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A young man holding a NERF gun.

NIDA's Where Are They Now? Series: Finding Your Own Path

November 08, 2012  /  Sara Bellum

SBB recently caught up with a few past winners of the NIDA Addiction Science Fair Award to find out what the teens are doing now. Read More »

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Yamini Naidu

A Taste of Research Sparks Lifelong Career Visions

November 06, 2012  /  Yamini Naidu, NIDA Intramural Research Lab Intern

Hello, you last heard from me when I won one of NIDA’s Science of Addiction Awards at the Intel Science and Engineering Fair. Read More »

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Brain images showing different amounts of dopamine

Prescription Stimulants Affect People With ADHD Differently

November 01, 2012  /  Sara Bellum

There’ve been lots of headlines lately about the dangers of prescription drug abuse—like taking a friend’s. Read More »

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A young man in a suit, smiling.

NIDA's Where Are They Now? Series: Deciding Your Future

October 30, 2012  /  Sara Bellum

SBB recently caught up with a few past winners of the NIDA Addiction Science Fair Award to find out what the teens are doing now. Read More »

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A teenage boy talking to his mother.

Parents: How Much Do They Influence You?

October 25, 2012  /  Sara Bellum

Someone offers you a cigarette or a beer. In the split second that you have to consider your answer, what do you think about? What your friends will think? What about what your parents would think? Read More »

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