New Spanish investigators learned about drug abuse research opportunities during a continuing professional education course April 17–18, 2013, before the Spanish Scientific Society of Studies on Alcohol, Alcoholism and Drug Addiction (Socidrogalcohol) conference, which was held in Murcia, Spain. Ivan Montoya, M.D., M.P.H., deputy director of the NIDA Division of Pharmacotherapies and Medical Consequences of Drug Abuse, cochaired the course with Socidrogalcohol President Julio Bobes, M.D. NIDA, Plan Nacional sobre Drogas, and Socidrogalcohol cosponsored the meeting, which included sessions on planning, funding, and publishing the results of research projects; Spanish and European Union research programs; collaborating with the pharmaceutical or technology industries; and other professional development opportunities for addiction researchers.
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