Addiction Studies Program

school about the impact of addictive drugs on the brain and body. Parent Leaders motivate parents to protect their children’s health, safety, and well-being by mobilizing them to form parent groups to prevent their children from using addictive drugs. Modeled after the Peace Corps, the Parent Corps is funded by the Corporation for National and Community Service.

Treatment Research Institute
The Treatment Research Institute is dedicated to reducing the devastating effects of alcohol and other drug abuse on individuals, families, and communities by employing scientific methods and disseminating evidence-based information. Founded in 1991 as a private, non-profit research organization, the institute helps convey the results of research to policymakers, treatment providers, prevention organizations, and the families of those affected by substance abuse. It applies research findings to real world settings, evaluating what works, what doesn’t, and why, and disseminating that information to practitioners and policymakers.

National Conference of State Legislatures
The National Conference of State Legislatures is a bipartisan organization that serves the legislators and staffs of the nation's 50 states, its commonwealths and territories. The Conference provides research, technical assistance, and opportunities for policymakers to exchange ideas on the most pressing state issues. It is an effective and respected advocate for the interests of state governments before Congress and federal agencies. The Conference fulfills information requests, provides publications, maintains a web site, offers consulting services, conducts meetings, and lobbies the administration and Congress on behalf of states.



Sponsors

The Addiction Studies Program was created by Wake Forest University School of Medicine and National Families in Action in 1999 and funded by a science-education grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). NIDA funds 85 percent of the world’s research on drug abuse and addiction. The program served journalists exclusively and was renewed in 2004 for an additional five years. Two new partners joined the collaboration in 2005, the Treatment Research Institute at the University of Pennsylvania and the National Conference of State Legislatures. A new NIDA grant enabled partners to create a similar program for state legislators. Wake Forest University School of Medicine Wake Forest University School of Medicine’s mission is to improve the health and well-being of all people by cultivating the discovery, teaching, and applications of biomedical knowledge. Centerpiece of Wake Forest University Health Sciences, the medical school is a $100-million research community, with much of its funding coming from the National Institutes of Health. It maintains nationally recognized research centers in cancer, drug abuse, human genomics, hypertension and vascular disease, investigative neuroscience, stroke, ultrasound, women’s health, and many other disciplines, including its newest, the Maya Angelou Research Center on Minority Health. National Families in Action National Families in Action helps families and communities prevent children and adolescents from using alcohol, tobacco, and other addictive drugs by employing strategies grounded in science and law. It created and is implementing the Parent Corps, a national effort to develop a leadership corps of parents who educate other parents in their child’s		school about the impact of addictive drugs on the brain and body. Parent Leaders motivate parents to protect their children’s health, safety, and well-being by mobilizing them to form parent groups to prevent their children from using addictive drugs. Modeled after the Peace Corps, the Parent Corps is funded by the Corporation for National and Community Service. Treatment Research Institute The Treatment Research Institute is dedicated to reducing the devastating effects of alcohol and other drug abuse on individuals, families, and communities by employing scientific methods and disseminating evidence-based information. Founded in 1991 as a private, non-profit research organization, the institute helps convey the results of research to policymakers, treatment providers, prevention organizations, and the families of those affected by substance abuse. It applies research findings to real world settings, evaluating what works, what doesn’t, and why, and disseminating that information to practitioners and policymakers. National Conference of State Legislatures The National Conference of State Legislatures is a bipartisan organization that serves the legislators and staffs of the nation's 50 states, its commonwealths and territories. The Conference provides research, technical assistance, and opportunities for policymakers to exchange ideas on the most pressing state issues. It is an effective and respected advocate for the interests of state governments before Congress and federal agencies. The Conference fulfills information requests, provides publications, maintains a web site, offers consulting services, conducts meetings, and lobbies the administration and Congress on behalf of states.