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Under this current draft , each of the offices retains its current legislative authority and functions and is still in the Director 's office , but the NIH Director also has a new authority to add or eliminate offices within the Director 's office after following a public process with input from public stakeholders . Towards this end , the Workgroup will address research to : 1 ) improve understanding of the epidemiology of drug use and drug use disorders within and across populations groups that fall within the purview of the NIH / NIDA health disparities definition ; 2 ) improve understanding of the etiology of drug use and addiction within and across racial minority and other populations affected disproportionately by the consequences of drug use ; 3 ) improve understanding of issues related to drug use and addiction that affect the delivery of drug abuse prevention , treatment , health services within racial / ethnic and other underserved populations ; and 4 ) promote the involvement of underrepresented minority scientists and scientists from underserved groups in drug abuse research . In the upcoming year , the NIH Blueprint will fund interdisciplinary training at the postdoctoral level that would require fellows to have mentors in two areas that are traditionally distinct , but which promise to contribute new insight for understanding and treating neurodegenerative disorders . The research undertaken by the NIH assumes many forms , occurs in many places , and employs many techniques .