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Twitter Chat - ASAM

The American Society of Addiction Medicine (@ASAMorg) and @NIAAAnews will host a Twitter Chat on April 30, 2020. NIAAA's topic expert will be Dr. Aaron White, senior scientific advisor to the NIAAA Director.

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Spring 2018 Meeting of ICCFASD
Wednesday, April 25, 2018, 8:30 am EDT to Wednesday, April 25, 2018, 4:30 pm EDT

Spring 2018 Meeting of the Interagency Coordinating Committee on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (ICCFASD ): Wednesday, April 25, 2018, 8:30 am – 4:30 pm General Public ICCFASD Meeting (open to the public): Agenda

2017 National Conference on Alcohol and Opioid Use in Women & Girls: Agenda
Home General Info Agenda Accommodations and Logistics Contact Registration Recommended Reading Our Sponsors Agenda Day 1: Thursday, October 26, 2017 7:15 AM Registration 8:15 AM Opening Remarks : Dr. Deidra Roach, NIAAA 8:30 AM Welcome from ORWH : Dr. Victoria Cargill, Office of Research on Women's Health, NIH 8:45 AM Welcome from NIDA : Dr. Cora Lee Wetherington, Women and...

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Twitter Chat with ASAM
Friday, April 28, 2017, 1:00 pm EDT

Less than 10 percent of people with alcohol use disorder receive treatment. Come chat with NIAAA and the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) about the addiction #TreatmentGap in honor of Alcohol Awareness Month. Scientific Expert: Dr. Lori Ducharme.

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ABRCMS 2017
Wednesday, November 1, 2017, 12:00 am EDT to Saturday, November 4, 2017, 12:00 am EDT

NIAAA will have an exhibit at the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS) event. For conference details visit http://www.abrcms.org/ Note: Experient is the company handling lead retrieval for this meeting. View its privacy policy at https://www2.experient-inc.com/Privacy

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SACNAS Annual Conference 2017
Thursday, October 19, 2017, 12:00 am EDT to Saturday, October 21, 2017, 12:00 am EDT

NIAAA will have an exhibit at the Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) Annual Conference. For conference details visit sacnas.org/events/national-conf Note: Cvent is the company handling lead retrieval for this meeting. View its privacy policy at https://www.cvent.com/en/privacy-policy.shtml .

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Twitter chat with ASAM #AlcoholChat
Thursday, October 6, 2016, 12:30 pm EDT

NIAAA will host a Twitter chat with the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) Chat with @NIAAAnews and @ASAMorg about medication options for alcohol use disorder. October 6 at 12:30pm # AlcoholChat This event takes place in conjunction with ASAM's State of the Art Course in Addiction Medicine , October 6 - 8 in Washington, DC.

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Brain Awareness Week
Monday, March 11, 2019, 12:00 am EDT to Sunday, March 17, 2019, 12:00 am EDT

National Brain Awareness Week programs were established by the Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives (Dana) to link scientists, clinicians, journalists, and other educators in an annual effort to raise public awareness about the brain and brain science. For more information about Brain Awareness Week programs in Silver Spring, MD, visit https://www.medicalmuseum.mil/index.cfm?p=education.brain_awareness_wee… .

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Mendelson Lecture: Dr. Carlo DiClemente - Is Relapse and Recycling Necessary for Recovery from Alcohol Use Disorder?
Thursday, July 11, 2019, 1:30 pm EDT
NIAAA presents the 11th Annual Jack Mendelson, M.D., Honorary Lecture: Is Relapse and Recycling Necessary for Recovery from Alcohol Use Disorder? Presenter: Carlo C. DiClemente, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC). Videocast : https://videocast.nih.gov/summary.asp?live=33218&bhcp=1 Read more abaout the NIAAA Jack Mendelson, M.D., Honorary Lecture Series . For reasonable accommodations, including sign language interpreting services...

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Alcohol-Induced End Organ Disease
Sunday, March 24, 2019, 12:00 am EDT to Friday, March 29, 2019, 12:00 am EDT

The 2019 Gordon Research Conference (GRC) on Alcohol-Induced End Organ Diseases will provide a unique forum to bring together a diverse range of young and established scientists who are studying alcoholrelated organ damage. This meeting will cover a broad range of studies at the molecular, cellular, systems and organismal level, with particular emphasis on multidisciplinary work and innovative approaches. More...

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Twitter Chat with ASAM: April 28, #TreatmentGap
Less than 10 percent of people with alcohol use disorder receive treatment. Come chat with NIAAA and the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) about the addiction #TreatmentGap in honor of Alcohol Awareness Month. When: 1:00p.m. ET, April 28, 2017 Where: https://twitter.com/niaaanews Scientific Expert: Dr. Lori Ducharme, NIAAA Division of Treatment and Recovery Research
Volunteers wanted for Research Study on Alcohol Use Disorder looking at reducing craving for alcohol
NIAAA seeks volunteers for a research study on alcohol use disorder aimed at reducing craving for alcohol. Background: Hormones are naturally occurring chemicals in the body. Ghrelin is a hormone that stimulates appetite. It may also stimulate alcohol cravings and use. Researchers want to learn more about alcohol cravings and test if a drug that blocks ghrelin lowers alcohol cravings...

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Society for Neuroscience (SfN) 2016
Saturday, November 12, 2016, 12:00 am EST to Wednesday, November 16, 2016, 12:00 am EST

Society for Neuroscience (SfN) Annual Meeting 2016 At this year’s Society for Neuroscience (SfN) meeting in San Diego, NIH staff will be available to assist with questions about NIH grants, research training opportunities, fellowships, and programs. The SfN exhibit hall will be open from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 13, through Wednesday, November 16, and NIH staff...

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2017 NIDA-NIAAA Mini-Convention: Frontiers in Addiction Research
Friday, November 10, 2017, 8:00 am EST to Friday, November 10, 2017, 6:00 pm EST

2017 NIDA-NIAAA Mini-Convention: Frontiers in Addiction Research: The Sciences of Astrocytes, Stress Response, and Translational Research Three scientific sessions will explore: 1) techniques and approaches for studying astrocytes in neurological disorders and behavior; 2) stress reactivity and immune function in brain development, addiction, and depression; and 3) approaches towards treatment of substance abuse disorders and mental illness. DETAILS: For the...

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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...

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