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Advisory Council Minutes

Minutes of the 11th Joint Meeting of the National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Advisory Council on Drug Abuse, and National Cancer Advisory Board
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health Minutes of the 11th Joint Meeting of the National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Advisory Council on Drug Abuse, and National Cancer Advisory Board May 10, 2023 Members of the National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), National Advisory Council on Drug Abuse (NIDA)...

Announcement

New Technology Boosts Clinical Study Design for Alcohol Medications Team
To streamline elements of its clinical trials program, the NIAAA Clinical Investigations Group (NCIG) recently turned to a technological innovation called Take Control. A sophisticated computer-based alcohol intervention, Take Control proved effective in a number of pilot tests with NCIG’s drug development trials. Take Control was co-developed by Megan Ryan, Clinical Program Director/Technology Development Coordinator for NIAAA’s Division of Medications...
Applying for Extramural Grants
This webpage provides information about grant applications, the peer review process, and understanding how applications are selected for funding. When submitting a grant application to NIAAA, extramural researchers can find instructions in the Notice of Funding Opportunity to which they are applying. NIH Grants Process NIH Grants Process Overview Learn about the steps required for an application to proceed from...

News Release

NIH issues online course on screening youth for alcohol problems
For Release
A new online training course will help health care professionals conduct fast, evidence-based alcohol screening and brief intervention with youth. The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), part of the National Institutes of Health, produced the course jointly with Medscape, a leading provider of online continuing medical education. “Just in time for back-to-school physicals, physicians, physician assistants, and...

Event

Taking Stock of Advancing Technology for Treatment & Prevention of AUD
Friday, April 12, 2019, 9:00 am EDT to Friday, April 12, 2019, 3:00 pm EDT

To listen to this discussion, visit https://nih.webex.com/nih/onstage/g.php?MTID=ec32f727d4423c79ab62e1aac9… Hosted by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA). Taking Stock of Advancing Technology for the Treatment and Prevention of Alcohol Use Disorder Chair - Ian Colrain 9:00 - 9:15 Introductions Discussions 9:15 - 9:40 Alcohol success stories. A good place to start is to review some of the progress that...

News Release

Scientists Propose Neuroscience Framework for Diagnosing Addictions
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Scientists at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), part of the National Institutes of Health, propose using an assessment tool to diagnose addictive disorders that considers addiction-related behaviors, brain imaging, and genetic data. According to a new review article, the Addictions Neuroclinical Assessment (ANA) would facilitate future understanding of the origin of addiction at a biological level...

History of NIAAA

President Nixon signed the Comprehensive Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Act of 1970 on December 31, 1970. This legislation was also known as the Hughes Act for Senator Harold Hughes, a person who was in recovery from alcohol use disorder (AUD) and championed the cause of AUD research. The Hughes Act authorized a comprehensive Federal program to...

News Release

Statement of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism on Topiramate Clinical Trial by Johnson, et al. JAMA 10/10/07
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The promising results of the topiramate treatment study reported by Johnson, et al in the October 10, 2007 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association represent another development in ongoing efforts to expand and improve treatment options for individuals with alcohol dependence (alcoholism). Topiramate significantly reduced drinking among alcohol dependent individuals. And unlike previous studies with other medications...

Directors Reports

NIAAA Director's Report on Institute Activities to the 147th 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 WHAT'S AHEAD NIH RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS NIAAA COMMUNICATIONS ACTIVITIES NIAAA BUDGET Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) closed FY 2017 on September 30, 2017...

Advisory Council Minutes

Minutes of the Fifth Joint Meeting of the National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Advisory Council on Drug Abuse, and National Cancer Advisory Board

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health Minutes of the Fifth Joint Meeting of the National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Advisory Council on Drug Abuse, and National Cancer Advisory Board May 3, 2017 Rockville, Maryland Members of the National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), National Advisory Council on Drug...

