National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

December 3, 2014

Posted by Sally Rockey, PhD, NIH Deputy Director for Extramural Research For many decades now the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and consequently NIH, has required institutional review board (IRB) review of research involving human subjects.... as the clinical research landscape evolves, so should our policies to assure that NIH-funded research can more quickly generate research results without...

Monday, January 22, 2018, 12:00 am EST

Join us for DRUGS & ALCOHOL CHAT DAY to be held on January 22, 2018 , during National Drug & Alcohol Facts Week SM National Drugs & Alcohol Chat Day is an annual live online chat held between high school students and NIDA and NIAAA scientists during National Drug & Alcohol Facts Week SM Students from around the country ask...

February 12, 2019

Drugs and Alcohol Chat Day is an annual live online chat held between high school students and NIH scientists. Chat Day is part of National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week ® . During Chat Day students have the opportunity to ask the questions they most want answers to about drugs, alcohol, and drug use, including drug and alcohol effects, how...

Rachel V. Gow, PhD Guest Researcher / Post-doctoral Research Fellow 2012-2017 While at LMBB/SNN Rachel worked as a post-doctoral researcher. Her primary responsibility was as the Lead Associate Investigator of the NORAA trial (Neuroimaging, Omega-3 and Reward in Adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder). Rachel’s doctorate involved designing and conducting a clinical study which investigated the relationship between blood measures...

Thu, 05/17/2012 - 12:00

Thu, 05/17/2012 - 12:00

Research shows that primary health care providers can promote significant, lasting reductions in drinking levels and alcohol-related problems by asking patients about alcohol use and briefly advising them to reduce risky drinking. In a new study, researchers supported by NIAAA showed that doctors and nurses in an emergency department can also do effective brief interventions for patients who report risky...

Wednesday, October 9, 2019, 12:00 am EDT to Friday, October 11, 2019, 12:00 am EDT

The 2019 NHSN Conference will focus on exploring life adversities and their impact on the development of chronic diseases, such as addiction, health disparities and cancer, among under-represented minorities. For more information and to register visit the NHSN website .

NIAAA has offices, laboratories, and clinical operations on the main National Institutes of Health campus in Bethesda, MD. NIAAA also has offices and laboratories in Rockville, MD. NIAAA sponsors research throughout the United States, including at the Institute’s Alcohol Research Centers .

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

Tuesday, April 30, 2019, 1:00 pm EDT

Please join NIAAA and the American Society of Addiction Medicine (@ASAMorg) for a Twitter Chat on adolescent alcohol screening and the findings of a new study in the Journal of Addiction Medicine https://bit.ly/2UHm3Mc . #AlcoholChat

Based on guidance by NIH regarding COVID-19, the CHAT DAY scheduled for Wednesday, April 1, 2020 has been cancelled. Please stay tuned - we will connect with all registrants about the next chat day opportunity. You can still access the 2019 transcript to see if your questions were answered.

October 5, 2016

NIAAA hosted a Twitter chat with the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) on October 6, 2016 at 12:30pm. # AlcoholChat You can access the chat at https://storify.com/NIAAAnews/chat-medications-for-alcohol-use-disorder This event takes place in conjunction with ASAM's State of the Art Course in Addiction Medicine, October 6 - 8 in Washington, DC. Follow NIAAA at https://twitter.com/niaaanews

October 19, 2015

This issue of ARCR, Alcohol and the Immune System , reviews a broad range of immune-relevant alcohol research, detailing how alcohol-induced disruption of immune pathways can impair the body’s ability to defend against infection, contribute to organ damage associated with alcohol consumption, impede recovery from tissue injury, and potentially contribute to alcohol use disorder among other issues. You can access...

January 6, 2020

People with schizophrenia spectrum disorders have high rates of co-occurring substance use disorder, including alcohol use disorder (AUD). For individuals who have schizophrenia, AUD is associated with depression, suicidality, medication nonadherence, chronic physical problems, homelessness, aggression, violence, incarceration, and high rates of hospitalization. The latest article from Alcohol Research Current Reviews provides an updated review of the epidemiology, underlying neurobiology...

Katherine Ness, B.S. Post-Bacc IRTA 2012-2014 Clinical Research Coordinator Contractor 2014-2015 Katherine worked primarily under the direction of Dr. Chris Ramsden on a major dietary randomized controlled trial investigating the clinical and biochemical effects of controlled alterations in dietary omega-6 and omega-3. She also assisted Dr. Rachel Gow with psychological testing and fMRI duties during the Neuroimaging, Omega-3 and Reward...

Nicholas Salem, B.A. Post-Bacc IRTA 2013-2015 Nick worked primarily under the direction of Dr. Yuhong Lin, analyzing endocannabinoids, and various lipid classes from both animal and humans including blood, plasma and tissue samples using the analytical methods of gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC/MS or GC/MS/MS). He also assisted Dr. Rachel Gow with psychological testing and fMRI duties during the Neuroimaging...

Sunday, December 4, 2016, 12:00 am EST to Thursday, December 8, 2016, 12:00 am EST

Visit the website of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP) for more details: http://www.acnp.org/annualmeeting/dates.aspx

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.

Thursday, November 30, 2017, 1:30 pm EST

Dr. Kenneth J. Sher will present the 2017 Mark Keller Honorary Lecture. For more information about the Keller lecture series, visit https://niaaa.nih.gov/about-niaaa/our-work/research-portfolio/projects-…

Wednesday, May 15, 2019, 9:00 am 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

July 29, 2016

The Summer 2016 issue of NIH MedlinePlus magazine spotlights the following: Alcohol, Medicines, and Aging Improper Medication Use Rising Among Older Adults Quiz: Alcohol and Medications