A Research-Setting Round Table Seminar - July 17-18, 2003
    [Summary

  • Issues, Ethics, and You: A Community Discussion of HIV/AIDS and Substance Abuse Research and Treatment - June 23-24, 2003
    [Summary]

  • Developing Behavioral Treatments for Drug Abusers with Cognitive Impairments - June 4-5, 2003
    [Summary]

  • Heterogeneity of Drug Abuse - May 22-23, 2003
    [Summary]

  • Foundations and Innovations in the Neuroscience of Addiction, a two-day symposium to Honor the late Dr. Roger Brown - May 14-15, 2003
    [Program Book][Videocast - Day 1] [VideoCast - Day 2]
  • Group Therapy Research: Workshop Summary - April 29-30, 2003
    [Summary]

  • What Do Schools Really Think About Prevention Research? Blending Research and Reality - April 3-4, 2003
    [Meeting Summary]

  • Drug Abuse and Suicidal Behavior Workshop - March 27-28, 2003
    [Meeting Summary]

  • Model Systems for Neuroproteomics - March 3-4, 2003
    [Summary]

  • Special Report - Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco - February 19-22, 2003 (New Orleans)
    [Special Report]


2002

  • Future Research on Runaway, Homeless, and Street Youth - December 4, 2002
    [Meeting Summary]

  • Neuropeptides and Drugs of Abuse - June 28-29, 2002
    [Meeting Summary]

  • Structural Biology & Structural Genomics/Proteomics- May 8-10, 2002
    [Meeting Summary]

  • NIDA/CAMCODA Working Meeting - Strategies to Improve the Replicability, Sustainability, and Durability of HIV Prevention Interventions for Drug Users- May 6-7, 2002
    [Meeting Summary]

  • The 2002 Grantees' Meeting for the HIV RFA Programs- May 2-3, 2002
    [Meeting Summary]

  • Substance Abuse and Neuropsychiatric Disorders at The International Workshop on Brain Banking - March 11-12, 2002
    [Meeting Summary]

  • 3rd International Workshop on Clinical Pharmacology of HIV Therapy- April 13, 2002
    [Meeting Summary]

  • Blending Clinical Practice and Research - Forging Partnerships to Enhance Drug Addiction Treatment - March 14-15, 2002
    [Program Book & Video Cast]

  • Setting Priorities for Molecular Neuroanatomy in the Postgenomic Era - January, 2002
    [Meeting Summary]


2001

  • All About GHB Report - December 20, 2001
    [Meeting Summary]

  • Blood-Borne and Sexually Transmitted Infections Among IDUs and Their Partners in the Western Hemisphere: Exchange of Experiences and Lessons Learned - December 17-19, 2001
    [Meeting Summary (English)] [(Spanish Version)]

  • Workshop On Interventions for Metabolic and Endocrine Complications of HIV/AIDS and Drug Abuse - November 26-27, 2001
    [Meeting Summary]

  • Bridging Science and Culture to Improve Drug Abuse Research in Minority Communities - September 24-26, 2001
    [Meeting Summary]

  • Cannabinoids: Chemistry and Biology - August 16-17, 2001
    [Meeting Summary]

  • Workshop on Clinical Consequences of Marijuana - August 13-14, 2001
    [Meeting Summary]

  • 2nd National Conference on Drug Abuse Prevention Research: A Progress Update - August 9-10, 2001
    [Meeting Summary]

  • MDMA/Ecstasy Research: Advances, Challenges, Future Directions A Scientific Conference - July 19-20, 2001
    [Meeting Summary]

  • The Global Research Network on HIV Prevention in Drug-Using Populations Planning Committee Meeting - July 17-18, 2001
    [Meeting Summary]

  • The Hypothalamus and Addiction - July 10, 2001
    [Meeting Summary]

  • The Development and Functions of the Frontal/Prefrontal lobes: Role in Drug Abuse - June 11, 2001
    [Meeting Summary]

  • Integrating Research into Drug Courts - May 30, 2001
    [Meeting Summary]

  • Bridging Neurobiological, Behavioral, and Prevention Sciences Workshop - May 29, 2001
    [Meeting Summary]

  • Research Opportunities for Gender Issues in the Clinical Trials Network (CTN) - May 14-15, 2001
    [Meeting Summary]

  • The Network Paradigm in Research on Drug Abuse, HIV, and Other Blood-borne and Sexually Transmitted Infections: New Perspectives, Approaches, and Applications - May 3-4, 2001
    [Meeting Summary]

  • Differential Drug Use, HIV/AIDS, and Related Health Outcomes Among Racial and Ethnic Populations: A Knowledge Assessment Workshop - April 26-27, 2001
    [Meeting Summary]

  • Prescription Drugs: Misuse, Abuse and Addiction
    A Research Update - April 10, 2001
    [Meeting Summary]

  • First Annual Meeting of RFA-Funded Microarray Investigators - January 11-12, 2001
    [Meeting Summary]


2000

  • Meeting For the HIV RFA Programs on: Etiology of Cardiovascular Complications of HIV Infection; Endothelial Dysfunction in HIV Infection; Cardiovascular Complications from Cocaine Abuse in HIV Infection; and Genesis of Cardiomyopathy with HIV Infection and Alcohol Abuse - September 18-19, 2000
    [Meeting Summary]

  • Antecedents, Consequences and Treatment of Drug Abuse: A Cognitive Science Perspective - June 18, 2000
    [Meeting Summary]

  • Computational Models: Applications to Drug Abuse - May 30-31, 2000
    [Meeting Summary]

  • Assessing the Impact of Childhood Interventions on Subsequent Drug Use - May 23-24, 2000
    [Program Book]

