Dr. Wilson Compton named Deputy Director, National Institute on Drug Abuse
Wilson Compton, M.D., M.P.E., a nationally known expert on the causes and prevention of drug abuse, has been appointed the Deputy Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA,) part of the National Institutes of Health. The announcement was … Read more on National Institutes of Health (press release)

Thousands of pounds of prescription drugs picked up during DEA's National …
Prescription drug abuse rates are high in the U.S. with more than 6.8 million people abusing them. This is more than the number of people using cocaine, heroin, hallucinogens and inhalants combined, according to the 2012 National Survey on Drug Use and … Read more on Imperial Valley Press

National Institute on Drug Abuse Awards SRI International Contract to Test …
MENLO PARK, Calif., Nov. 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — SRI International has been awarded a five-year contract valued up to $ 9.75 million from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) to conduct preclinical safety studies of potential new medications to … Read more on PR Newswire (press release)