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Tin of bath salts

Bath Salts: An Emerging Danger

Sara Bellum
February 05, 2013

Bath salts—the drug, not the perfumed crystals you put in bath water—showed up just a few years ago. Read More »

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Two adults presenting and award to a teenage girl.

NIDA's Where Are They Now Series? Turning Tragedy Into Inspiration

Sara Bellum
November 20, 2012

SBB recently caught up with a few past winners of the NIDA Addiction Science Fair Award to find out what the teens are doing now. Read More »

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A teenage girl.

Life as an Intern at NIDA's Public Information and Liaison Branch

Zofia Klosowska, NIDA Research Training Award Fellow
November 15, 2012

My name is Zofia, and I’m going to tell you a little bit about my experience interning with NIDA this past summer. I worked at NIDA last summer also, but in a different office. Read More »

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Michael Guo

Science in an Office Environment: My Summer at NIDA

Michael Guo, NIDA Summer 2012 Intern
October 18, 2012

My name is Michael and I was an intern at NIDA during the summer of 2012. Normally, people picture scientists in laboratories when they think about the National Institutes of Health, but my time with NIDA has shown me that a lot of important scientific work is done in the office setting. Read More »

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Brain boom

Cocaine and the Teen Brain

Sara Bellum
April 27, 2012

The human brain continues to grow during the teen years, well into the twenties. Read More »

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