ALCOHOL IS JUST ANOTHER DRUG - IT JUST CAUSES MORE HARM
Ultimately, a majority of the Board (12 favored: 3 opposed; 1 abstained) voted to recommend that the NIH director not only consider, but also move to implement Option 1, the establishment of a new institute focusing on addiction-related research and public health initiatives. In the view of this majority, this option has the greater potential to improve and advance the conduct of SUAA research at NIH. [p.26]
REPORT ON SUBSTANCE USE, ABUSE, AND ADDICTION RESEARCH AT NIH