National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

The Healthcare Professional’s Core Resource on Alcohol consists of 14 concise, practical articles created to help you deliver evidence-based alcohol healthcare. If you’re wondering where to begin, the “roadmap” below can help. Roadmap for Applying the Core Resource Here, we sort the Core articles broadly into “how-to content” and “context for care” to show how they could be applied in...

Celebrar en fiestas, animar a un equipo deportivo favorito y disfrutar de reuniones después del trabajo son formas comunes de relajarse o estar con amigos. Para algunas personas, estas ocasiones también pueden incluir el consumo de alcohol, y aún más, el consumo excesivo y peligroso o en altas cantidades de alcohol. Y cuando esto sucede, las consecuencias pueden ser mortales...

In May 2013, the American Psychiatric Association issued the 5th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM–5). Although there is considerable overlap between DSM–5 and DSM–IV, the prior edition, there are several important differences in disorder terminology, diagnostic thresholds, removal/adding criterion, and description revisions.

Si usted o un ser querido necesita ayuda con un problema de alcohol, hay varias opciones además de recibir tratamiento en persona. Puede tomar programas autoguiados en línea para reducir o dejar de consumir alcohol. Y puede participar en grupos de apoyo muto en línea. Puede crear un plan de cuidados que combine algunas o todas estas opciones. Tratamientos a...

Risks of using alcohol to relieve your pain: mixing alcohol and pain medicines can be harmful, analgesic doses of alcohol exceed moderate drinking guidelines and chronic alcohol drinking makes pain worse.

El trastorno por consumo de alcohol (AUD, por su sigla en inglés) es una afección médica caracterizada por la capacidad disminuida de detener o controlar el consumo del alcohol a pesar de las consecuencias adversas sociales, ocupacionales o de salud. Abarca las afecciones que algunas personas conocen como abuso del alcohol, dependencia del alcohol, adicción al alcohol y el término...

Encouraging data science and multi-omic approaches to predict vulnerability to alcohol misuse, individualize AUD treatment, and guide recovery

Summer is a season of sunny days, vacations, and outdoor activities, such as backyard gatherings, swimming, and hiking. Summer activities and events may involve alcohol, so it’s important to understand the risks. Alcohol can impair a person’s ability to perceive and respond to changes in their environment. This is particularly a concern in situations that require attention and coordination, such...

NIAAA aims to advance research on the brain cells and circuits that underlie and are altered by alcohol misuse, and the complex relationships between alcohol misuse and physiological effects throughout the body.

El alcohol interfiere con las vías de comunicación del cerebro y puede afectar la forma en que este se ve y funciona. El alcohol hace que sea más difícil para las áreas del cerebro que controlan el equilibrio, la memoria, el habla y el juicio hacer su trabajo, lo que resulta en una mayor probabilidad de lesiones y otros resultados...

About The Interagency Coordinating Committee on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (ICCFASD) fosters improved communication, cooperation, and collaboration among disciplines and federal agencies that address issues related to prenatal alcohol exposure. ICCFASD is sponsored and chaired by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), a component of the National Institutes of Health, part of the Department of Health and...

The arrival of the fall season turns the spotlight on several alcohol-related topics. Many college and university students are already back in school, where campus life can influence drinking behaviors. September is both Recovery Month and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) Awareness Month. These observances are followed by Sober October, which is part of the sober curious movement.

CONNECT, a school-based screening and brief intervention, and CMCA, an environmental intervention targeting commercial and social access to alcohol, were implemented at the same time to prevent alcohol use among underage youth.

Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is defined by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) as “a problematic pattern of alcohol use leading to clinically significant impairment or distress,” and is diagnosed as mild, moderate, or severe based on the number of symptoms, out of a possible 11, in the past 12 months.

Show your patients a standard drink chart when asking about their alcohol consumption to encourage more accurate estimates. Drinks often contain more alcohol than people think, and patients often underestimate their consumption. Advise some patients not to drink at all, including those who are managing health conditions that can be worsened by alcohol, are taking medications that could interact with alcohol, are pregnant or planning to become pregnant, or are under age 21.

Esta guía ha sido preparada para aquellas personas que buscan opciones para abordar problemas relacionados con el consumo de alcohol, así como sus familiares y amigos. Fue desarrollada como un recurso para entender cuáles son las opciones de tratamiento disponibles y qué considerar al momento de elegir entre ellas.

On September 23 and 24, 2008, the Work Group on Women, Drinking, and Pregnancy of the Interagency Coordinating Committee on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (ICCFAS), the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) and the American Legacy Foundation (Legacy), a nonprofit health organization dedicated to building a world where young people reject tobacco and anyone can quit, collaborated and hosted...

Kathy Jung, Ph.D., Mark Egli, Ph.D., Gary Murray, Ph.D. Reissuance of PAR 17 170 Alcohol Research Resource Awards (R24, Clinical Trial Not Allowed) Purpose The purpose of the Resource-Related Research Projects (R24, clinical trial not allowed) grant mechanism is to support investigator-initiated research resource projects that will provide resources to other investigators who conduct biomedical research appropriate to the mission...

Gregory Bloss, M.A., M.P.P./ Program Director, Division of Epidemiology and Prevention Research Acquisition Type/Actions The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) requests approval from the NIAAA Advisory Council to allow Research Triangle Institute (RTI) International to submit a contract proposal in response to a sole-source request for proposal. This acquisition, for other than full and open competition, is...