National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
Understanding Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
Fetal alcohol exposure occurs when a woman drinks while pregnant. Alcohol can disrupt fetal development at any stage during a pregnancy—including at the earliest stages before a woman even knows she is pregnant.
Parenting To Prevent Childhood Alcohol Use
Understanding parental influence on children through conscious and unconscious efforts, as well as when and how to talk with children about alcohol, can help parents have more influence than they might think on a child’s alcohol use. Parents can play an important role in helping their children develop healthy attitudes toward drinking while minimizing its risk.
Understanding Alcohol’s Adverse Impact on Health
Alcohol has long been a part of American culture, and most adults who drink do so responsibly. At the same time, alcohol-related problems among adults and adolescents—which result from drinking too much, too fast, or too often—are among the most significant public health issues in the United States and internationally.
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El alcohol y el cuerpo humano
De las 98,457 muertes por enfermedad del hígado entre personas de 12 años y más en 2022, el 46.0% involucró al alcohol. Entre los hombres, ocurrieron 60,412 muertes por enfermedad del hígado, con el 48.6% relacionadas con el alcohol. Entre las mujeres, ocurrieron 38,063 muertes por enfermedad del hígado, con el 41.8% relacionadas con el alcohol. 1 Entre todas las...
Data Science Tools for Alcohol Research
Elizabeth Powell, Ph.D. September 07, 2023 Purpose The goal is to promote data science concepts and tools in alcohol research, integrating data across disciplines and clinical and basic sciences realms. Background Data science has been a major focus of NIH, including the establishment of the Office for Data Science Strategy. Data science approaches have been used to make key findings...
Collaborative Study on the Genetics of Alcoholism (COGA)
Elizabeth Powell, Ph.D. February 08, 2024 Purpose The purpose of the Collaborative Study on the Genetics of Alcoholism (COGA) is to advance knowledge about the complex influences of gene and environment on development and progression of alcohol use disorder (AUD). From its inception, COGA has generated and utilized extensive arrays of genotypic and phenotypic data from families densely affected by...
Agenda - 144th Meeting of the National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, February 9, 2017
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM AGENDA 144th Meeting of the NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM Thursday, February 9, 2017 Fishers Lane, Terrace Conference Rooms, Rockville MD 20852 11:00 AM - 3:15 PM: OPEN TO THE PUBLIC 11:00 CALL TO ORDER AND INTRODUCTIONS Dr. George Koob...
Agenda - 145th Meeting of the National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, May 2, 2017
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM AGENDA 145th Meeting of the NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM Tuesday, May 2, 2017 5635 Fishers Lane, Terrace Conference Rooms, Rockville MD 20852 OPEN TO THE PUBLIC 10:15 CALL TO ORDER AND INTRODUCTIONS Dr. George Koob 10:30 DIRECTOR'S REPORT Dr...
160th Meeting of the NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM May 10, 2022
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM AGENDA 160th Meeting of the NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM Tuesday, May 10, 2022 OPEN SESSION NIH VIDEOCAST 12:30 CALL TO ORDER AND INTRODUCTIONS Dr. George Koob 12:45 DIRECTOR'S REPORT Dr. George Koob 1:30 COUNCIL DISCUSSION Council Members 2:00 BREAK...
161st Meeting of the NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM Thursday, September 8, 2022
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM AGENDA 161st Meeting of the NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM Thursday, September 8, 2022 12:15 PM to 5:00 PM: OPEN TO THE PUBLIC (6700 B - ABC ROCKLEDGE DRIVE, BETHESDA MD*, ZOOM; NIH VIDEOCAST ) *The meeting will be open...
163rd Meeting of the NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM Tuesday, May 9, 2023
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM AGENDA 163 RD MEETING OF THE NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM TUESDAY, MAY 9, 2023 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM EDT PM: OPEN TO THE PUBLIC (6700 B - ABC ROCKLEDGE DRIVE, BETHESDA MD*, ZOOM; NIH VIDEOCAST Time Activities Presenters...
162nd Meeting of the NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM Thursday, February 9, 2023
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM AGENDA 162nd Meeting of the NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM NIH VIDEOCAST Thursday, February 9, 2023 Time Activities Presenters 12:45 CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL Announcement of retiring Advisory Council Members o Dr. Jill Becker o Dr. Connie Horgan...
164th Meeting of the NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM Thursday, September 7, 2023
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM AGENDA 164th Meeting of the NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM Thursday, September 7, 2023 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM EDT: OPEN TO THE PUBLIC (Hybrid meeting: Conference Room A-C, 6700B Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD. P lease contact rv.srinivas@nih.gov if you...
Reacción de rubor al alcohol: ¿por qué beber alcohol lo hace sonrojar?
Algunas personas que beben alcohol experimentan un fenómeno desagradable llamado reacción de rubor al alcohol ( alcohol flush reaction ). La característica principal de la reacción es enrojecimiento o rubor facial, pero también puede ir acompañada de urticaria, náuseas, presión arterial baja, empeoramiento del asma o un episodio de migraña. Es importante saber que la reacción de rubor al alcohol...
165th Meeting of the NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM Thursday, February 8, 2024
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM AGENDA 165th Meeting of the NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM Thursday, February 8th, 2024 Videoconference https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=53825 12:00 PM to 4:20 PM EDT: OPEN TO THE PUBLIC (NIH VIDEOCAST) 12:00 PM CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL Dr. George Koob 12:15...
166th Meeting of the NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM Tuesday, May 7, 2024
DHHS, NIH, NIAAA AGENDA 166 th Meeting of the NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM Tuesday, May 7th, 2024 Hybrid Meeting In Person 6700B Rockledge Drive, Conference Rooms A,B,C -- Bethesda, MD 20817 NIH Video Cast https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=54694 11:00 AM to 3:30 PM: OPEN TO THE PUBLIC (HYBRID) 11:00 AM CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL George Koob, Ph.D...
Ibudilast reduces alcohol drinking in multiple animal models of alcohol dependence
Results from a recent NIAAA study suggest that the medication ibudilast may be viable as a potential treatment for alcohol dependence. Ibudilast, an anti-inflammatory medication that acts as a non-selective phosphodiesterase inhibitor, reduces alcohol drinking and relapse in alcohol-preferring P rats, high-alcohol drinking HAD1 rats, and in mice made dependent on alcohol through cycles of alcohol vapor exposure. Neuroinflammatory signaling...
Study Highlights Importance of Positive Alcohol Responses for Future Alcohol Problems
Some people experience the initial effects of alcohol as stimulating and euphoric, while others experience mostly unpleasant sedative effects. How individuals’ immediate responses to alcohol influence their future drinking behavior has been an active area of scientific research. One theory holds that people who have a low level of positive response to alcohol and who also are less sensitive to...