National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

April 23-24, 1998 • Ramada Inn • Bethesda, Maryland Introduction The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) and its co-sponsors, the Office of Research on Women’s Health and the Interagency Coordinating Committee on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, convened a Working Group on Prevention of Risk Drinking in Pregnancy on April 23 through 24, 1998, in Bethesda, Maryland, to discuss...

April 23-24, 1998 • Ramada Inn • Bethesda, Maryland Agenda Working Group on Prevention of Risk Drinking in Pregnancy Thursday, April 23, 1998 - Embassy II & III Time Session 8:00 a.m. Registration - Continental Breakfast 8:30 a.m. Welcome and Charge to the Working Group Chair: Mary Dufour, M.D., M.P.H., Deputy Director, NIAAA Enoch Gordis, M.D., Director, NIAAA Joyce Rudick...

April 23-24, 1998 • Ramada Inn • Bethesda, Maryland As the Working Group meeting drew to a close, NIAAA asked the members to sketch the rudiments of four potential models for intervening with risk drinking during pregnancy. Three were to be based on the target groups specified in the IOM report–universal, selective, and indicated. The fourth model was to cut...

April 23-24, 1998 • Ramada Inn • Bethesda, Maryland Megan Adamson, M.D. National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism 6000 Executive Boulevard, Suite 402 Bethesda, Maryland 20892-7003 (301) 443-4354 (301) 443-7043 FAX E-mail: madamson@willco.niaaa.nih.gov Bruce Allen, Dr.P.H. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science 1621 East 120th Street Los Angeles, California 90059 (213) 563-5842...

April 23-24, 1998 • Ramada Inn • Bethesda, Maryland Abstracts Activities of the Center for Addiction Research and Education Michael F. Fleming, M.D., M.P.H. From the Department of Family Medicine, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin The University of Wisconsin Center for Addiction Research and Education (CARE) has a number of projects that focus on the prevention of alcohol problems in...

Early Childhood Neurobehavioral Assessment for the Differential Diagnosis of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Alcohol-Related Neurodevelopmental Disorder Bethesda Marriott Hotel Bethesda, Maryland March 8–10, 2000 The Interagency Coordinating Committee on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and The National Institutes of Health National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism National Institute of Child Health and Human Development National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke...

April 23-24, 1998 • Ramada Inn • Bethesda, Maryland Abstracts The Seattle Pregnancy and Health Program: A Demonstration Grant to Prevent Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Intervene in Female Alcohol Abuse During Pregnancy Ruth E. Little, Sc.D., Ann P. Streissguth, Ph.D., and Gay M. Guzinski, M.D. From the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology...

April 23-24, 1998 • Ramada Inn • Bethesda, Maryland Co-Sponsored by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism and the Office of Research on Women’s Health , National Institutes of Health , and the Interagency Coordinating Committee on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Contents Speakers Agenda Introduction Background Overview of FAS Early Studies on Prevention of Alcohol Use in Pregnancy: Lessons...

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...

A Clinician's Guide to help patients who drink too much and other related professional support resources.

A new study released today by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), National Institutes of Health (NIH), estimates that the economic cost of alcohol and drug abuse was $246 billion in 1992, the most recent year for which sufficient data were available. This estimate represents $965 for every man...

Bethesda, Maryland — National Institutes of Health Director Elias A. Zerhouni, M.D. today announced the appointment of Ting-Kai Li, M.D. as the new director of the NIH’s National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA). Dr. Li is currently Distinguished Professor, Department of Medicine, and of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis, where he...

The Drug Design and Synthesis Section of the Chemical Biology Research Branch conducts many activities related to the development of novel compounds with specific biological activities. The Section’s work focuses on three areas. The first involves the synthesis and characterization of opioid ligands with novel therapeutic properties. For example, the Section has developed a number of enantiomers of the oxide-bridged...

Office of the Chief, LCTS National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism National Institutes of Health Clinical Research Center 10 Center Drive, Room 10-CRC/1E-5334, MSC: 1108 Bethesda MD 20892-1108 telephone: 301.435.9386 Current staff Dena Stringer, BA Clinical Lab Secretary telephone: 301.435.9376 dena.stringer@mail.nih.gov Dena Stringer is responsible for administrative support for all of LCTS, including travel, procurement (except lab-procurement), and personnel...

What we do The Clinical NeuroImaging Research Core (CNIRC) serves two functions: Conducting independent addiction neuroimaging and psychophysiological studies and providing expertise in these areas, through collaborations and support to clinical investigators. We are looking to add a post-doctoral researcher to our team. Learn about the position and how to apply. Research interests include: Investigate the neural correlates of cognition...

Special Emphasis Panels (SEPs) have been established by NIH Institutes, Centers and Divisions to cover all scientific peer review activities formerly provided by ad hoc groups. The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) has established a chartered SEP to provide concept review of proposed contract or grant solicitations and to review grant and cooperative agreement applications and contract...

Monday, October 4, 2010, 9:00 am EDT to Monday, October 4, 2010, 5:00 pm EDT

This year marks a major milestone for NIAAA—40 years of supporting alcohol-related research and working to improve public health. NIAAA will commemorate this landmark event by hosting a special 40th Anniversary Symposium. Join us as we review the current state of alcohol research and explore the future of the field. NIAAA 40th Anniversary Symposium AGENDA Time Topic Speaker 9:00 -...

In addition to various major initiatives , NIAAA supports the following: Center for Inherited Disease Research Gene Array Technology Center for Alcohol Research (GATC) Human "Brain Bank" Tissue for Alcohol Research For a complete list of NIAAA-funded extramural research projects since 1988, see the NIH RePORTER database .