• NIDA Launched Initiative to Combat Club Drugs
• Six Sites Chosen to Launch NIDA Clinical Trials Network
• What Are Club Drugs?

Director's Column

• A Club Drug Alert

25 Years of Progress

• NIDA Symposium Spotlights 25 Years of Drug Abuse Research
• Poster Presentations by NIDA Investigators

Research Findings

• Potential Cocaine Medications Show Effectiveness Against Psychosis, Seizures
• Putting Science-Based Drugs Abuse Prevention Programs to Work in Communities
• The Next Step in Disseminating Proven Prevention Programs?

Bulletin Board

• Recovery Harder for Addicts Who Start Young
• UCLA Study Looks at Women in Treatment
• Female Rats Progress Quickly to Drug Abuse
• PTSD and Drug Disorders

Tearoff

• Developing Successful Drug Abuse Prevention Programs

• NIDA Guide Details Research-Based Principles of Drug Addiction Treatment
• High-Dose Methadone Improves Treatment Outcomes
• Adding More Counseling Sessions and 12-Step Programs Can Boost Drug Abuse Treatment Effectiveness
• Combining Drug Counseling Methods Proves Effective in Treating Cocaine Addiction

Director's Column

• The State of the Art in Drug Addiction Treatment

Research Findings

• Among Drug Users, Peers Can Help Spread the Word About AIDS Prevention
• NIDA Science Education Program Reaches Out to Young Rural Women

25 Years of Progress

• Studying Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention Strategies

Bulletin Board

• Dr. Lula Beatty Commended by Historically Black Colleges
• Teaching Community Leaders Strategies to Reduce Drug Abuse
• NIDA Seeks Applications for Clinical Trials Network

Tearoff

• Thirteen Principles of Effective Drug Addiction Treatment

• Twin Studies Help Define the Role of Genes in Vulnerability to Drug Abuse
• Medications Reduce Incidence of Substance Abuse Among ADHD Patients
• "Ecstasy" Damages the Brain and Impairs Memory in Humans
• New NIDA Clinic Tests Therapies to Help Teens Quit Smoking
• Explore the NIDA Home Page

Director's Column

• Drug Abuse and Mental Disorders: Comorbidity Is Reality

25 Years of Progress

• Targeting Methamphetamine Abuse

Bulletin Board

• NIDA Director Receives Honorary Degree
• Support Group Improves Outcomes for Pregnant Drug Users
• Student Use of Marijuana Linked to Perceptions of Risk

Tearoff

• Facts About MDMA (Ecstasy)

• California Project Shows Students How Real Science Works
• A DART Board of Student Projects
• NIDA Studies Clarify Developmental Effects of Prenatal Cocaine Exposure
• Ethnic Identification and Cultural Ties May Help Prevent Drug Use

Director's Column

• Research Shows Effects of Prenatal Cocaine Exposure Are Subtle But Significant

News

• Atlanta Town Meeting: A Vital Exchange of Drug Abuse Information
• NIDA Joins Education Activities For Brain Awareness Week

25 Years of Progress

• Educating Children and Adults About Drug Abuse and Science

Bulletin Board

• NIDA Scientist Granted Honorary Degree by Italian University
• Gender Differences in Progression to AIDS
• Drug Discrimination Bibliography Available on the Web

Tearoff

• New Report Provides Information On Cocaine Abuse and Treatment

• Heroin Snorters Risk Transition to Injection Drug Use and Infectious Disease
• Cocaine's Pleasurable Effects May Involve Multiple Chemical Sites in the Brain
• Blood-borne Medications Could Intercept Drugs Before They Reach the Brain

Director's Column

• Drug Abuse Research Helps Curtail the Spread of Deadly Infectious Diseases

News

• NIDA Advisory Council Comings and Goings

25 Years of Progress

• Tracking Trends in Drug Abuse

Bulletin Board

• NIDA-funded Scientist Receives Presidential Early Career Award
• New Tracers Will Help Researchers Track Nicotine in the Brain
• New York City's Declining HIV Epidemic

Tearoff

• Infectious Diseases and Drug Abuse

• Clinical Trials Network Will Speed Testing and Delivery Of New Drug Abuse Therapies
• NIDA Teams With National Cancer Institute to Establish Tobacco Research Centers
• NIDA Constituents Discuss Translating Drug Abuse Research Into Prevention and Treatment
• NIDA's Report Card
• Drug Use Among America's Teenagers Shows Slight Downward Trend

Director's Column

• The Next Generation of Drug Abuse Research

Special Report

• NIDA Marks 25 Years of Progress in Drug Abuse Research
• Tracking Trends in Teen Drug Abuse Over the Years

Research Findings

• MERIT Award Research Helps Reveal Long-term and Developmental Impact of Drug Abuse
• About the MERIT Award
• Studies Link Stress and Drug Addiction
• Antistress Medications May Help Drug Abuse Patients Avoid Relapse

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