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Research Funded by NIDA (Extramural Program)
- HIV Research Program
- Clinical Trials Network (CTN)
- Division of Epidemiology, Services, and Prevention Research (DESPR)
- Division of Neuroscience and Behavior (DNB)
- Division of Therapeutics and Medical Consequences (DTMC)
- International Program
Research Conducted at NIDA Labs (Intramural Program)
Trans-NIH research initiatives
NIH HEAL Initiative
Helping to End Addiction Long-Term (HEAL): Improving prevention and treatment strategies for opioid misuse and addiction and enhancing pain management.
NIH Blueprint for Neuroscience Research
A collaborative framework that supports research on the nervous system.
BRAIN Initiative
A partnership between federal and non-federal partners with a common goal of accelerating the development of innovative neurotechnologies.
Collaborative Research on Addiction at NIH
Provides a strong collaborative framework to enable NIH to integrate resources and expertise to advance substance use, misuse, and addiction research and public health outcomes.
Longitudinal studies
The HEALthy Brain and Child Development Study
To better understand how environmental factors interact with genetics and other biological influences to affect a child’s mental and physical health over time.
Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study
The largest long-term study of brain development and child health in the United States.
More research highlights
Monitoring the Future
Since 1975 the MTF survey has measured drug and alcohol use and related attitudes among adolescent students nationwide. A nationally representative sample of survey participants report their drug use behaviors across three time periods: lifetime, past year, and past month.
National Addiction and Health Data Archive Program
The National Addiction and Health Data Archive Program (NAHDAP)’s mission is to facilitate research on substance use and health by acquiring, enhancing, preserving, and sharing data produced by research grants.