BRIEFLY.Byline: The Register-Guard Oregon Research Institute wins $5.9 million in grants The Eugene-based Oregon Research Institute has secured $5.9 million in federal grants to conduct studies in Portland, southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, and Albuquerque N.M., the agency said Tuesday. The agency won a five-year $2.4 million grant from the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism to continue a study in Portland of why young people begin drinking alcohol and what influences their use level. ORI recently opened an office in Portland, said spokeswoman Kathryn Madden. The agency also won a five-year, $2.1 million grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) is a United States federal-government research institute whose mission is to "lead the Nation in bringing the power of science to bear on drug abuse and addiction. to evaluate how to reduce drug abuse in American Indian families in southern California. ORI does not have an office in southern California, and the study will be led by the grant co-recipient, Indian Child and Family Services Child and family services are nonprofit organizations designed to better the well being of individuals who come from unfortunate situations, environmental or biological. . ORI's Albuquerque office received a $1.7 million grant from NIDA NIDA National Institute on Drug Abuse NIDA National Institute of Dramatic Arts (Australia) NIDA Northern Ireland Development Agency (UK) NIDA Northern Ireland Dairy Association to study aftercare af·ter·care n. Follow-up care provided after a medical procedure or treatment program. aftercare the care and treatment of a convalescent patient, especially one that has undergone surgery. programs for adolescents who finish treatment for substance abuse. ORI is a nonprofit behavior sciences research organization founded in 1960. |
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