Welcome to the About NIDA section of our site. This section contains information about contacting NIDA, NIDA's mission, organizational structure, current activities, budget and staff.
Mission
NIDA's mission is to lead the Nation in bringing the power of science to bear on drug abuse and addiction
Recent scientific advances have revolutionized our understanding of drug abuse and addiction. The majority of these advances, which have dramatic implications for how to best prevent and treat addiction, have been supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). NIDA supports over 85 percent of the world's research on the health aspects of drug abuse and addiction. NIDA supported science addresses the most fundamental and essential questions about drug abuse, ranging from the molecule to managed care, and from DNA to community outreach research.
NIDA is not only seizing upon unprecedented opportunities and technologies to further understanding of how drugs of abuse affect the brain and behavior, but also working to ensure the rapid and effective transfer of scientific data to policy makers, drug abuse practitioners, other health care practitioners and the general public. The NIDA web page is an important part of this effort. The scientific knowledge that is generated through NIDA research is a critical element to improving the overall health of the Nation. Our goal is to ensure that science, not ideology or anecdote, forms the foundation for all of our Nation's drug abuse reduction efforts.
NIDA was established in 1974, and in October 1992 it became part of the National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services. The Institute is organized into divisions and offices, each of which plays an important role in programs of drug abuse research.
Contacting NIDA
If you have a question for our staff, please send e-mail to Information@lists.nida.nih.gov
or call 301-443-1124
Questions of a technical nature relating to the web site can be addressed to webmaster@lists.nida.nih.gov
(Local Date & Time: Thursday, October 14, 2004 : 11:44:41 PM)
Mailing Address
National Institute on Drug Abuse
National Institutes of Health
6001 Executive Boulevard, Room 5213
Bethesda, MD 20892-9561
U.S.A
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