Warren Bickel, Virginia Tech (IMAGE) Virginia Tech Caption Warren Bickel, a professor at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute, has been awarded a $1.7-million, three-year grant from the National Institutes of Health to study how social media interactions could help people recovering from alcohol, opiate, or stimulant addictions Credit Virginia Tech Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.