The NIH Almanac - Historical Data
Recent Photos from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)2008 PhotosNIH’s Biomedical Research
Center, located on the Johns Hopkins University Bayview campus
in Baltimore, Maryland, opened on June 2, 2008. The Biomedical
Research Center contains major components of the intramural research
programs of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, including 500,000
gross square feet of laboratory, vivarium, and administration
space.
2007 PhotosThe cover of the NIDA's first plain language booklet explaining
the science behind addiction—Drugs, Brains & Behavior
- The Science of Addiction.
During NIDA’s first national "Drug Facts Chat Day," more
than 40 scientists and science writers who specialize in addiction
issues answered over 36,000 questions submitted online by high
school students across the country. The students asked wide-ranging
questions on drug abuse-related topics, and experts tried to
answer them as soon as possible.
NIDA Director Dr. Nora Volkow was among the experts who assisted
during the chat day’s 10-hour question-and-answer session. The
scientists and writers sometimes fielded as many as 6,000 questions
per hour.
NIDA staffers David Anderson, Dr. Ruben Baler, and Dr. Barry
Hoffer answered students’ questions about how drugs affect the
brain during NIDA’s Drug Facts Chat Day.
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