Reflecting on NIDA’s 50th year and looking to 2025

Nora Volkow, M.D., is the Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), leading research efforts to understand addiction and improve public health.
In this blog, Dr. Nora Volkow reflects on NIDA’s 50-year legacy of advancing addiction science and looks ahead to the future of research and policy in 2025.