National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

Thursday, February 10, 2022

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...

Tuesday, May 10, 2022

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM 160th Meeting of the NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM The National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) convened for its 160th meeting at 12:32 p.m. on Tuesday, May 10, 2022, via Zoom videoconference and NIH Webcast. The Council...

Thursday, September 9, 2021

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM 158th Meeting of the NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM September 9, 2021 The National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) convened for its 158th meeting at 12:15 p.m. on Thursday, September 9, 2021, via Zoom videoconference and NIH...

Tuesday, May 11, 2021

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM 157th Meeting of the NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM May 11, 2021 The National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) convened for its 157th meeting at 12:16 p.m. on Tuesday, May 11, 2021, via Zoom videoconference and NIH...

Thursday, September 10, 2020

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM 155th Meeting of the NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM September 10, 2020 The National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) convened for its 155th meeting at 1:01 p.m. on Thursday, September 10, 2020, via Webex videoconference and NIH...

Tuesday, May 12, 2020

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM 154th Meeting of the NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM May 12, 2020 The National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) convened for its 154th meeting at 1:01 p.m. on Tuesday, May 12, 2020, via Webex videoconference and NIH...

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...

Tuesday, May 9, 2023

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM 163rd Meeting of the NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM May 9, 2023 The National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) convened its 163 rd meeting at 11:04 a.m. on Tuesday, May 9, 2023, in hybrid format, i.e., both...

The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) is currently developing a FY2022-2026 Strategic Plan to highlight priorities and guide activities for advancing the Institute’s mission over the next five years.

Alcohol Awareness Month is a good time to reflect on drinking patterns and the role that alcohol plays in our lives.

October 17, 2023

This article was first published in NIAAA Spectrum Volume 15, Issue 3. The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) recently launched Alcohol and Your Brain , a virtual reality (VR) module to engage and educate young audiences about how alcohol affects the brain. Designed for Oculus Quest, Quest 2, or Meta Quest Pro headsets, this activity takes users...

April is Alcohol Awareness Month, an opportunity to update your knowledge about the adverse effects of alcohol misuse on health and society. It is also a good time to talk to teens about drinking and to equip them with the knowledge to handle situations involving alcohol. Even teens who would not normally be tempted to drink alcohol may be drawn...

The Alcohol Alert Archives may be found at https://www.arcr.niaaa.nih.gov/alert_archives.htm

An article in today’s Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) Journal (Chen, S; Wilkemeyer, M; Sulik, K; and Charness, M. Octanol antagonism of ethanol teratogenesis, FASEB J. 10.1096/fj00-08620fje and Volume 15, Number 9, July 2001) reports that the long-chain alcohol 1-octanol successfully blocks a mechanism leading to fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS). Viewed as paradoxical because it is the...

Researchers at the University of Washington report in the May 15 Journal of Neuroscience (Volume 20, RC75) the first direct evidence in mice that protein kinase A (PKA) signaling regulates both alcohol-seeking behavior and sensitivity to some of the effects of alcohol intoxication. Given a choice between plain water and solutions containing alcohol, mice missing the RIIB subunit of PKA...

Print PDF TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION Section 1: National Health and Alcohol Data Sets. Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)—1984–2020, Annually. Collaborative Initiative on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (CIFASD)—2003–2007, 2007–2012, 2012–2017. Collaborative Study on the Genetics of Alcoholism (COGA)—1991–2016, Ongoing. Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA)—1985–1986, 1987–1988, 1990–1991, 1992–1993, 1995–1996, 2000–2001, 2005–2006, 2010–2011, and 2015–2016. Drug Abuse Warning...

Conozca estadísticas y datos actualizados sobre el consumo de alcohol y su impacto en los Estados Unidos y en el mundo. Explore temas relacionados con el consumo indebido de alcohol, el tratamiento del consumo de alcohol, el consumo de alcohol entre menores de edad, los efectos del alcohol en el cuerpo humano, y más.