NIDA and Federal Partners to Launch National Drug Facts Week

NIDA Press Office (Washington, DC) August 16:

"Expanding on the success of its online Drug Facts Chat Day, the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) today announced it is launching National Drug Facts Week, a new national awareness week designed to bring together teens and scientific experts to discuss the facts about drug abuse. NIDA is a component of the National Institutes of Health in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.  'What we learned through our annual Web chat is that teens have many questions about drug use and are eager for objective, factual answers,' said NIDA Director Dr. Nora Volkow. 'So we wanted to build a series of events where teens could ask scientists their questions directly.'  The week, which starts on Monday, November 8, encourages community-based question and answer events between teens and scientists. Events can be sponsored by a variety of organizations, including schools, community groups, sports clubs, book clubs, and local hospitals. NIDA provides an online toolkit that advises teens and their sponsoring organizations on to how create an event, how to publicize it, how to find a scientific expert, and where to find scientific information on drugs."
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