Volume 14 Issue 1, Winter 2022
Pandemic Underscores Value of Telehealth Options for AUD Treatment
The need for physical distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic ushered in an expansion in the use of technologies to minimize person-to-person contact. The healthcare industry in particular saw a rapid growth of measures, collectively known as telehealth or telemedicine, to provide care and facilitate interactions between providers and patients.
Williams-Simmons Appointed NIAAA Associate Director for Basic Research
Bridget Williams-Simmons, Ph.D., has been appointed Associate Director for Basic Research at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA). Dr. Williams-Simmons serves in this new role in addition to continuing as Director of the NIAAA Office of Science Policy and Communications (OSPC).
American Heart Month—Another Opportunity To Examine Your Relationship with Alcohol
February, which is American Heart Month and includes Valentine’s Day, serves as a good time to review the ways that alcohol misuse can damage a most vital organ—the heart.
NIAAA’s Alcohol and Your Pregnancy Brochure Now Available
Developed by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), the Alcohol and Your Pregnancy brochure provides answers to frequently asked questions about alcohol and drinking during pregnancy and describes conditions associated with prenatal alcohol exposure.