The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

On May 23 NIDA Director, Dr. Nora Volkow, joins NIH Director, Dr. Monica Bertagnolli, and others to testify before the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee’s Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies on the Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Request for The National Institutes of Health. Watch here at 10AM ET: https://loom.ly/-G93Y-A National Cancer Institute (NCI) National Institute on Aging (NIA) National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

The National Institutes of Health's National Institute on Drug Abuse will be recruiting a Branch Chief for the Communications Branch in the Office of Science Policy and Communications (OSPC). The Chief for the Communications Branch reports to the OSPC Director, provides authoritative and expert advice to NIDA leadership, and makes significant contributions to the development and execution of communication and outreach strategies and activities at NIDA. Candidates, learn more about this position here: https://go.nih.gov/LxkVzdA

The National Institutes of Health Advancing Prevention Research for Health Equity (ADVANCE) initiative is launching a Research Network to support multi-sectoral preventive interventions that address social determinants of health in populations that experience health disparities. The ADVANCE initiative is an NIH-wide effort coordinated by the NIH Office of Disease Prevention to support research projects to test preventive interventions addressing risk factors for chronic or acute health conditions in populations that experience health disparities. Letters of intent are due July 5, 2024. Applications are due August 5, 2024 📅 Learn more about the research network and apply: https://lnkd.in/gmQFDyAJ

Announcing two 🆕 funding opportunities from The National Institutes of Health ADVANCE supporting research on multi-sectoral preventive interventions that address social determinants of health in populations that experience health disparities. The Research Network will also include a Coordinating Center that will provide overarching support and guidance to the network. Letters of intent for both funding opportunities are due July 5, 2024, and applications are due August 5, 2024 📅 Learn more about the Research Network and apply: https://lnkd.in/gmQFDyAJ Learn more about the Coordinating Center and apply: https://lnkd.in/eGu2sWMj

Did you know? NIDA researchers are studying ketamine as a potential clinical treatment for substance use disorders. Ketamine is FDA-approved for use as an anesthetic in humans and animals. A drug made from ketamine, called esketamine, is FDA-approved for treatment-resistant depression. Ketamine has also been illegally manufactured for decades as a recreational drug. Learn about health effects & the research underway as a potential treatment for alcohol use disorder, opioid use disorder & cocaine use disorder: 👉 https://lnkd.in/e-AEGRzH

Are you or someone you know experiencing a substance use and/or mental health crisis or any other kind of emotional distress? Call or text 988 or go to 988lifeline.org to reach the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. Trained crisis counselors are available to help you.

“Disruption is the goal,” says NIDA researcher Dr. Brenda Curtis in #NIDAAsks series. Check out how she answers, “Can AI learn the language of addiction❓” and how her team uses artificial intelligence, social media, and smartphone sensors to better understand substance use and misuse: https://go.nih.gov/DLUMeJH

Researchers: Make an impact on SUD-related innovations! Collaborate with experts and enroll in #NIDA-funded MIT Biomedical Product Development & Entrepreneurship Program - an immersive hybrid program consisting of live expert webinars, & online courses, culminating in a 5-day Bootcamp at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Apply by July 15: https://loom.ly/r4PHWgk

🆕 #NIDA-supported research in American Psychiatric Association: Predictors of Substance Use Initiation by Early Adolescence. Medical University of South Carolina #ABCDStudy https://loom.ly/tQmZnCs

A urine drug screen result can have life-altering consequences. In the #NIDAAsks series, NIDA researcher Dr. Stephanie Weiss answers, “What do drug tests really tell us❓” and talks about how her research helps labs and clinicians use drug screening tools appropriately and interpret results correctly: https://go.nih.gov/VdNa87k