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Division of Epidemiology, Services and Prevention Research (DESPR)

Office of the Director

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Division mailing address:
Division of Epidemiology, Services and Prevention Research
National Institute on Drug Abuse
6001 Executive Boulevard
Room 5153, MSC 9589
Bethesda, Maryland 20892-9589
Phone: (301) 443-6504
Fax: (301) 480-2543

Staff contact information


DESPR Mission

DESPR promotes epidemiology, services and prevention research to understand and address the range of problems related to drug abuse in order to improve public health.

Research Interests

DESPR supports the full range of drug abuse epidemiology, prevention, and services research. Within these domains, areas of emphasis include, but are not limited to the following:

Major Goals:

  • Promote the development of new theoretical approaches to epidemiology, services and prevention research
    Program Contact: Meyer Glantz
  • Determine how intrapersonal and environmental factors interact with each other and with genetic factors across development in the course of drug abuse/addictions and related HIV risk behaviors.
    Program Contacts: Kevin Conway, Naimah Weinberg
  • Develop effective strategies to ensure that evidence-based practices are optimally utilized in the development of services to prevent and treat drug abuse/addictions.
    Program contacts: Redonna Chandler, Belinda Sims

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