  • Bioethics Issues in Neuroscience Research on Drug Abuse - April 27, 2000
    [Meeting Summary]

  • Science, Steroids, and Youth: A Research Roundtable on Anabolic Steroids - April 14, 2000
    [Meeting Summary]

  • Cognitive Neuroscience & Drug Addiction: Primed for Interaction? - April 9-11, 2000
    [Meeting Summary]

  • Grant Writing Workshop Cognitive Neuroscience Annual Meeting and Exhibit Table - April 9-11, 2000
    [Meeting Summary]

  • Chemistry, Pharmacology, and Toxicology of Tobacco, Marijuana, and Related Substances: Pyrolysis Products and Chemical Research on the Toxicology of Drugs of Abuse - March 26-27, 2000
    [Meeting Summary]

  • NIDA/NDRI Meeting Underscores the Need for Cooperation Between Public Health & Correctional Systems - March 15-17, 2000
    [Meeting Summary]

  • Workshop on HIV Prevention/Intervention in Drug-Using Populations: Research Outcomes and Principles of Effective Behavioral Intervention Applications and Implementation - January 27-28, 2000
    [Meeting Summary]

  • Intersection of Drug Abuse, Stress and Development - January 19-20, 2000
    [Meeting Summary]


1999

  • NIDA Town Meeting Series - Seattle - November 10, 1999
    [Town Meeting Index]
    [Program Book]

  • NIDA Symposiums at Neuroscience - Model Genetic Organisms for the Study of the Nervous System and Behavior, - October 27, 1999
    [Meeting Summary]

  • Metabolic Disorders in the Pathogenesis of Nervous System Damage in HIV Infected Drug Users - September 29-30, 1999
    [Meeting Summary]

  • NIDA: Celebrating a Quarter Century of Scientific Progress Program Book - September 29, 1999
    [Program Book]

  • Interactions Between Drugs of Abuse and Pharmacotherapeutic Agents Used in the Treatment of AIDS and Drug Addiction - September 9-10, 1999
    [Meeting Summary]

  • Pulmonary Pathophysiologic and Immune Consequences of Smoked Substance Abuse - July 18-23, 1999
    [Meeting Summary]
    [Program Book]

  • "Drug Abuse and AIDS: Intertwined Epidemics" - Meeting Summary, - July 15, 1999
    [Meeting Summary]

  • June 1999 APS Meeting Summary
    [Meeting Summary]

  • The Role of Behavior Genetics Research in NIDA's Vulnerability to Drug Addiction Initiative - May 27, 1999
    [Meeting Summary]

  • NIDA Town Meeting Series - Atlanta - May 6, 1999
    [Town Meeting Index]
    [Program Book]

  • Drug Addiction Treatment: New Research Findings - April 24, 1999 - from the Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center Web Site
    [Meeting Summary]

  • Neurotrophins: Tools for Modifying the Brain - January 6-7, 1999
    [Meeting Summary]


1998

  • NIDA Meetings At Society for Neuroscience 1998, Los Angeles, CA
    - New Approaches in Mouse Genetics - Wednesday, November 11, 1998
    [Meeting Summary]
  • Prospects For The Molecular Genetics Of Drug Abuse - October 27, 1998
    [Meeting Summary]

  • NIDA Town Meeting Series - Des Moines - October 14, 1998
    [Town Meeting Index]
    [Program Book]

  • "Metabolic, Endocrine, and Gastrointestinal Disorders in Drug Abuse and HIV/AIDS" Workshop - August 3-4, 1998
    [Meeting Summary]

  • Addicted to Nicotine: A National Research Forum - Program Book - July 27-28, 1998
    [Program Book]

  • Wired for Addiction - June 22, 1998
    [Meeting Summary]

  • The Glutamate Cascade: Common Pathways of Central Nervous System Disease States - Program Book - May 3-5, 1998
    [Program Book]

  • A Summary of Peripheral Blockers as Treatments for Substance Abuse and Dependence - April 27-28, 1998
    [Meeting Summary
    Program Book]

  • Stress and Drugs of Abuse - April 14, 1998
    [Meeting Summary]

  • National Conference on Drug Addiction Treatment: From Research to Practice - Program Book - April 8-9, 1998
    [Program Book]


1997

  • Naltrexone: An Antagonist Therapy for Heroin Addiction - November 12-13, 1997
    [Meeting Summary]

  • What Do We Really Know About Mouse Behavior? Classical and New Approaches for Phenotyping Transgenic and Knockout Mice - October 29, 1997
    [Meeting Summary]

  • Symposium Report: Cocaine and a Changing Brain Satellite to the Society for Neuroscience Meeting - October 1997
    [Meeting Summary]

  • Cocaine and a Changing Brain - Summary - October 25, 1997
    [Meeting Summary]
  • Development of the Limbic System - October 25, 1997
    [Meeting Summary]

  • "The Measurement of HIV Risk Behaviors for Treatment Research Studies" - October 21, 1997
    [Meeting Summary]

  • "Behavioral Therapy Development and Psychological Science: Part II" - September 18-19, 1997
    [Meeting Summary]

  • Research Synthesis Symposium on the Prevention of HIV in Drug Abuse - August 3-5, 1997
    [Meeting Summary]

  • Workshop on the Development of the Posit HIV/STD-Risk Mini-Questionnaire - July 31, 1997
    [Meeting Summary]

  • "Child Psychopathology Risk Factors For Drug Abuse: Features and Mechanisms" - July 9-10, 1997, (NCADI #SUM-1)
    [Meeting Summary]


1996

  • National Conference on Drug Abuse Prevention Research Proceedings - September 19-20, 1996
    [Program Book]



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