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June 22, 2016
NIAAA Spectrum: Anxiety and Depression Predict Relapse in AUD Patients with Chronic Pain
Interventions to reduce anxiety and depression may help prevent relapse in individuals with chronic pain who are recovering from alcohol use disorder (AUD). This conclusion comes from a recent study in which investigators reanalyzed data collected...

 

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June 17, 2016
Now online: New Issue of the NIAAA Spectrum

The most recent issue of the NIAAA Spectrum is now available online at http://www.spectrum.niaaa.nih.gov/ .

Among other topics, the current installment...

 

News Release
June 17, 2016
Study reveals central role of endocannabinoids in habit formation
Mouse study advances knowledge of habitual behavior pathophysiology

Daily activities involve frequent transitions between habitual behaviors, such as driving home, and goal-directed behaviors, such as driving to a new...

 

News Release
June 09, 2016
NIAAA honors General Arthur T. Dean with Senator Harold Hughes Award

General Arthur T. Dean, chairman and CEO of Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA), received the Senator Harold Hughes Memorial Award today from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), part of the National...

 

New & Noteworthy
May 26, 2016
Fact Sheet: Parents, Talk with Your High School Grads about Celebrating Safely

Parents, take the time to talk with your high school graduates about keeping parties and events alcohol-free—it just may save a life.

Learn more — read the NIAAA fact sheet at

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News Release
May 19, 2016
NIAAA selects winners of its Wearable Alcohol Biosensor Challenge

$200,000 first prize awarded to BACtrack Skyn

Today the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism announced the winners of its Wearable Alcohol Biosensor Challenge, a competition to design a discreet device capable of...

 

News Release
May 16, 2016
Marlene Oscar Berman to deliver 8th Annual Jack Mendelson Honorary Lecture at the National Institutes of Health
What: The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), part of the National Institutes of Health, announces that Marlene Oscar Berman, Ph.D. will deliver the 8th Annual Jack Mendelson Honorary Lecture. The title of her presentation is...

 

New & Noteworthy
April 12, 2016
ICCFASD Spring 2016 Public Meeting April 14
What: Meeting of the Interagency Coordinating Committee on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (ICCFASD) Where: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, 5635 Fishers Lane, Terrace Level Conference Center, Rockville, Maryland 20852 When: The...

 

New & Noteworthy
April 12, 2016
Alcohol Awareness Month - View the Archived Twitter Chat
In honor of Alcohol Awareness Month, NIAAA hosted a chat with the American Society of Addiction Medicine on April 7. The focus was to address the science of addiction, current evidence-based approaches for treating alcohol use disorder, and...

 

News Release
April 06, 2016
Study supports single-question alcohol screen for adolescents

Findings also endorse use of NIAAA youth screening guide

A single screening question about drinking frequency in the past year could help doctors identify adolescents at risk for alcohol problems, according to a new study...

 

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