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November 17, 2016
Surgeon General Issues Landmark Report on Alcohol, Drugs and Health
“How we respond to this crisis is a test for America”

A new Surgeon General’s report finds alcohol and drug misuse and severe substance use disorders, commonly called addiction, to...

 

Research News
November 10, 2016
NIAAA Supported Research: Blood Test May Help Identify Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders

Researchers have identified a blood test that may help predict how severely a baby will be affected by alcohol exposure during pregnancy, according to a study published November 9 in the journal ...

 

News Release
October 28, 2016
Dr. Michael E. Charness to Deliver 21st Annual Mark Keller Honorary Lecture at the National Institutes of Health
Media Advisory: Dr. Michael E. Charness to Deliver 21st Annual Mark Keller 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,...

 

News Release
October 27, 2016
Scientists Propose Neuroscience Framework for Diagnosing Addictions
Scientists at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), part of the National Institutes of Health, propose using an assessment tool to diagnose addictive disorders that considers addiction-related behaviors, brain imaging, and...

 

New & Noteworthy
October 07, 2016
Frontiers in Addiction Research Mini-Convention - "Relapse and Recovery: from Mechanistic Understanding to Translational Research"
November 11, 2016, 8:30am - 5:30pm San Diego Convention Center, Room 7; San Diego, California Visit the Web site Summary The theme of this year’s...

 

New & Noteworthy
October 05, 2016
Twitter Chat with ASAM on Medication Options, #AlcoholChat

NIAAA hosted a Twitter chat with the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) on October 6, 2016 at 12:30pm. # AlcoholChat

You can access the chat at...

 

News Release
September 29, 2016
Drug to treat alcohol use disorder shows promise among drinkers with high stress

NIH-funded multi-site clinical trial suggests that smokers may also benefit

A new medication that targets part of the brain’s stress system may help reduce alcohol use in people with alcohol use disorder (AUD), according to a...

 

New & Noteworthy
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...

 

New & Noteworthy
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...

 

New & Noteworthy
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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