The Bottom Line
The mission of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) is to bring the power of science to bear on drug abuse and addiction. The agency website does that and much more. The NIDA site provides a wealth of in-depth information, educational material and the latest research developments for students and young adults, parents and teachers, researchers, and medical and health professionals.
Pros
- The website is well-organized and easy to navigate.
- Information presented by topic as well as by audience.
- Support is enhanced by spin-off, targeted websites.
- Offers a vast publications catalog on all topics.
Cons
- Periodic features, including newsletters, are published sporatically.
- Many offered print publications are out of stock.
- Site does not offer RSS feeds for news releases and features.
Description
- Researchers - Offers funding information, projects, research dissemination, policy news and data sets for secondary analysis.
- Clinical Trials - NIDA lists the current clinical trials and provides policy guidelines for research.
- Medical and Health Professionals - Offers resources for medical practices as well as for patients.
- Parents and Teachers - Provides drug information and facts, education materials, curriculum guides and classroom tools.
- Students and Young Adults - The NIDA site provides education resources and materials on all drugs of abuse.
- Publications Catalog - The vast library of NIDA publications can be viewed online or ordered in print form.
Guide Review - Website: National Institute on Drug Abuse
The NIDA provides support and funding for a range of research into drug abuse and addiction across many different scientific disciplines. What the NIDA website does is disseminate the results of that research so that it may be used to improve prevention, treatment and policy development that can fight drug abuse and addiction.
What the website does best is organize a vast amount of research and information accumulated over many years into well-organized, easy-to-use sections targeted at specific audiences. Not only does it provide support, resources and information for researchers and medical professionals, it also provides a wealth of material for students, young adults, parents and teachers. In an effort to get the most up-to-date information to the people who need it, the NIDA also has developed the following highly-targeted websites:
- NIDA Goes Back to School
- Nicotine Addictions
- Drugs and HIV - Learn the Link
- Marijuana-Info.org
- Club Drugs
- Anabolic Steroid Abuse
- NIDA for Teens
- Inhalant Abuse
