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National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

Risky Drinking Can Put a Chill on Your Summer Fun
Summer is a wonderful time for outdoor activities with family and friends. For some people, a day at the beach, on the boat, or at a backyard barbecue will include drinking alcohol beverages. But risky drinking and summer activities don’t mix. Drinking impairs both physical and mental abilities, and it also decreases inhibitions—which can lead to tragic consequences on the water, on the road, and in the great outdoors.

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Dr. Kenneth J. Sher to deliver 22nd Annual Mark Keller Honorary Lecture at the National Institutes of Health
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What: The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), part of the National Institutes of Health, announces that Kenneth J. Sher, Ph.D., will deliver the 22nd Annual Mark Keller Honorary Lecture. Dr. Sher is a nationally renowned scholar, researcher, and mentor whose work has greatly advanced our understanding of the etiology and course of alcohol use disorder (AUD), particularly...
Introduction on Working Group on Prevention of Risk Drinking in Pregnancy

April 23-24, 1998 • Ramada Inn • Bethesda, Maryland Introduction The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) and its co-sponsors, the Office of Research on Women’s Health and the Interagency Coordinating Committee on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, convened a Working Group on Prevention of Risk Drinking in Pregnancy on April 23 through 24, 1998, in Bethesda, Maryland, to discuss...

Directors Reports

NIAAA Director's Report on Institute Activities to the 148th Meeting of the National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

Table of Contents NIAAA BUDGET COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH ON ADDICTION AT NIH UPDATE DIRECTOR'S ACTIVITIES STAFF TRANSITIONS HONORS & AWARDS NEW REQUESTS FOR APPLICATIONS AND PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENTS NOTABLE NIAAA STAFF ACTIVITIES NIAAA RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS NIAAA COMMUNICATIONS ACTIVITIES NIAAA BUDGET Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 NIAAA closed out FY 2017 on September 30, 2017; the final appropriation for NIAAA was $483.4 million. FY...

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As College Drinking Problems Rise, New Studies Identify Effective Prevention Strategies
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Alcohol-related deaths among U.S. college students rose from 1,440 deaths in 1998 to 1,825 in 2005, along with increases in heavy drinking and drunk driving, according to an article in the July supplement of the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs. The special issue describes the results of a broad array of research-based programs to reduce and prevent alcohol-related...

A Growing Concern: Increased Drinking Among Older Adults
The older adult population is increasing rapidly. Alcohol use among older adults is also increasing. As we focus on the quality of life for this growing population, it’s important to take into account how alcohol affects their overall health.
Director's Message
Alcohol-related problems touch virtually everyone. I, personally, have lost several colleagues to alcohol use disorder and seen it wreak havoc in many families. The cost of alcohol misuse to society is enormous, and the public is hungry for information about alcohol and its effects on health. As National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) Director, I regularly get appeals...
It's All in the Timing: College Drinking and Dating Violence Vary for Men and Women

It is no surprise that some college-age men and women drink heavily, and can be victims of dating violence as a result. But a recent study by Cynthia Stappenbeck and Kim Fromme at the University of Texas at Austin demonstrates that these behaviors can affect men and women in different ways. The researchers recruited 2,247 incoming freshmen to complete Internet-based...

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Pediatricians Alerted to the Developmental Nature of Underage Drinking in Special Journal Supplement
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In a special supplement to Pediatrics, edited and sponsored by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), physicians will have access in one place to the reviews and analyses of current research on biological, behavioral, and environmental changes during childhood and adolescence that foster the initiation, maintenance, and acceleration of illegal use of alcohol by underage youth. This...

Older Adults

The size of the older adult population is increasing rapidly. Alcohol use among older adults is also increasing . Data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health indicate that approximately 20 percent of adults aged 60-64 and around 10 percent over age 65 report current binge drinking. Older adults can experience a variety of problems from drinking alcohol...

Alcohol Flush Reaction: Does Drinking Alcohol Make Your Face Red?
Some people who drink alcohol experience an unpleasant phenomenon called the alcohol flush reaction. The primary feature of the alcohol flush reaction is a red face—or flush—but it can also be accompanied by hives, nausea, low blood pressure, the worsening of asthma, or an episode of migraine. Of particular significance, the alcohol flush reaction is linked to a higher risk...

Advisory Council Minutes

Minutes of the 146th 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 146th Meeting of the NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM September 14, ​2017 The National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) convened for its 146th meeting at 10:20 a.m. on Thursday, September 14, 2017, at NIAAA headquarters in Rockville...

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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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Researchers identify brain circuits that help people cope with stress
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Research supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has identified brain patterns in humans that appear to underlie “resilient coping,” the healthy emotional and behavioral responses to stress that help some people handle stressful situations better than others. People encounter stressful situations and stimuli everywhere, every day, and studies have shown that long-term stress can contribute to a broad...

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NIAAA Names 2002 Senator Harold Hughes Memorial Award Winner
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Barbara Foley, R.N., Executive Director and Co-Founder of Emergency Nurses CARE (EN CARE) of Alexandria, Virginia, today was named the fourth recipient of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism’s annual Senator Harold Hughes Memorial Award. The award is made annually to a nonresearcher who has used alcohol research findings to foster research, prevention, or treatment, thereby translating research...

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Rethinking Drinking Offers Tools to Assess and Change Risky Drinking Habits
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A new Web site and booklet from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) could help many people reduce their risk for alcohol problems. Called Rethinking Drinking, the new materials present evidence-based information about risky drinking patterns, the alcohol content of drinks, and the signs of an alcohol problem, along with information about medications and other resources to...

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