Media Advisory

Tuesday, December 19, 2006

National Institutes of Health to Announce Results of 2006 Monitoring the Future Survey

What

Release of the 2006 Monitoring the Future Survey

When

Thursday, December 21, 2006, 10:00 a.m.

Where

Holman Room
National Press Club
529 14th Street, N.W., 13th floor
Washington, DC

Who

Featured Speakers

  • John P. Walters, Director
    Office of National Drug Control Policy
  • Alberto R. Gonzales Attorney
    General of the United States
  • Nora D. Volkow, M.D.
    Director, National Institute on Drug Abuse
  • Lloyd D. Johnston, Ph.D.
    Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan

The National Institute on Drug Abuse is a component of the National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. NIDA supports more than 85 percent of the world’s research on the health aspects of drug abuse and addiction. The Institute carries out a large variety of programs to ensure the rapid dissemination of research information and its implementation in policy and practice. Fact sheets on the health effects of drugs of abuse and information on NIDA research and other activities can be found on the NIDA home page at http://www.drugabuse.gov.

About the National Institutes of Health (NIH): NIH, the nation's medical research agency, includes 27 Institutes and Centers and is a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. NIH is the primary federal agency conducting and supporting basic, clinical, and translational medical research, and is investigating the causes, treatments, and cures for both common and rare diseases. For more information about NIH and its programs, visit www.nih.gov.

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