Videos

October 9, 2016  |  NIDA grantee Rajita Sinha discusses the importance of considering sex and gender differences while studying the causes and treatment of substance use disorders.

July 28, 2016  |  This video explains the human brain and its major structures and functions. Your brain is who you are. It’s what allows you to think, breathe, move, speak, and feel.

June 27, 2014  |  The primary objective of the Optogenetics and Transgenic Technology Core at the NIDA IRP was to build molecular tools for dissecting out the genetic components of addiction.

June 26, 2014  |  Thomas Ross, staff scientist in the Neuroimaging Research Branch at the NIDA, uses brain imaging techniques such as functional magnetic resonance imaging to investigate issues in drug abuse.

June 24, 2014  |  Carl Lupica, Chief of the Electrophysiology Research Section at NIDA, primarily works with brain slices obtained from animals that have either acutely or chronically been exposed to abused drugs.

March 16, 2013  | 

 |  Los medicamentos para el trastorno por uso de opioides son seguros, efectivos y salvan vidas. Este video producido por NIDA analiza más de cerca estos medicamentos y cómo funcionan.

 |  The goal of Enhancing Prevention Research Related to Substance Use and Addiction: Identifying Research Gaps and Opportunities with ABCD Study Data is to stimulate data analyses that lead to the

 |  NIDA Director Dr. Nora Volkow talks about the significance of social support during the COVID-19 pandemic and what people can do to help loved ones in recovery or struggling with

 |  Opioids are increasing the rates of overdose. But death is not inevitable. Peer support specialist Chetwyn “Arrow” Archer helps others connect with lifesaving care and tools, including overdose reversal medications