Directions for Future Research in Drug Abuse Prevention

This paper describes future directions for research in drug abuse prevention from six perspectives that are relevant to NIH: integrated demand and supply reduction, strategic prevention that addresses whole populations and high risk groups, comprehensive or extended prevention that includes multiple channels and periods for intervention delivery, technology transfer, prevention research methods development, and finally, the overarching perspective of interfacing basic and social science research approaches. Specific research questions are summarized that represent each perspective, with implications for NIH policy.