Reflecting on NIDA’s 50th year and looking to 2025
This past year, NIDA commemorated its 50th anniversary, which made me reflect on how far addiction science has come in a half century—from the barest beginnings of an understanding of how drugs work in the brain, and only a few treatment and prevention tools, to a robustly developed science and multiple opportunities to translate that science into clinical practice. Yet the challenges we face around drug use and addiction have never been greater, with annual deaths from overdose that have vastly exceeded anything seen in previous eras and the proliferation of increasingly more potent addictive drugs.
🆕 Nora's Blog: Reflecting on NIDA's 50th year and looking to 2025.
In the blog, NIDA Director Dr. Nora Volkow reflects on 50 years of advancements in addiction science and outlines four key focus areas for 2025. https://go.nih.gov/AXEakTa
