• Introduction
• New Imaging Center Enhances NIDA's Brain Research
• NIDA Brain Imaging Research Links Cue-Induced Craving to Structures Involved in Memory
• NIDA-Supported Researchers Use Brain Imaging To Deepen Understanding of Addiction
• NIDA's Regional Neuroimaging Center
• The Basics of Brain Imaging

Director's Column

• NIDA's Brain Imaging Studies Serve as Powerful Tools to Improve Drug Abuse Treatment

Methamphetamine Research

• Response to Escalating Methamphetamine Abuse Builds on NIDA-Funded Research
• Recommendations to Advance Understanding of Methamphetamine
• Like Methamphetamine, "Ecstasy" May Cause Long-Term Brain Damage

Grants

• NIDA Grant Announcement

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• Facts about Methamphetamine

• Drug Abuse Treatment for AIDS-Risk Reduction Manuals Available
• NIDA Holds Conference on Drug Abuse at Annual APA Convention
• Summary of Marijuana Conference Proceedings Now Available
• NIDA Grant Announcement

Director's Column

• Professional Exchanges Strengthen Drug Abuse Research, Prevention, and Treatment

Research Advances

• Anxiety and Stress Found to Promote Cocaine Use in Rats
• Opioid Analogue May Slow Spread of HIV in Brain
• Drug Use During Pregnancy Associated With Increased Risk of Transmitting HIV to Infants

Treatment Advances

• Specialized Approach Shows Promise for Treating Antisocial Drug Abuse Patients
• Do APD Patients Use More Drugs?
• Type A or B? Classification May Help in Treating Cocaine Abuse

Staff News

• Dr. Condon Named NIDA's Associate Director for Science Policy
• Colorado Professor Becomes Director of NIDA's Division of Intramural Research
• DIR Researcher Named Career Scientist of the Year

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• The Brain's Drug Reward Systems

• Studies Show Cognitive Impairments Linger in Heavy Marijuana Users
• NIDA - Funded Studies Shed Light on Neurobiology of Drug Craving
• Protective Factors Can Buffer High-Risk Youths From Drug Use
• New Members Join NIDA's Expanded National Advisory Council
• Vocational Screener Helps Methadone Patients Overcome Job Barriers
• New NIDA Report Summarizes Data on Drug Use Among Racial and Ethnic Minorities

Director's Column

• NIDA Seeks New Keys to Preventing Drug Abuse Among Adolescents

Awards

• UNC Scientist Searches for Effective Analgesics With Low Abuse Potential

Staff News

• Dr. Zukin Heads Division of Clinical and Services Research

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• New Resources from NIDA's Science Education Program

• Rats Immunized Against Effects of Cocaine
• NIDA Research Expands Horizon for Analgesia Alternatives
• Scientists Explore Novel Approaches to Pain Control
• Study Finds Ways to Improve Drug Abuse Treatment Process
• Visual Technique Helps Drug Abuse Treatment Patients Map Road to Recovery
• Making a Node-Link Map

Director's Column

• Bridging the "Great Disconnect"

News

• Constituent Groups Join Forces with NIDA to Bridge the "Great Disconnect"
• Participants at NIDA's 1996 Constituent Conference
• NIDA Scientist Receives ASAM Award
• Announcement of NIDA Conference on Drug Abuse Prevention Research
• Conference on Drug Abuse, APA Convention

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• Facts About Marijuana and Marijuana Abuse

• Hibernation-Triggering Opioid Extends Life of Organs for Transplantation
• Marijuana Impairs Driving-Related Skills and Workplace Performance
• Cocaine Affects Men and Women Differentlyl, NIDA Study Shows

Director's Column

• NIDA Develops Guidelines for Research Center Grant Program
• Current NIDA Research Center Grants

News

• Students' Use of Marijuana, Other Illicit Drugs, and Cigarettes Continued to Rise in 1995
• About the Monitoring the Future Study
• NIDA Print and Video Materials Help Parents Warn Young People About Dangers of Drug Use
• Expanded Advisory Council Steers NIDA in New Directions

Science Education Program

• Projects Make Science Interesting for Children and Adults
• Animated View of How Drugs Act in Brain is Hit at Museum

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• Drug Use Among 8th, 10th, and 12th Graders