Proposed NIH, National Institute of Substance Use and Addiction Disorders
The NIH Request for Information (RFI), Notice Number NOT-OD-12-045: Input into the Scientific Strategic Plan for the proposed National Institute of Substance Use and Addiction Disorders deadline was May 11, 2012. The Board of the Society for Prevention Research responded to the RFI offering 5 points which it believes are critical scientific opportunities and public health needs that should be considered when developing the Scientific Strategy of the new institute. The 5 key points are: 1) Prevention Research Must Remain a Priority and Central to the Scientific Strategic Plan, 2) Establish a Prevention Research Branch, 3) Expand Type 2 Translational Research, 4) Greater Emphasis on Social and Behavior Science in the Scientific Strategic Plan, and 5) Pursue the Recommendations of the IOM Report. For the full letter click here.