National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

February 2, 2016

An estimated 3.3 million women between the ages of 15 and 44 years are at risk of exposing their developing baby to alcohol because they are drinking, sexually active, and not using birth control to prevent pregnancy, according to the latest CDC Vital Sig ns report released today. The report also found that 3 in 4 women who want to...

February 6, 2016

We have long expected to see increasing substance use in middle and later life with the aging of baby boomers—a demographic that traditionally had a more relaxed attitude to substance use. A recent study funded by the National Institute on Aging reveals the unexpected enormity of the problem and its disastrous consequences for a generation of Americans. In an article...

Deaths dropped by 4.2 percent community-wide over six years A criminal justice program that requires offenders convicted of alcohol-related offenses to stop drinking and submit to frequent alcohol testing with swift, certain, and modest sanctions for a violation was linked to a significant reduction in county-level mortality rates in South Dakota. These results came from a study funded by the...

February 16, 2016

It is now well accepted in pediatrics and obstetrics that prenatal alcohol is a teratogenic agent and the primary causative factor underlying fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASDs), although for the majority of the 20th century that knowledge was either unknown or ignored. At least 2 factors contributed to the delay in recognizing alcohol's role in teratogenicity: the rejection of earlier...

Division of Epidemiology and Prevention Research -HN53 (1) Plans, conducts and supports epidemiological studies on the occurrence, etiology, natural history, and consequence of alcohol abuse and alcoholism; (2) plans, stimulates, develops, and supports clinical programs on alcohol abuse and alcoholism which design and test the effectiveness of various prevention and early intervention services; (3) analyzes ecological and situational factors related...

Survey shows marijuana use disorder linked to substance use/mental disorders and disability Marijuana use disorder is common in the United States, is often associated with other substance use disorders, behavioral problems, and disability, and goes largely untreated, according to a new study conducted by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), part of the National Institutes of Health...

March 7, 2016

To streamline elements of its clinical trials program, the NIAAA Clinical Investigations Group (NCIG) recently turned to a technological innovation called Take Control. A sophisticated computer-based alcohol intervention, Take Control proved effective in a number of pilot tests with NCIG’s drug development trials. Take Control was co-developed by Megan Ryan, Clinical Program Director/Technology Development Coordinator for NIAAA’s Division of Medications...

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...

March 23, 2016

The Research Society on Alcoholism (RSA) has announced that Lorenzo Leggio, M.D., Ph.D., M.Sc., will receive the 2016 Early Career Investigator Award. Dr. Leggio is Chief of the Section on Clinical Psychoneuroendocrinology and Neuropsychopharmacology (CPN), a joint laboratory of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) and the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). RSA presents this award...

Findings also endorse use of NIAAA youth screening guide A single screening question about drinking frequency in the past year could help doctors identify adolescents at risk for alcohol problems, according to a new study funded by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), part of the National Institutes of Health. Conducted by researchers at the University of...

MEETING OF THE INTERAGENCY COORDINATING COMMITTEE ON FETAL ALCOHOL SPECTRUM DISORDERS National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism 5635 Fishers Lane, Terrace Level Conference Center, Rockville, Maryland 20852 Thursday, April 14, 2016 AGENDA Videocast: https://videocast.nih.gov/summary.asp?live=18890&bhcp=1 8:30 A.M. Welcome, Introductions, and Comments Kenneth R. Warren, Ph.D., Senior Advisor, NIAAA, NIH; ICCFASD Chairperson 8:40 A.M. Overview of ICCFASD Mission and Goals Marcia...

Wednesday, April 13, 2016, 9:00 am EDT to Thursday, April 14, 2016, 4:00 pm EDT

Spring 2016 Meetings of the Interagency Coordinating Committee on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (ICCFASD) : Wednesday, April 13, 9 am – 5 pm ICCFASD Work Group Meetings (closed to the public). Thursday, April 14, 8:30 am – 4 pm - ICCFASD Meeting (open to the public). Videocast: https://videocast.nih.gov/summary.asp?live=18890&bhcp=1

April 12, 2016

What: Meeting of the Interagency Coordinating Committee on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (ICCFASD) Where: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, 5635 Fishers Lane, Terrace Level Conference Center, Rockville, Maryland 20852 When: The Spring meeting will take place on Thursday from 8:30 am – 4 pm and is open to the public. Agenda: https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/ICCFASD/iccfasd-spring-2016-public-meeting-ag… Videocast: https://videocast.nih.gov/summary.asp?live=18890&bhcp=1

April 12, 2016

In honor of Alcohol Awareness Month, NIAAA hosted a chat with the American Society of Addiction Medicine on April 7. The focus was to address the science of addiction, current evidence-based approaches for treating alcohol use disorder, and resources for health professionals. View the archived chat at https://twitter.com/NIAAAnews/status/719878054349246464 NIAAA Expert: Aaron White, PhD, Senior Advisor to the NIAAA Director Hashtag...

NIAAA's Hughes Award recognizes the contributions of a non-researcher whose work translates research into practice and builds bridges between the alcohol prevention, treatment, and policy-making communities. The award is named for Harold Hughes, a former Governor of Iowa and U.S. Senator, and a major force behind the Comprehensive Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Act of 1970, which...

Wednesday, May 16, 2018, 9:00 am EDT to Wednesday, May 16, 2018, 1:00 pm EDT

Open Session of the National Joint Advisory Councils of NIAAA, NIDA, and NCI - for Collaborative Research on Addiction at NIH (CRAN). View the Agenda - subject to change; a final agenda will be posted closer to the date of the event.

Thursday, September 13, 2018, 9:45 am EDT

Notice: Due to inclement weather preparations, NIAAA has canceled the Open Session of the September 13, 2018 Advisory Council Meeting.

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM AGENDA 142 nd Meeting of the NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM June 9, 2016 Fishers Lane, Terrace Conference Rooms, Rockville MD 20852 OPEN TO THE PUBLIC 10:15 CALL TO ORDER AND INTRODUCTIONS Dr. George Koob 10:30 HUGHES AWARD PRESENTATION Dr...