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A History of Drug Abuse and Addiction in the U.S.
• Gave new insight into drugs, society, the regulatory process and how we got where we are today—as indi-viduals as well as collectively.
• Well-paced; informative; authoritative, conversational.
• I like this session because it provided a fascinating overview of drug abuse and addiction in the U.S.
Fundamentals of Drug Action
• Good slides, understandable explanations, opportuni-ties to ask questions very helpful. Topic very interesting and relevant. Helped fill in some gaps in my knowledge of this area.
• Wow! What a great professor! I appreciated the def-initions. Very good at not being condescending.
• The perfect instructor to present (what was to me) an extremely complex subject—her Duke students are for-tunate to have her. Lots to think about. . .
The Neurobiology of Addiction I
• Fascinating; I only wanted to know more of the back story, i.e. what mechanisms were involved, who were the pioneers.
• The best session of Day 1. Accessible and interest-ing, Friedman treated audience with respect.
• Authoritative, conversational, extremely well orga-nized, peppered with right touch of humor.
The Neurobiology of Addiction II
• A useful follow-up to her first talk, this is information that will improve my coverage of related topics.
• Love her command of the subject—David Friedman’s and her first presentation were good preparation for this session—lot of real world applicability.
• Very cool. She helps break down neuro-process and I will call her as a source, for sure.
Does Prevention Work? What Science Tells Us
• Great speaker, very relevant to daily news reporting. Generated a lot of story ideas.
• I got a good overview of the state of prevention. Harold is obviously a leader in the fi
eld.
• Very nice presentation. Scientific talks on recovery/prevention are rare. Lots of facts, rather than anec-dotes.
A Personal Story of Addiction
• 100 percent awesome.
• As a journalist, a personal story has greatly put a face to the addiction issues that we talked about throughout the sessions. On a personal note, Susan was courageous and remarkable for sharing her own story to shed light on the substance abuse and alcohol-ism issue areas.
• Heart-breakingly candid. I appreciate Susan’s spirit and resiliency.
Does Addiction Treatment Work?
• Very pertinent, interesting presentation—this gave me a very good idea for a story I want to write and provided me a good source to interview.
• Wow!
• Excellent session. A side of the Affordable Care Act I wasn’t aware of, and lots of potential story ideas.
Targeting Dispositions for Drug Offenders by Risks and Needs
• Favorite speaker. Very relevant to my job. Excellent outside-the-box crime policy information.
• An eye-opening presentation; again, a glimpse of a better solution. Great speaker.
• Very provocative presentation. Rapid-fire, a lot to absorb. Would like to learn and study more on this topic.
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A visit to the Poster Session at NIDA’s Mini-Conference
• Good idea to include this—was nice to interact with scien-tists in a different way.
• I appreciated the chance to hear scientists (mere chil-dren!) talk about their research and to reflect on the scale of the work that is being done.
• So glad we went—terrific opportunity to share in this ex-citing research.
Meeting with Nora Volkow, MD
• A great, valuable opportunity to hear about the breadth of work at NDIA from her perspective. I got some ideas for stories to pursue during this talk.
• I just saw Volkow on the addiction series on HBO. She was even more impressive in person. Is there anything she doesn’t know? It’s good to know such an important agency is in good hands.
• Wonderful to watch her mind work and to hear her an-swer every question with ease and authority.
Scientifically Reliable Internet Sources
• Thanks for pointing out all the places to find more info. While I am familiar with some of these sites, there are some I have not used and will consider using in the future for rel-evant stories. It’s also helpful to have them all together, so I can peruse the list next time I read some related infor-mation.
• Nice and short, which was good.
• Very helpful and a thoughtful agenda item.
Journalists’ Roundtable: How Can We Use What We Learned Here?
• Nice way to wrap up meeting after so many years after journalism school! I enjoyed having a discussion on the newsworthy topics/ideas we all got from the meeting.
• Probably my favorite—helped me take info from last cou-ple of days and find out how to apply it.
• Productive, helpful exchange of ideas. I hope there’s a way we can follow up and read each other’s stories.
To what extent did the program help you meet your overall expectations?
• I only wish I could refer more up-and-comings.
• This was a gift from the gods for me.
• The program is definitely invaluable and critical to my fu-ture reporting on addiction. It creates a lot of avenues for me to expand an addiction issue to a social problem (homelessness, education, etc.).
To what extent will the program improve the quality of your reporting on addiction?
• It will definitely be extremely beneficial. I expect the con-tacts I have made here to continue to shape my thinking.
• I started with very little knowledge and resources and now am inspired.
• I can’t even begin to imagine how much this will help. I feel as though you have given me a solid foundation, and I just have to continue building on that.
How would you rate the overall quality of the pro-gram?
• I’m so sad this could be the last year. I know so many journalists also could benefit. Genuine people. Great re-search. I feel empowered!
• A great program that introduces journalists to science, politics, and socioeconomic aspects of addiction!
• Lots of quality information, so well organized. Thanks again.
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