NIDA NOTES
Volume 13, Number 5
Printed February, 1999

Information on NIDA NOTES Subscriptions and Staff

Related to the main story in this issue of NIDA NOTES, see additional links below.

Nicotine Conference

This national conference took place at the NIH campus (Natcher Auditorium) on July 27-28, 1998. Program Book and video clips are available.

Tobacco Use Research

The National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) invite grant applications (P50) for a Specialized Program of Research Excellence (SPORE) in tobacco use research.

See the Transdisciplinary Tobacco Use Research Centers web site

NEWS

• Nicotine Conference Highlights Research Accomplishments and Challenges

• Matching Drug Abuse Treatment Services to Patient Needs Boosts Outcome Effectiveness

• Researchers at NIDA Symposium Discuss New Directions for Health Services Research

• Cocaine Activates Different Brain Regions for Rush Versus Craving

• New Publications Disseminate Research Findings on Nicotine

• NIDA Research Provides Data to Document and Improve the Effectiveness of Drug Abuse Health Services

DRUG ABUSE AND AIDS

• New NIDA Center Will Address Health Issues Associated With Drug Abuse

• Global Network Will Promote Information Exchange on HIV Prevention in Drug-Using Populations

• Special Journal Supplement Summarizes Research on HIV Prevention in Drug-Using Populations

• Director Named for International Program

• Heroin, Marijuana, Methamphetamine Use on the Rise

• Prenatal Cocaine Exposure Costs at Least $352 Million Per Year

• NIDA Offers Free Slide Presentations for Teaching How Drugs Act in the Brain