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Polite Society
British Indian action-comedy revels in a sisterly bond
"...Directed by: Nida Manzoor. Starring: Priya Kansara, Ritu Arya, Nimra Bucha and..."

April 28, 2023 Movie Review by Alejandra Martinez

Kids 'Crave' Accurate Drug Info
"...an online “chat” with students from across the country. NIDA reports receiving more than 36,000 student questions regarding drugs..."

Nov. 5, 2007 News Post by Jordan Smith

Reefer Roundup 12/14/2010
News from the front line of the War on Drugs
"...According to new numbers released today by the National..."

Dec. 14, 2010 News Post by Jordan Smith

Day Trips: Lucky Land, Houston
Chinese-themed gardens guarded by thousands of terra-cotta soldiers
"...days before bulldozers were to begin leveling the site, Nida Lee discovered that hundreds of the soldiers remained at..."

Sept. 9, 2022 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Out of Place
This group show gives a sense of what real displacement – the forced kind – can be like
"...the Warsaw Ghetto was located during World War II. Nida Sinnokrot's main work here is an endangered West Bank..."

Feb. 25, 2011 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

Not Enough Drug Abuse Treatment in Prison
According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, just a fraction of the inmates that need treatment actually get it.
"...Association. "Treating drug-abusing offenders improves public health and safety," NIDA Director, and the study's co-author, Nora Volkow said in..."

Jan. 16, 2009 News Post by Jordan Smith

Naked City
Bush pumps for drug testing, while the "noncontroversial" ads blare on
"...Abuse directly contradicts Walters' claim. According to a four-year NIDA-commissioned study conducted by the Annenberg School of Communication at..."

Jan. 30, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Countdown to Ecstasy
A New Drug for a New Millennium
"...the APD, DEA, and National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). Contrary to 60 Minutes II's recent interview with Detective..."

June 9, 2000 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

Saadia Faruqi at BookPeople
Houston author and interfaith activist shares her stories
"...to find out her inspiration behind Asma, Farzana, and Nida … and why Pakistani stories matter in America, too...."

Feb. 12, 2016 Arts Post by Jessi Cape

Reefer Madness: Teens Still Smoke Pot
Would legalization lead to a decline?
"..."At the very least, this [MTF] data should inspire NIDA to examine the possibility that regulating marijuana like alcohol..."

Dec. 27, 2013 News Column by Jordan Smith

Teens Still Smoke Pot
Would legalization lead to a decline?
"..."At the very least, this [MTF] data should inspire NIDA to examine the possibility that regulating marijuana like alcohol..."

Dec. 18, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

Parallax View: The Political Economy of Images
Friday-Sunday, as part of Cinematexas 11
"...seen stateside. "Palestine Blues," by video and installation artist Nida Sinnokrot, documents how Israel destroys Palestinian farms and family..."

Sept. 22, 2006 Screens Feature by Wells Dunbar

Weed Watch
Orrin Hatch, drug law reformer?
"...researchers have increasingly complained about the poor quality of NIDA's stash, which reportedly makes accurate clinical testing difficult –..."

Aug. 4, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Where the Dope Don't Grow
Feds turn down application for research-marijuana cultivation project
"...U-Mass "is free to compete" with Mississippi for the NIDA dope-growing contract, the DEA has concluded that "there is..."

Dec. 17, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City
Three inhaled -- but only one (a different one) supports decriminalization

Nov. 14, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

A Quarter Ounce a Day
Texas man lives by -- and fights for -- medical marijuana
"...Acceptance of new patients was halted in 1992, but NIDA continued to supply marijuana to those already receiving it...."

June 20, 2003 News Feature by Andrew Slaton

The Missoula Study
"...also describes the official cultivation and preparation of the NIDA's marijuana cigarettes, reporting they are greatly inferior to the..."

June 20, 2003 News Feature by Michael King

Cinematexas 2002 Schedule
"...Installations: Jayce Salloum's Everything and Nothing & Nida Sinnokrot's Al-Jaz/CNN..."

Sept. 13, 2002 Screens Feature

Postmarks
The Sweet Science
"...companies, the media, the military, police, DEA, FBI, BATF, NIDA, CASA, etc.). It's important for those with a vested..."

Feb. 5, 1999 Column

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