The NIH Almanac - Historical Data

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NIH’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.

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The cover of the NIDA's first plain language booklet explaining the science behind addiction—Drugs, Brains & Behavior - The Science of Addiction.

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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.

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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.

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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.