National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

Monday, November 30, 2020, 1:00 pm EST to Monday, November 30, 2020, 4:30 pm EST

NIAAA 50th Anniversary Scientific Symposium Alcohol Across the Lifespan: 50 Years of Evidence-Based Diagnosis, Prevention, and Treatment Research View or download (PDF, 245 KB) the full agenda . The symposium is open to the public. No registration is required. Day 1: November 30, 2020, 1:00 PM ET Watch Live on NIH Videocast: https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=38978 1:00 – 1:05 Welcome and Overview George...

October 16, 2020

The NIAAA community mourns the passing of Linda P. Spear, Ph.D., SUNY Distinguished Professor Emerita of Psychology at Binghamton University, our friend and colleague who died on October 13, 2020 after an extended illness. Over a long and distinguished career, Dr. Spear amassed an extraordinary record of scientific accomplishment and leadership in alcohol research. Her studies of the behavioral effects...

Middle school students from the Washington, D.C., area will become brain scientists for a day when they visit the National Museum of Health and Medicine in Silver Spring, Maryland, on March 16 and 17, 2016. Scientists from the National Institutes of Health will be at the museum to lead students through hands-on activities that explore the structure and function of...

December 2, 2015

Un 75 por ciento informa no recibir ningún tipo de tratamiento [ Leer la pagina en inglés . Read this page in English . ] Una encuesta entre adultos estadounidenses reveló que el trastorno por consumo de drogas es frecuente, concurre con una variedad de trastornos de salud mental y a menudo no se trata. El estudio, financiado por el...

George F. Koob, Ph.D., director of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), part of the National Institutes of Health, has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine (NAM). Membership in the NAM is considered one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine and recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions to those...

Current Chairpersons Vivian Faden, Ph.D. Dale Hereld, Ph.D. Current NIAAA Members John Bowersox Fred Donodeo, M.P.A. Isabel Ellis, M.S.W. Ralph Hingson, Sc.D., M.P.H. Patricia Powell, Ph.D. Mariela Shirley, Ph.D. Aaron White, Ph.D. Bridget Williams-Simmons, Ph.D. Advisory Committee Adrian Angold, M.R.C. Psych Duke University Richard Bonnie, L.L.B. John S. Battle Professor of Law, Director, University of Virginia Institute of Law, Psychiatry...

August 11, 2022

Scientist and certified nurse practitioner Paule V. Joseph, Ph.D. M.S., FNP-BC, FAAN, is the inaugural 2022-2024 American Academy of Nursing (AAN) Fellow at the National Academy of Medicine (NAM). Dr. Joseph ’s selection will be announced in person at the Annual Meeting of the NAM in Washington, D.C. on Monday, October 17. “I congratulate Dr. Joseph on her selection for...

INTERAGENCY COORDINATING COMMITTEE ON FETAL ALCOHOL SPECTRUM DISORDERS (ICCFASD) NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM (NIAAA) NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (NIH) AGENDA 2021 PUBLIC MEETING OF THE INTERAGENCY COORDINATING COMMITTEE ON FETAL ALCOHOL SPECTRUM DISORDERS (ICCFASD) Friday, April 23, 2021, 11:00AM to 4:30PM EDT ONLINE live and archived at NIH Video Casting Meeting URL https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=40192 Agenda Time Presenters 11:00...

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE AGENDA NINTH JOINT MEETING (EIGHTH CRAN) OF THE NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM, NATIONAL CANCER ADVISORY BOARD AND THE NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON DRUG ABUSE WEDNESDAY, May 12, 2021 OPEN TO THE...

What: The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), announces that Edith V. Sullivan, Ph.D., will deliver the 18 th annual Mark Keller Honorary Lecture. The title of her presentation is “Functional Compromise and Compensation in Alcoholism: Neuropsychology Meets Neuroimaging.” Who: Dr. Sullivan is professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at...

2020 Public Meeting of the Interagency Coordinating Committee on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (ICCFASD) National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism 6700B Rockledge Drive ♦ First Floor Conference Center, Rockville, Maryland 20817 On-site free validated parking is available on the day of the meeting for the meeting participants. Bring your parking ticket to the meeting for validation. Watch the videocast...

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE AGENDA SEVENTH JOINT MEETING (SIXTH CRAN) OF THE NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM, NATIONAL CANCER ADVISORY BOARD AND THE NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON DRUG ABUSE WEDNESDAY, May 15, 2019 WEBCAST OPEN TO...

College students who post references to getting drunk, blacking out, or other aspects of dangerous drinking on social networking sites are more likely to have clinically significant alcohol problems than students who do not post such references, according to a study supported by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), part of the National Institutes of Health. Researchers...

Highly visible cooperative projects, in which colleges and their surrounding communities target off-campus drinking settings, can reduce harmful alcohol use among college students, according to a report by researchers supported by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), part of the National Institutes of Health. “This innovative, important study is a valuable contribution to the search for solutions...

The Division of Treatment and Recovery (DTR) is an extramural NIAAA Division that focuses on developing treatments for alcohol use disorder (AUD), increasing their use in real-word settings, and understanding the process of recovery as individuals make progress in overcoming AUD. The Division is comprised of two branches: the Medications Development Branch (MDB) and the Treatment, Health Services, and Recovery...

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In a commentary published in April in the journal Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research , Raye Litten, Ph.D., and other NIAAA scientists describe the evolution of our understanding of the heterogeneity of alcohol use disorder (AUD), and outline new treatment and research regimes that follow from the recognition that alcohol problems are manifested along a continuum of severity, ranging from...

For general inquiries, please e-mail NIAAA-ICCFASD@mail.nih.gov or contact Tatiana Balachova, PhD, ICCFASD Scientific Coordinator and Executive Secretary. Tatiana Balachova, Ph.D. Scientific Coordinator and Executive Secretary Interagency Coordinating Committee on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (ICCFASD) National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism National Institutes of Health Office: 301-443-5726 Email: Tatiana.Balachova@nih.gov

June 6, 2017

What: The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), part of the National Institutes of Health, announces that Gyongyi Szabo, M.D., Ph.D. will deliver the 9th Annual Jack Mendelson Honorary Lecture. The title of her presentation is “ Mechanisms of Alcohol-Induced Organ Inflammation and Therapeutic Targets in Alcoholic Hepatitis .” Who: Gyongyi Szabo, M.D., Ph.D., is the Worcester Foundation...

Children born to mothers who both drank and smoked beyond the first trimester of pregnancy have a 12-fold increased risk for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) compared to those unexposed or only exposed in the first trimester of pregnancy, according to a new study supported by the National Institutes of Health. SIDS is the sudden, unexplained, death of an infant...

March 24, 2023

NIAAA and the addiction research community mourn the passing of Dr. George Fein, a distinguished investigator in the field of neurobehavioral research. Dr. Fein was renowned as an innovative researcher who applied neurotechnology, neuroimaging, and behavioral assessments to advance our understanding of the impacts of aging, alcohol and other substance use disorders, and psychiatric disorders on brain structure and function...