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Scientists may be better able to study how heavy drinking damages the liver using a new mouse model of alcohol drinking and disease developed by researchers from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), part of the National Institutes of Health. The model incorporates chronic and binge drinking patterns to more closely approximate alcoholic liver disease in humans...

Distinct patterns of brain activity are linked to greater rates of relapse among alcohol dependent patients in early recovery, a study has found. The research, supported by the National Institutes of Health, may give clues about which people in recovery from alcoholism are most likely to return to drinking. “Reducing the high rate of relapse among people treated for alcohol...

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...

>> Read more about the Jack Mendelson, M.D., Honorary Lecture Series >> Lecture Date Lecturer Name Lecture Title July 11, 2019 Carlo C. DiClemente, Ph.D. Is Relapse and Recycling Necessary for Recovery from Alcohol Use Disorder? October 23, 2018 Peter Monti, Ph.D. Alcohol Misuse and HIV: Biology, Beliefs, and Behavior June 8, 2017 Gyongyi Szabo, M.D., Ph.D. Mechanisms of Alcohol-Induced...

Tue, 03/29/2011 - 12:00

Tue, 03/29/2011 - 12:00

Episodes of heavy alcohol consumption leading to intoxication are associated with many health and safety problems, including unintentional injuries, sexual assault, domestic violence and alcohol poisoning. Previous studies have shown that brain molecules called GABAA receptors appear to play a role in excessive drinking. In a new study, researchers used an established rat model of binge drinking to investigate how...

ICCFASD Public Meeting May 9, 2024 Invited Speakers Kenneth Lyons Jones, MD , is Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics and was for 50 years Chief of the Division of Dysmorphology and Teratology in the School of Medicine at the University of California, San Diego, I co-direct the Center for Better Beginnings. I am one of two physicians who first described the...

MEETING OF THE INTERAGENCY COORDINATING COMMITTEE ON FETAL ALCOHOL SPECTRUM DISORDERS National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism 5635 Fishers Lane, Terrace Level Conference Center, Rockville, Maryland 20852 Thursday, April 14, 2016 AGENDA Videocast: https://videocast.nih.gov/summary.asp?live=18890&bhcp=1 8:30 A.M. Welcome, Introductions, and Comments Kenneth R. Warren, Ph.D., Senior Advisor, NIAAA, NIH; ICCFASD Chairperson 8:40 A.M. Overview of ICCFASD Mission and Goals Marcia...

Updated Guide Offers Clinicians New Tools to Help Patients with Alcohol Problems The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism has updated a guide that provides tools that can be used by clinicians to help patients with alcohol problems. - Listen to Dr. Mark Willenbring's NIH radio interview on the Updated Clinician's Guide . - Read the Transcript .

Monday, October 4, 2010, 9:00 am EDT to Monday, October 4, 2010, 5:00 pm EDT

This year marks a major milestone for NIAAA—40 years of supporting alcohol-related research and working to improve public health. NIAAA will commemorate this landmark event by hosting a special 40th Anniversary Symposium. Join us as we review the current state of alcohol research and explore the future of the field. NIAAA 40th Anniversary Symposium AGENDA Time Topic Speaker 9:00 -...

INTERAGENCY COORDINATING COMMITTEE ON FETAL ALCOHOL SPECTRUM DISORDERS (ICCFASD) Agencies represented on ICCFASD: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) Education Department of Education (currently not active on ICCFASD) Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) - not currently active on the ICCFASD DOJ Department of Justice (currently...

March 2, 2021

NIAAA Director Dr. George F. Koob today announced his “enthusiastic and full-fledged support of, and commitment to, the NIH UNITE program,” the new NIH-wide initiative to address structural racism at NIH. The full text of Dr. Koob’s statement reads: Issues of racial equity and inclusion weigh heavily on me as I contemplate the future of alcohol research. While NIAAA has...

April 12, 2016

What: Meeting of the Interagency Coordinating Committee on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (ICCFASD) Where: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, 5635 Fishers Lane, Terrace Level Conference Center, Rockville, Maryland 20852 When: The Spring meeting will take place on Thursday from 8:30 am – 4 pm and is open to the public. Agenda: https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/ICCFASD/iccfasd-spring-2016-public-meeting-ag… Videocast: https://videocast.nih.gov/summary.asp?live=18890&bhcp=1

March 23, 2016

The Research Society on Alcoholism (RSA) has announced that Lorenzo Leggio, M.D., Ph.D., M.Sc., will receive the 2016 Early Career Investigator Award. Dr. Leggio is Chief of the Section on Clinical Psychoneuroendocrinology and Neuropsychopharmacology (CPN), a joint laboratory of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) and the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). RSA presents this award...

December 13, 2016

The 2016 Monitoring the Future (MTF) annual survey results released today from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) reflect changing teen behaviors and choices in a social media-infused world. The results show a continued long-term decline in the use of many illicit substances, including marijuana, as well as alcohol, tobacco, and misuse of some prescription medications, among the nation’s teens...

Tue, 09/04/2012 - 12:00

Tue, 09/04/2012 - 12:00

Research suggests that chronic alcohol use may increase the risk for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) by altering the brain’s ability to recover from a traumatic experience. While alcoholism is often linked with PTSD, few studies have explored how chronic drinking may subsequently make a person more prone to such anxiety disorders. In a new study, researchers at the NIAAA observed...

The 2020 ICCFASD Annual Public Meeting will be held on March 9, 2020 at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, 6700B Rockledge Drive, First Floor Conference Center, Bethesda, Maryland 20817. On-site guest parking will be available. If you can’t come to the meeting in-person, the meeting will be available live and archived at NIH VideoCasting The Interagency Coordinating...

Dr. Kenneth Kendler is a world-renowned expert on the genetics of psychiatric and substance abuse disorders. Fueled by a lifelong interest in how the human mind works, Dr. Kendler pursues research on how genes and the environment contribute to the development of alcohol use disorders, as well as other psychiatric problems. His research has transformed how we understand the relationships...

Mark Egli, Ph.D. Purpose The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) seeks to continue the Integrative Neuroscience Initiative on Alcoholism (INIA), a translational, multidisciplinary, collaborative research effort studying brain mechanisms of excessive alcohol drinking associated with alcohol use disorder (AUD) and the relationship between excessive drinking, stress, and anxiety. The primary goal of INIA is to identify brain...

CAPT Joseph R. Hibbeln, MD, Acting Chief National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism National Institutes of Health 5625 Fishers Lane, Room 3N07:MSC 9410 Bethesda MD 20892-9410 telephone: 301.594.3034 fax: +1 301.402.4617 e-mail: jhibbeln@mail.nih.gov Overview | Lab Members | Alumni | Videos | Projects | Publications No positions for training or employment are available within The Section on Nutritional Neurosciences...

Wednesday, April 17, 2024, 8:00 am EDT to Thursday, April 18, 2024, 12:00 pm EDT

A workshop sponsored by National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)