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September 16, 2016
NIH News: HHS takes steps to provide more information about clinical trials to the public

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH NIH News NIH Office of the Director (OD) https://www.nih.gov/institutes-nih/nih-office-director...

 

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September 16, 2016
New Issue of the NIAAA Spectrum now online
The most recent issue of the NIAAA Spectrum is now available online at http://www.spectrum.niaaa.nih.gov/ . Among other...

 

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September 13, 2016
Recruitment begins for landmark study of adolescent brain development
More than 10,000 children will participate in study of brain, social, emotional, and cognitive development. Recruitment for the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) study, the largest long-term study of brain development and child...

 

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September 07, 2016
September 9 is International Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Awareness Day

Alcohol is now recognized as the leading preventable cause of birth defects and developmental disorders in the United States. Each year thousands of children are born with life-long disabilities because they were exposed to alcohol prenatally. On...

 

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September 06, 2016
Fact Sheet: Fall Semester - A Time for Parents to Discuss the Risks of College Drinking
As college students arrive on campus this fall, it’s a time of new experiences, new friendships, and making memories that will last a lifetime.

Unfortunately for many, it is also a time of excessive drinking and dealing with its aftermath—...

 

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September 01, 2016
Presidential Proclamation - National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month, 2016
Every day, millions of Americans prove that recovery from alcohol and substance use disorders is possible -- yet at the same time, millions more are struggling with the disease of addiction. These individuals are our family members, friends, and...

 

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August 26, 2016
Frontiers in Addiction Research Mini-Convention - "Relapse and Recovery: from Mechanistic Understanding to Translational Research"
Details November 11, 2016 - 8:30am - November 11, 2016 - 5:30pm San Diego Convention Center, Room 7; San Diego, California Web site ...

 

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August 25, 2016
National Drug & Alcohol Facts Week begins January 23

Event registration opens today; new teacher resources available.

The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) announced today that the next National Drug &...

 

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August 10, 2016
Experts release improved clinical guidelines for diagnosing fetal alcohol spectrum disorders

A group of experts on fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) has proposed updated clinical guidelines for diagnosing FASD, which can result when a child is exposed to alcohol during prenatal development. The new guidelines clarify and expand...

 

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July 29, 2016
NIH MedlinePlus Feature: Alcohol-Medicines Interactions

The Summer 2016 issue of NIH MedlinePlus magazine spotlights the following:

Alcohol, Medicines, and Aging...

 

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