National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) administrators and staff ident
ify critical research questions and select knowledgeable scientists. N
IDA monographs incorporate the papers produced by those scientists. Th
e monographs are a rich source of ideas, concepts and advice on drug u
se research. This paper introduces a special journal issue that includ
es summaries of papers from monographs on etiology and prevention rese
arch.