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Substance use prevention research funded by the NIH
Jennifer Villani1, Luis Ganoza1, Belinda E Sims2
1Office of Disease Prevention, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, MD, 20892, United States.
Drug and Alcohol Dependence
|November 23, 2019
Summary
National Institutes of Health (NIH) funded substance use prevention research from 2012-2017, primarily focusing on epidemiologic studies of alcohol and nicotine. Funding for marijuana prevention research significantly increased during this period.
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Substance Use Research
- Health Services Research
Background:
- Substance use is a major preventable cause of death in the U.S.
- The National Institutes of Health (NIH) funds research to understand and prevent substance use disorders.
- Improving public health through novel prevention strategies is a key NIH objective.
Purpose of the Study:
- To characterize the landscape of substance use prevention research funded by the NIH.
- To analyze trends and focus areas within NIH-funded prevention research.
- To identify research gaps and opportunities in substance use prevention.
Main Methods:
- Utilized a dataset of NIH-funded grants awarded between 2012 and 2017.
- Coded grants based on substances studied and prevention research types.
- Employed descriptive statistics and trend analysis on weighted data.
Main Results:
- Substance use prevention grants represented approximately 2.4% of all NIH awards (2012-2017).
- Epidemiologic research was the predominant study type; alcohol and nicotine were the most studied substances.
- Significant funding increases were observed for marijuana prevention research, with specific demographic focuses for alcohol and nicotine.
Conclusions:
- Despite being a leading cause of mortality, substance use prevention research received a small fraction of NIH funding.
- NIH-funded research demonstrated diversity in substances and prevention approaches.
- Further research is warranted to address substance use prevention comprehensively.
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