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May 07, 2013
Dr. Bankole Johnson to deliver 5th Annual Jack Mendelson Honorary Lecture at National Institutes of Health

What: The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), part of the National Institutes of Health, announces that...

May 01, 2013
Brain patterns may help predict relapse risk for alcoholism

Distinct patterns of brain activity are linked to greater rates of relapse among alcohol dependent patients in early recovery, a study has found....

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June 13, 2013 - 9:00am to 1:00pm
National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
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National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

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