General Info

Established in 1974, the National Institute on Drug Abuse provides a range of research services on drug abuse and addiction. It offers research on the relationship of drug use to problem behaviors and psychosocial outcomes, such as mental illness, unemployment, low socioeconomic status and violence. The institute develops treatment medications and behavioral therapies for drug addiction. It utilizes brain imaging technology that provides information related to brain and behavioral development. The National Institute on Drug Abuse provides treatment related to various drugs, including alcohol, cocaine, heroin, marijuana, methamphetamine, nicotine and steroids. It additionally provides online information related to drugs effects. The National Institute on Drug Abuse maintains a location in Bethesda, Md. It is a part of the National Institutes of Health.