The use of nicotine products is a major cause of death in the United States. About 62 million Americans age 12 and over are current cigarette smokers, making nicotine one of the most heavily used addictive drugs in the United States.
The facts about nicotine addiction, based on the latest scientific research, will be the focus of a national conference, Addicted to Nicotine, a National Research Forum, sponsored by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The two-day conference will highlight the latest scientific advances regarding the behavioral and neurobiological bases of nicotine addiction, prevention of tobacco product use, and state-of-the-art treatment strategies. The conference will be held July 27-28, 1998, at the Natcher Auditorium, on the National Institutes of Health campus in Bethesda, MD.
WHAT: Addicted to Nicotine: A National Research Forum
WHEN: Monday, July 27 and Tuesday, July 28, 1998
WHERE: Natcher Auditorium, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
PRESS CONTACT: Mona Brown or Sheryl Massaro
NIDA Press Office (301) 443-6245 A press room will be available throughout the conference. To arrange interviews with speakers, please contact the NIDA Press Office.