Comment Policy

Where commenting is supported on this or any other Websites owned or administered by the NIDA, we encourage you to share your thoughts as they relate to the topic being discussed. We review and post comments according to the policy below. We reserve the right not to post comments, or to remove comments, that are inconsistent with our policy, at our complete discretion.

The views expressed in comments reflect those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official views of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the National Institutes of Health, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, or the Federal Government.

Comments that include the following are prohibited:

• Vulgar, profane, or abusive language; personal attacks of any kind; inappropriate religious, sexual, political, or racial references; unsupported accusations.
• Endorsements of commercial products, services, organizations, or other entities.
• Endorsements of political parties, candidates, or groups.
• Content that infringes on copyrights.
• Solicitation of funds.
• Comments on any ongoing investigation of any sort.
• Procurement-sensitive information related to any current/future NIDA acquisitions.
• Surveys, polls, questionnaires, etc., subject to OMB Paperwork Reduction Act clearance.
• Reporters' questions - all media inquiries must be directed to the NIDA Press Team (media@nida.nih.gov).
• In posting your comments or other work to Websites owned or administered by NIDA, you irrevocably grant NIDA permission to copy, distribute, make derivatives, display or perform your work publicly and free-of-charge.

Remember that your posts are public. When posting, please do not include information (e.g., name, email, social security numbers) in the text of your comment that personally identifies you in a way you do not intend. Additional guidance as to how NIDA regards privacy issues can be found at our Privacy Notice.

We welcome your comments at any time. However, given the need to responsibly manage federal resources, reviewing and posting of comments will generally occur during regular business hours Monday through Friday. Comments submitted at other times will be reviewed and posted as soon as possible.