More Than 1,000 Scientists at the Prominent CPDD Meeting in Bal Harbour, Fla. June 14-19, 2003.Health/Medical Writers BAL (1) (Basic Assembly Language) The assembly language for the IBM 370/3000/4000 mainframe series. (2) (Branch And Link) An instruction used to transfer control to another part of the program. BAL - Basic Assembly Language HARBOUR, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 16, 2003 More than 1,000 scientists are meeting this week (6/14-6/19) in Bal Harbour, Fla., at the Sixty-fifth Annual Meeting of the College on Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD CPDD calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease. ) to discuss their latest findings on drug abuse and dependence. The College is the largest and oldest organization that supports research on the scientific explanation of drug use and dependence. A broad range of research that addresses mechanisms for development of drug dependence, prevention and treatment of the disorders will be presented. The meeting will be held June 14-19 at the Sheraton Bal Harbour Beach Resort. Among the many research topics in the meeting agenda: adolescent drug use, gender differences in effects of drugs, and club drugs Club Drugs Definition Club drugs is the generic term for psychoactive drugs, usually illegal, that are used by participants of the rave and dance club and recreational drug subculture. . On Sunday morning at the Plenary Session (Grand Ballroom) achievement awards will be presented to outstanding scientists for their contributions to the field of addiction science. Those honored include The Addiction Studies Program for Journalists (Wake Forest University) for training media and journalists on issues of drug abuse) and Dr. Charles O'Brien (University of Pennsylvania (body, education) University of Pennsylvania - The home of ENIAC and Machiavelli. http://upenn.edu/. Address: Philadelphia, PA, USA. ), the Nathan B. Eddy Award for lifetime contributions to the field. For his efforts in teaching and training drug abuse researchers, Dr. Charles Schuster (Wayne State University Wayne State University, at Detroit, Mich.; state supported; coeducational; established 1956 as a successor to Wayne Univ. (formed 1934 by a merger of five city colleges). ) will be honored with the Mentorship Award. Distinguished Service Awards will be presented to Frank Vocci (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. ) and Charles O'Keeffe (Reckitt and Colman Pharmaceuticals). Members of the organization will present new and exciting research findings in poster and oral presentations. Some of the highlighted presentations include: The Irony of Ecstasy and Novel Medications for Drug Treatment (Sunday (6/15) afternoon). Immunotherapy for Drug Dependence and Sex Differences in the Addicted Brain are among programs scheduled for Monday (6/16) morning. A special session on Late Breaking Research is scheduled for Tuesday (6/17) morning as is a symposium on Concepts of Drug Addiction from science to policy; a workshop on Prescription Drug prescription drug Prescription medication Pharmacology An FDA-approved drug which must, by federal law or regulation, be dispensed only pursuant to a prescription–eg, finished dose form and active ingredients subject to the provisos of the Federal Food, Drug, Abuse is scheduled for Tuesday evening. The effects of cues on drug use and the actions of inhalants inhalants, n.pl 1. chemical vapors that are inhaled for their mind-altering effects. 2. in herbology, volatile herbal compounds that are delivered by holding a soaked pad to the nose and mouth, by placing the herbs in steaming water, or will be discussed in sessions on Thursday (AM). This is only a small sample of the hundreds of reports that will be presented. For more information contact Deborah Van Damme at 210/562-5462 or email vandamme@uthscsa.edu For complete CPDD (College on Problems of Drug Dependence) Meeting information at the Sheraton Bal Harbour Beach Resort visit: http://www.cpdd.vcu.edu/ Click on "Search the 2003 Abstracts" |
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