Announcements

• Teen Drug Use Declines 2003-2004 - Results from the Monitoring the Future Survey, 2004
• Road to Recovery Webcast: Addiction by Prescription - (SAMHSA Web Site)
• NIH Roadmap for NIDA Researchers

Messages from the NIDA Director

• Inhalant Abuse is an Emerging Public Health Problem
• Years of Animal Research Proves MDMA ("Ecstasy") Can Damage Neurons; MDMA's Effects on the Human Brain Are Being Studied
• Increased Abuse of Prescription Drugs is Cause for Concern
• Research Priorities from the NIDA Director

Recent Publications

• Practical Considerations for the Clinical Use of Buprenorphine in the latest Science & Practice Perspectives
• MDMA Abuse (Ecstasy) Research Report
• Preventing Drug Abuse among Children and Adolescents (Second Edition)
• Brain Power! Junior Scientist Program

Companion Web Sites

• Inhalants.drugabuse.gov - Information about Inhalant Abuse.
• Teens.drugabuse.gov - NIDA for Teens - The Science Behind Drug Abuse.
• BacktoSchool.drugabuse.gov - Resources for students and teachers.
• HIV.drugabuse.gov - Information on the links between HIV/AIDS and Drug Use.
• Marijuana-Info.org - Information about Marijuana
• ClubDrugs.org - Information about Ecstasy, Methamphetamine, GHB and others
• SteroidAbuse.org - Information on Anabolic Steroids.
• Smoking.drugabuse.gov - Information on nicotine addiction