Mind Over Matter--A New Science Education Program

National Institute on Drug AbuseFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, Friday, October 3, 1997, Mona W. Brown, Sheryl Massaro

The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), National Institutes of Health, will release a new science education program entitled Mind Over Matter. The program is a six-part series of colorful, oversized, glossy magazines that unfold into posters. They are designed to encourage young people in grades five through nine to learn about the effects of drug abuse on the body and the brain. Dr. Alan I. Leshner, Director of NIDA, will launch the program during his address at the Annual Conference of the National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT).

WHERE: Annual Conference for the National Association of Biology Teachers Hyatt Regency, 1300 Nicollet Mall Minneapolis, Minnesota (800) 233-1234

WHEN: Time 5:30 - 7:00 p.m., October 8 The Biology of Addiction: Your Brain on Drugs NIDA Workshop and Q & A Session

CONTACTS: NIDA Press Office Mona Brown Sheryl Massaro (301) 443-6245

NABT Press Office (703) 471-1134