National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

April 2, 2019

Join us for a webinar on Apr 10, 2019 at 2:00 PM EDT. Register now! Among adults 18 and older, alcohol use is increasing, particularly for females. Alcohol use among middle- and high-school students is declining, but primarily for young males. Previously large gaps in alcohol use for teen males and females have disappeared. These changing patterns are concerning given...

January 13, 2020

Few observations in psychiatry have been documented as long and as consistently as the association between anxiety and the chronic misuse of alcohol. Research has shown that up to 50% of individuals receiving treatment for problematic alcohol use also met diagnostic criteria for one or more anxiety disorders. The latest article from Alcohol Research Current Reviews provides an overview of...

January 27, 2020

Data from large epidemiological studies highlight the intertwined nature of alcohol use disorder (AUD) and personality disorders. This review: describes the co-occurrence of AUD with antisocial personality disorder and borderline personality disorder examines prevalence and effects of these personality disorders and their co-occurrence with AUD discusses the treatment and overall implications of these complex co-occurrences To learn more, read the...

If you manage the health and well-being of 9- to 18-year-olds, this Guide is for you. “Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention for Youth: A Practitioner’s Guide” is designed to help health care professionals quickly identify youth at risk for alcohol-related problems. NIAAA developed the Guide and Pocket Guide in collaboration with a team of underage drinking researchers and clinical specialists...

For Health Care Professionals Screening and risk assessment The quick two-question screening tool and risk level estimates in Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention for Youth will give you a good idea as to your patients’ level of risk for alcohol-related problems. If you wish to follow up with other tools, two to consider are the 10-question AUDIT and the 6-question...

March 26-27, 2018 Food and Drug Administration Great Room – White Oak Campus 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Silver Spring, MD Home General Info Agenda Accommodations and Logistics Contact Registration Our Sponsors Agenda Clinical Trial Design and Endpoints for Alcoholic Hepatitis (AH) and other Alcohol-Associated Liver Diseases (AALD) Link for watching the workshop remotely: https://collaboration.fda.gov/greatv/ Organizers: Lara Dimick-Santos Svetlana Radaeva Gyongyi...

March 26-27, 2018 Food and Drug Administration Great Room – White Oak Campus 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Silver Spring, MD Home General Info Agenda Accommodations and Logistics Contact Registration Our Sponsors Accommodations and Logistics Link for watching the workshop remotely: https://collaboration.fda.gov/greatv/ https://www.fda.gov/aboutfda/workingatfda/buildingsandfacilities/whiteo… Additional requirements: No Federal Funds may be used for provision of facilitation of food. workshop attendees and/or presenters...

March 26-27, 2018 Food and Drug Administration Great Room – White Oak Campus 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Silver Spring, MD Home General Info Agenda Accommodations and Logistics Contact Registration Our Sponsors Contact Bridgette Green, Logistics greenbd@mail.nih.gov Svetlana Radaeva, Scientific Contact or the Agenda sradaeva@mail.nih.gov Gyongyi Szabo, Scientific Contact or the Agenda Gyongyi.Szabo@umassmed.edu Link for watching the workshop remotely: https://collaboration.fda.gov/greatv/

March 26-27, 2018 Link for watching the workshop remotely: https://collaboration.fda.gov/greatv/ Food and Drug Administration Great Room – White Oak Campus 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Silver Spring, MD Home General Info Agenda Accommodations and Logistics Contact Registration Our Sponsors Registration To register, visit https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/AlcoholicHepatitisWorkshop This is an external link to a third-party site for the purpose of conference registration. The NIAAA...

Bill Dunty, PhD; Elizabeth Powell, PhD; Tatiana Balachova, PhD; and Deidra Roach, MD NIAAA FASD Working Group Concept Clearance Purpose The purpose of this concept is to support research that advances interventions for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) and prevention approaches to reduce prenatal alcohol exposure and the incidence of FASD. Background Prenatal alcohol exposure is a leading preventable cause...

Friday, April 1, 2022, 10:00 am EDT to Friday, April 1, 2022, 4:30 pm EDT

Date: April 1, 2022 10:00 AM - 4:30 PM Details: The 2022 Annual Public Meeting of the Interagency Coordinating Committee on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (ICCFASD) will be held on April 1, 2022, 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM EST, ONLINE. View the meeting agenda . The meeting is on NIH Videocast and will be available live and archived at https://videocast.nih.gov...

Alcohol perils increase for young adults during COVID What : Recent media reports serve as stark reminders that alcohol remains a danger to college students during the on-going pandemic. Since the Spring 2021 semester began, alcohol has caused or contributed to at least four deaths on college campuses. Now many college students are flocking to Spring Break destinations, raising the...

Did you know that language commonly used to describe alcohol misuse and alcohol use disorder (AUD) can influence treatment outcomes in people suffering from alcohol problems? Yes, that can often be the case. In fact, the stigma perpetuated by such language can decrease a person’s motivation to seek help for an alcohol problem

This December marks the 50th anniversary of the creation of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA). As I look back over the past five decades, I am proud of our tremendous accomplishments and the progress we have made in alcohol research.

Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders, also known as FASD, is a term that refers to the broad range of lifelong birth defects and neurodevelopmental abnormalities that occur as a result of prenatal alcohol exposure.

Mon, 05/22/2023 - 12:00

This article was first published in NIAAA Spectrum Volume 15, Issue 2. Using alcohol to cope with social anxiety is associated with increased substance use and more consequences among young adults, according to a study by National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)-supported researchers. The findings also suggest that young adults who drink to cope with social anxiety experience...

Supporting research to inform the development and implementation of alcohol policies and to evaluate their effectiveness has been an important priority of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) for many years. Alcohol policy represents a broad approach for intervening with alcohol misuse and related problems that can affect all individuals within a jurisdiction. Alcohol policy strategies commonly...

Tuesday, December 6, 2022, 12:00 pm EST to Tuesday, December 6, 2022, 1:15 pm EST

Using New Definitions and Tools to Support Alcohol Recovery December 6, 2022 Noon-1:15 p.m. ET NIH Videocast Time Presenters 12:00 – 12:05 Welcome George F. Koob, Ph.D. 12:05 – 12:10 A Brief Introduction to the NIAAA Research Definition of Recovery from DSM-5 Alcohol Use Disorder Brett Hagman, Ph.D. 12:10 – 12:30 NIAAA's New Recovery Definition: Utility and Uptake John Kelly...