Method to identify undetected drug suicides wins top NIDA Addiction Science Award

(NIH/National Institute on Drug Abuse) A project that identified and tested a bioinformatics program that can help identify underreported suicides linked to drug overdoses was awarded the first-place distinction at the 2018 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) -- the world's largest science competition for high school students. The awards are coordinated by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health, and Friends of NIDA, a coalition that supports NIDA's mission.

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-05/niod-mti051718.php

Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - May 18, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news