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National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

Alcoholic Hepatitis Workshop - FDA, NIAAA, AASLD - Sponsors
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 Our Sponsors Food and Drug Administration (FDA) National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) American College of Gastroenterology (ACG)...

Announcement

Redesigned NIAAA Journal Web Site to Launch May 1

Alcohol Research: Current Reviews (ARCR) , NIAAA's peer-reviewed, scientific journal, is getting a new look. The redesigned home page features a one-stop resource with a new topic index, access to archived issues, and other important links. The site also allows NIAAA to post contributor's articles as soon as each becomes finalized, before an issue is complete. NIAAA is pleased to...

Event

Achieving Equity in Women’s Addiction Prevention and Treatment: Accent on Promising Programs
Friday, June 16, 2023, 11:00 am EDT to Friday, June 16, 2023, 12:00 pm EDT
You are cordially invited to join the Interagency Work Group on Drinking and Drug Use in Women and Girls for our next webinar coming up this coming Friday, June 16, 2023, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm EST . Details are as follows: Title: Achieving Equity in Women’s Addiction Prevention and Treatment: Accent on Promising Programs Speakers: Chyrell D. Bellamy, PhD...

News Release

Alcohol Abuse Increases, Dependence Declines Across Decade: Young Adult Minorities Emerge As High-Risk Subgroups
For Release

The number of American adults who abuse alcohol or are alcohol dependent rose from 13.8 million (7.41 percent) in 1991-1992 to 17.6 million (8.46 percent) in 2001-2002, according to results from the 2001-2002 National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions (NESARC), a study directed by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA). The NESARC study -- a...

Advisory Council Minutes

Minutes of the 159th Meeting of the NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM 159th Meeting of the NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM February 10, 2022 The National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) convened for its 159th meeting at 12:45 p.m. on Thursday, February 10, 2022, via Zoom videoconference and NIH...
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Treatment for Alcohol Use Disorder But Were Afraid to Ask: A Primer for Non-Clinicians
At the 2017 meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism, the symposium “Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Alcohol Treatment But Were Afraid To Ask: A Primer for Non-Clinicians” covered screening and diagnosis of alcohol use disorder, brief interventions, and referral to treatment, as well as the many treatment options and potential pathways through treatment. The symposium included discussions...

Advisory Council Minutes

Minutes of the 153rd Meeting of the NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM 153rd Meeting of the NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM February 6, 2020 The National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) convened for its 153rd meeting at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, February 6, 2020, at NIAAA headquarters in Rockville...

Crianza de los hijos para prevenir el consumo infantil de alcohol
Consumir alcohol forma parte, sin duda, de la cultura estadounidense al igual que las conversaciones entre padres e hijos sobre sus riesgos. El alcohol afecta a las personas de distintas maneras en las diferentes etapas de la vida. En el caso de los niños y adolescentes, el alcohol puede interferir con el desarrollo normal del cerebro. Los diferentes efectos del...
U.S. Alcohol Epidemiologic Data Reference Manual Volume 8, Number 1
ALCOHOL USE AND ALCOHOL USE DISORDERS IN THE UNITED STATES: MAIN FINDINGS FROM THE 2001–2002 NATIONAL EPIDEMIOLOGIC SURVEY ON ALCOHOL AND RELATED CONDITIONS (NESARC) January 2006 National Institutes of Health National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism 5635 Fishers Lane, MSC 9304 Bethesda, MD 20892-9304 Acknowledgments This publication was developed by CSR, Incorporated, under Contract No. N01AA32007 for the operation...
Transcript: Rethinking Drinking - The Most Important Drive of the Big Game
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Announcement

College students head back to campus in an uncertain time
Each fall, nearly 20 million young adults begin college, with nearly 12 million attending full time. 1 The first six weeks of freshman year are a particularly vulnerable time for underage college drinking, harmful drinking, and alcohol-related consequences. Student expectations and social pressures at the start of the academic year contribute to this vulnerability. Additionally, due to widespread virtual classes...

Advisory Council Minutes

Minutes of the 143rd Meeting of the NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM 143rd Meeting of the NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM September 15, 2016 The National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) convened for its 143rd meeting at 10:24 a.m. on Thursday, September 15, 2016, at NIAAA headquarters in Rockville...

Directors Reports

NIAAA Director's Report on Institute Activities to the 156th Meeting of the National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

Virtual Meeting Table of Contents IN MEMORIAM NIAAA BUDGET NIAAA DIRECTOR'S ACTIVITIES STAFF TRANSITIONS RECENTLY ISSUED FUNDING OPPORTUNITYANNOUNCEMENTS NOTABLE NIAAA STAFF ACTIVITIES WHAT'S AHEAD? NI RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS NIAAA COMMUNICATIONS AND PUBLIC LIAISON ACTIVITIES IN MEMORIAM Kathleen (Kathy) Carroll, Ph.D. , passed away in December 2020. Dr. Carroll was a clinical scientist in the Yale Department of Psychiatry who made seminal...
U.S. Alcohol Epidemiologic Data Reference Manual, Volume 10
ALCOHOL USE AND ALCOHOL USE DISORDERS IN THE UNITED STATES: Main Findings From the 2012–2013 National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions-III (NESARC-III) April 2016 National Institutes of Health National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism 5635 Fishers Lane, MSC 9304 Bethesda, MD 20892-9304 Acknowledgments This publication was developed by CSR, Incorporated, under Contract No. HHSN275201300016C for the operation...
U.S. Alcohol Epidemiologic Data Reference Manual Volume 8, Number 2
ALCOHOL USE AND ALCOHOL USE DISORDERS IN THE UNITED STATES, A 3‑YEAR FOLLOW‑UP: MAIN FINDINGS FROM THE 2004–2005 WAVE 2 NATIONAL EPIDEMIOLOGIC SURVEY ON ALCOHOL AND RELATED CONDITIONS (NESARC) September 2010 National Institutes of Health National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism 5635 Fishers Lane, MSC 9304 Bethesda, MD 20892‑9304 Acknowledgments This publication was developed by CSR, Incorporated, under Contract...
Alcohol and COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic is affecting every family across the country and will likely have a long-lasting impact on public health and well-being. Alcohol misuse is already a public health concern in the United States, and alcohol has the potential to further complicate the COVID-19 pandemic in multiple ways. Below are links to important resources for the public, clinicians, and researchers...

Announcement

NIH issues new funding opportunities for research to improve treatment outcomes for substance use disorders

The Collaborative Research on Addiction at NIH (CRAN ) has published two Notice of Funding Opportunities (NOFOs) on "Target Assessment, Engagement and Data Replicability to Improve Substance Use Disorders Treatment Outcomes (R33) and (R21/R33). Areas supported by this NOFO include research to generate and conduct preliminary tests of targeted addiction treatment to address multiple substances, which may include alcohol, tobacco...

Advisory Council Minutes

Minutes of the 135th Meeting of the NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM Minutes of the 135th Meeting of the NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM February 4–5, 2014 The National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) convened for its 135th meeting at 5:00 p.m. on February 4, 2014, in Fishers Lane...

Alcohol and COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic is affecting every family across the country and will likely have a long-lasting impact on public health and well-being. Alcohol misuse is already a public health concern in the United States, and alcohol has the potential to further complicate the COVID-19 pandemic in multiple ways. Below are links to important resources for the public, clinicians, and researchers...

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