- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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