Directors Reports

NIAAA Director's Report on Institute Activities to the 133rd Meeting of the National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

Table of Contents NIAAA DIRECTOR’S NOTE NIAAA BUDGET DIRECTOR’S ACTIVITIES STAFF TRANSITIONS STAFF HONORS NEW RFA’S/PA’S NIAAA COMMUNICATIONS & MEDIA COVERAGE NOTABLE NIAAA STAFF ACTIVITIES NEW & UPCOMING PUBLICATIONS NOTABLE EVENTS WHAT’S AHEAD NIAAA RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS Director’s Note Advancing Treatment for Alcohol Dependence Earlier in June, we announced an exciting research finding in the treatment field -- varenicline, a smoking-cessation...

News Release

NIH study identifies brain circuits involved in learning and decision making
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Finding has implications for alcoholism and other patterns of addictive behavior Research from the National Institutes of Health has identified neural circuits in mice that are involved in the ability to learn and alter behaviors. The findings help to explain the brain processes that govern choice and the ability to adapt behavior based on the end results. Researchers think this...

News Release

Dr. Gary Wand to deliver 7th Annual Jack Mendelson 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 Gary S. Wand, M.D., will deliver the 7th Annual Jack Mendelson Honorary Lecture. Dr. Wand is an internationally recognized neuroendocrinologist and the inaugural Rivière Professor in Endocrinology and Metabolism at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. The title of his...
Statement on Inequities in the Research Community and in America
I feel compelled to address what we’ve seen and heard in the news regarding racism, police brutality, and injustice against African Americans in our country. I am outraged, horrified, and disillusioned—and I suspect most of you are, too. The effects are pervasive and touch all aspects of society. In addition, the COVID-19 pandemic has shown a bright light on the adverse impact of health inequities on African-American communities.

Event

Multi-disciplinary approach to advance care and outcomes in patients with alcohol-associated liver disease (ALD) and alcohol use disorder (AUD)
Tuesday, October 6, 2020, 1:00 pm EDT to Tuesday, October 6, 2020, 4:00 pm EDT

OBJECTIVES To enhance the understanding on the burden of alcohol use and alcohol-associated liver disease in the United States To enhance understanding of the concomitant mental health and substance use disorders among patients with alcohol use and alcohol-associated liver disease To bridge the clinical gaps in the alcohol-associated liver disease diagnosis, management and clinical trial design To disseminate the NIAAA-sponsored...

A Second Challenge Competition for the Wearable Alcohol Biosensor

Many alcohol studies rely on participants to self-report how much and how often they drink, which can, at times, result in unreliable data. Biomarkers (biological markers) based on indicators in blood or other bodily fluids can be objective measures of alcohol use. Some biomarkers directly measure whether an individual has recently been drinking by measuring components of alcohol in blood...

FY 2004 President's Budget Request for NIAAA - Director's Statement Before the Senate Subcommittee on Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations

Statement by Ting-Kai Li, M.D., Director National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism National Institutes of Health Department of Health and Human Services April 8, 2003 For the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism I am pleased to present the President’s budget request for the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) for Fiscal Year 2004. The Fiscal...

NSDUH: Prevalence of drinking in the past 30 days, by age, sex, and race/Hispanic origin, among 12- to 20-year-olds, United States, 1991–2019
Table 1-1. NSDUH: Prevalence of drinking in the past 30 days, by age, sex, and race/Hispanic origin, 1 among 12- to 20-year-olds, United States, 1991–2019. 2 Sex, Race/Hispanic origin, and year Age 12–20 12–14 15–17 18–20 Percent S.E. Percent S.E. Percent S.E. Percent S.E. Both sexes, all races 2019 18.7 0.5 2.7 0.3 16.3 0.6 35.9 0.9 2018 18.9 0.5...
Funding Opportunities
NIAAA seeks grant applications through a variety of requests for applications (RFAs), program announcements (PAs), and other Notices of Funding Opportunities. COVID-19 Funding Information Per NOT-OD-23-095 , “Expiration of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency,” NIH will no longer issue Emergency Notices of Funding Opportunity (NOFOs) related to COVID-19, effective May 12, 2023. Reminders about COVID-19 Related Flexibilities for NIH Grants...

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