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Listening to Patients’ Voices in Developing New Opioid Addiction Treatments

April 05, 2018
One of the pillars of the current federal initiatives to end the opioid crisis is the development of new medications to treat opioid addiction. The FDA Patient-Focused Drug Development Initiative (PFDD), established in 2012, seeks to solicit patient perspectives on which symptoms are most important to target. Read More.

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Mouse brain imaged using CLARITY. Howard Hughes Medical Institute/Stanford University

Support for Basic Science

September 2013
In tough fiscal times, scientists from a wide range fields worry that their area of research will be disproportionately hurt. As the Director of NIDA, my job is to ensure that we continue to support a balanced portfolio that makes the most of the scientific opportunities that are emerging and stands the best chance of improving the public’s health. Read More.

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Pie chart showing replication results for 67 studies, 20.9% were fully replicated, 11.9% partially and 64.2% not replicated (3.0 % not applicable)

Improving Reproducibility and Transparency in Biomedical Research

September 2013
An alarming phenomenon in science that has come to our attention is the failure of many published results to reproduce Read More.

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National Recovery Month

September 2013
September is National Recovery Month—an annual recognition of the fact that millions of Americans suffer from addiction and other mental disorders, which can be successfully treated, allowing people to live healthy, rewarding lives. Read More.

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Anti-retroviral Drug Prophylaxis to Prevent HIV Transmission

August 2013
Current prevention strategies have reduced the incidence of HIV worldwide, but that decline has slowed in recent years. We need new prevention strategies if we are to realize President Obama’s goal of an AIDS-free generation. Read More.

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NIDA Prescription Drug CMEs Have Been a Great Success

August 2013
The epidemic of prescription opioid abuse in this country is linked partly to the dramatic rise in prescriptions for these medicines over the last two decades, as well as the fact that many clinicians are inadequately trained to safely treat pain in their patients. Read More.

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FDA calls for public input on regulating menthol in tobacco products

August 2013
Menthol is a popular additive in cigarettes, potentially making them more palatable, but its use in these products is currently unregulated. Read More.

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Preventing HIV/AIDS in Vietnam

July 2013
In April of this year I visited Vietnam along with Jacques Normand, Director of NIDA’s HIV Research Program, to foster research collaborations between NIDA and Vietnamese scientists on issues of HIV and drug abuse in that country. Read More.

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World Hepatitis Day

World Hepatitis Day

July 2013
Today is World Hepatitis Day, an annual event started by the World Hepatitis Alliance in 2008 to raise awareness about hepatitis in order to better prevent its spread and improve treatment and access to treatment. Read More.

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Prescription Painkillers Are Claiming More Women’s Lives

July 2013
More than 6,600 women died after overdosing on prescription painkillers in 2010—a 400% increase over 1999. Read More.

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Dr. Nora Volkow

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Dr. Nora Volkow: Video Highlights

NIDA Director, Dr. Nora D. Volkow Videos

  • National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA): Quality Talks, October 2016
    Treating Addiction Within the Health Care System
    Watch video (18:51)
  • APA TV, May 2016
    APA TV chats with Dr. Nora Volkow, the Director of NIDA to hear about her lecture on drug abuse and the opioid epidemic.
    Watch video (3:20)
  • Kentucky Educational Television, May 2016
    One to One with Bill Goodman: Dr. Nora Volkow
    Watch video (27:41)
  • TEDMED, January 2015
    Why do our brains get addicted?
    Watch video (16:23)
  • The World Science Festival, April 2014
    The Moth: The Brain's Addiction - Nora Volkow
    Watch video (17:01)
  • Rockburn Presents, November 2012
    Dr. Nora Volkow
    Watch video (29:32)
  • Brookhaven National Laboratory WBNL Video, October 2012
    Chemistry celebration: FDG: Contribution to Our Understanding of Addiction
    Watch video (43:05)
  • CBS 60 Minutes, April 2012
    Hooked: Why Bad Habits Are Hard to Break 
    Watch video (13:31)
  • Science Times, June 2011
    Dr. Nora Volkow
    Watch video (8:19)