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Announcement

In Memoriam - Enoch Gordis, MD
NIAAA and the scientific community mourn the death on April 5th of Enoch Gordis, M.D., who served as the NIAAA director from 1986 to 2001. Dr. Gordis emphasized science as a way of understanding alcohol use disorder (AUD). He earned his undergraduate and medical degrees at Columbia University in New York City. Trained in internal medicine, Dr. Gordis conducted research...

Advisory Council Minutes

National Advisory Council Meeting - February 16-17, 2011
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The National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) convened for its 126th meeting at 5:30 p.m. on February 16, 2011, at the Fishers Lane Conference Center in Rockville, Maryland, in closed session for a review of grant applications and a Merit Award extension. The meeting recessed at 7:00 p.m. The Council reconvened on February 17, 2011, at 8:00...

Quetiapine Study

Data Access Policy, Application and Agreement NIAAA Protocol NCIG 001: A Multisite Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Quetiapine Fumarate XR in Very Heavy-Drinking Alcohol-Dependent Patients Description  This double-blind, randomized placebo-controlled trial evaluated the efficacy and safety of quetiapine, for the treatment of alcohol use disorder (AUD).   Study Details  Sponsor: The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism’s Clinical Investigations Group (NCIG) ...

Advisory Council Minutes

Minutes of the 139th 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 139th Meeting of the NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM June 10 , 2015 The National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) convened for its 139th meeting at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, June 10, 2015, at NIAAA headquarters in...

2017 National Conference on Alcohol and Opioid Use in Women & Girls: General Info
Home General Info Agenda Accommodations and Logistics Contact Registration Recommended Reading Our Sponsors 2017 National Conference on Alcohol and Opioid Use in Women & Girls: Advances in Prevention, Treatment and Recovery Research October 26 - 27, 2017 Washington Marriott at Metro Center 775 12th Street NW Washington, DC USA A national conference to: 1) Disseminate findings from the latest research...

Announcement

NIAAA to Host Conference on Alcohol and Opioid Use in Women & Girls, Oct. 26-27
2017 National Conference on Alc​ohol and Opioid Use in Women & Girls: Advances in Prevention, Treatment and Recovery Research October 26 - 27 , 2017 Washington Marriott at Metro Center 775 12th St NW, Washington, DC 20005 A national conference to: Disseminate findings from the latest research on the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of alcohol and other substance misuse among...

News Release

Experts release improved clinical guidelines for diagnosing fetal alcohol spectrum disorders
For Release
A group of experts on fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) has proposed updated clinical guidelines for diagnosing FASD, which can result when a child is exposed to alcohol during prenatal development. The new guidelines clarify and expand upon the guidelines published by Hoyme and colleagues in 2005, which were the first to help clinicians distinguish among the four distinct subtypes...
¿Qué es una bebida estándar?
Muchas personas se sorprenden al saber lo que cuenta como una bebida. La cantidad de líquido en su vaso, lata o botella no necesariamente coincide con la cantidad de alcohol que hay realmente en su bebida. Los diferentes tipos de cerveza, vino o licor de malta pueden tener cantidades muy diferentes de contenido de alcohol. Por ejemplo, muchas cervezas ligeras...

Advisory Council Minutes

Minutes of the Sixth Joint Meeting of the National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Advisory Council on Drug Abuse, and National Cancer Advisory Board
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health Minutes of the Sixth Joint Meeting of the National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Advisory Council on Drug Abuse, and National Cancer Advisory Board May 16, 2018 Rockville, Maryland Members of the National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), National Advisory Council on Drug...
Division of Metabolism and Health Effects (DMHE)

The Division of Metabolism and Health Effects (DMHE) develops scientific initiatives and supports basic and translational research on the health consequences of alcohol consumption and metabolism, with the goal of improving human health and well-being. The DMHE supports research on the health effects of alcohol that may result from a single dose, chronic or binge drinking behavior emphasizing metabolic pathways...

Advisory Council Minutes

Minutes of the 133rd Meeting of the NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM
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The National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) convened for its 133rd meeting at 5:30 p.m. on June 12, 2013, at the Fishers Lane Conference Center in Rockville, Maryland. The Council met in closed session for a review of grant applications and Merit Award extensions. The meeting recessed at 6:20 p.m. Dr. Abraham Bautista, Director, Office of Extramural...

Surveillance Report #118
LIVER CIRRHOSIS MORTALITY IN THE UNITED STATES: NATIONAL, STATE, AND REGIONAL TRENDS, 2000–2019 Chiung M. Chen, M.A. Young-Hee Yoon, Ph.D. CSR, Incorporated 1 Suite 220 22375 Broderick Drive Sterling, VA 20166 February 2022 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Public Health Service National Institutes of Health 1 CSR, Incorporated, operates the Alcohol Epidemiologic Data System (AEDS) under Contract No...
NIAAA Statement on Research Priorities and Procedures

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, NIH Research Priorities and Procedures The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) is one of the 27 institutes and centers that comprise the National Institutes of Health (NIH). NIAAA supports and conducts research on the impact of alcohol use on human health and well-being. It is the largest funder of alcohol...

NIAAA DTRR NOSI Concept Clearance
Raye Litten, Ph.D.; Brett Hagman, Ph.D., Laura Kwako, Ph.D.; Deidra Roach, M.D., and Mariela Shirley, Ph.D. Purpose The purpose of this Notice of Special Interest (NOSI) is to advance research on various topics that fall within NIAAA’s Division of Treatment and Recovery Research (DTRR). DTRR’s research interests are wide-ranging but typically encompass broad categories such as health services, behavioral therapies...

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...

Advisory Council Minutes

Minutes of the 147th 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 147th Meeting of the NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM February 8, ​2018 The National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) convened for its 147th meeting at 10:15 a.m. on Thursday, February 8, 2017, at NIAAA headquarters in Rockville...

Advisory Council Minutes

Minutes of the Fifth Joint Meeting of the National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Advisory Council on Drug Abuse, and National Cancer Advisory Board

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health Minutes of the Fifth Joint Meeting of the National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Advisory Council on Drug Abuse, and National Cancer Advisory Board May 3, 2017 Rockville, Maryland Members of the National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), National Advisory Council on Drug...

Información sobre los trastornos del espectro alcohólico fetal
¿Qué son los trastornos del espectro alcohólico fetal? El término trastornos del espectro alcohólico fetal (FASD, por su sigla en inglés) se refiere a una variedad de condiciones físicas, conductuales y cognitivas causadas por la exposición al alcohol antes del nacimiento (también conocido como la exposición prenatal al alcohol). Estas condiciones pueden presentarse en cualquier momento en la niñez y...
3-D Image Analysis Promises to Improve Detection of Children Affected by Prenatal Alcohol

Computerized image analysis can be a useful tool for detecting the sometimes subtle changes in facial features that occur when children are exposed to alcohol before birth, according to a recent study conducted through the NIAAA-funded Collaborative Initiative on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (CIFASD). As reported in the journal Pediatrics, the study suggests that three-dimensional (3-D) imaging could soon help...

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