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This guide is geared to parents and guardians of young people ages 10 to 14. Keep in mind that the suggestions on the following pages are just that—suggestions. Trust your instincts. Choose ideas you are comfortable with, and use your own style in carrying out the approaches you find useful. Your child looks to you for guidance and support in making life decisions—including the decision not to use alcohol.

Consumo moderado Según las Guías alimentarias para estadounidenses, 2020-2025, los adultos en edad legal de beber pueden elegir no beber alcohol o, cuando beben, limitar el consumo a dos bebidas o menos en un día para los hombres y a una bebida o menos en un día para las mujeres. Beber menos es mejor para la salud que beber más...

This article was first published in NIAAA Spectrum Volume 15, Issue 3. For many years, complete abstinence from alcohol consumption was viewed as the most effective way to recover from alcohol use disorder (AUD) and was a primary outcome of AUD treatment. A large body of evidence, however, suggests that treatment and recovery strategies that reduce heavy alcohol consumption and...

Beber hasta tener una laguna mental se ha vuelto popular en los últimos años. Las lagunas mentales inducidas por el alcohol pueden resultar en no recordar lo que sucedió cuando estaba intoxicado y en un riesgo drásticamente mayor de sufrir lesiones y otras consecuencias nocivas. Cualquier persona que bebe alcohol puede tener lagunas, no importa su edad o su experiencia...

Note: The information on this page is no longer applicable. Please see the following: Information on Post-Submission Materials for P01, P50 & P60 ARC Grant Applications and other Multi-Component Applications (U10) .

This article was first published in NIAAA Spectrum Volume 16, Issue 1. Intramural scientists at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) and the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), and collaborators from The Scripps Research Institute, found that semaglutide reduces alcohol consumption and binge-like drinking in a rodent model of alcohol misuse. Published in the June 2023...

For some patients, alcohol treatment referral may not be a single event but instead part of an ongoing process of engagement. You can help patients surmount barriers to following through on a treatment referral by countering the effects of stigma, conveying that treatment can be effective, and offering a range of choices for care.

NIAAA’s Alcohol Research Resource (R24 and R28) Awards support investigator-initiated projects that develop resources to serve the broader alcohol-research community. Resources include biological specimens, animals, data, materials, tools, or services made available to any qualified investigator to accelerate alcohol-related research in a cost-effective manner. Please send inquiries to the Principal Investigator listed below or contact the appropriate NIAAA Program Director...

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Prevalence of Lifetime Drinking People Ages 12 and Older According to the 2022 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), 221.3 million people ages 12 and older (78.5% in this age group) reported that they drank alcohol at some point in their lifetime. 1,2 This includes: 110.2 million males ages 12 and older (79.7% in this age group) 1,2...

Esta guía está dirigida a padres y tutores de jóvenes de entre 10 y 14 años de edad. Recuerde que las sugerencias presentadas en las páginas siguientes son sólo eso, sugerencias. Confíe en sus instintos. Opte por ideas con las que se sienta cómodo y emplee su propio estilo para llevar a cabo las propuestas que considere útiles. Sus hijos buscan en usted orientación y apoyo para tomar decisiones en la vida, incluyendo la de no consumir alcohol.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health Minutes of the Tenth Joint Meeting of the National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Advisory Council on Drug Abuse, and National Cancer Advisory Board NIH Webcast Members of the National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), National Advisory Council on Drug Abuse (NIDA), and...

DO YOU DRINK ALCOHOL TO DEAL WITH STRESS? Doctors at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) seek volunteers between 21-65 year of age who drink heavily and/or had a stressful childhood to participate in a study looking at the effect of alcohol abuse and early life stress on the ability to feel calm. All study-related tests and procedures are provided...

Join the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) on Thursday, July 16, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. ET for a webinar on small business research funding to develop and commercialize treatments, technologies, and solutions in this field. You’ll learn about the NIAAA Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) program, priority research interests, tips for submitting...

Percentage change in per capita alcohol consumption, United States, 1977–2019. Year Beer Wine Spirits All beverages 2019 82.7 148.3 85.6 91.5 2018 83.5 148.3 83.7 90.8 2017 84.3 148.3 81.7 90.4 2016 85.8 148.3 79.8 90.4 2015 85.8 144.8 77.9 89.6 2014 86.6 148.3 76.9 89.2 2013 88.2 144.8 76.0 89.6 2012 89.0 144.8 75.0 90.0 2011 88.2 141.4 73.1...

Press Contact: NIAAA Press Office NIAAAPressOffice@mail.nih.gov (301) 443-2857 December 2020 marks the 50th anniversary of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). To celebrate this milestone anniversary, NIAAA will host a virtual scientific conference, “Alcohol Across the Lifespan: 50 Years of Evidence-Based Diagnosis, Prevention, and Treatment Research,” on the afternoons...

Offers free continuing education credit A new online resource will help healthcare professionals and practices improve care for people whose alcohol consumption may be impacting their health. Recognizing alcohol’s contribution to over 200 diseases and conditions will improve clinicians’ ability to serve their patients. The Healthcare Professional’s Core Resource on Alcohol was developed by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse...

The White House Hosts a Mental Health Virtual Event: The Science Behind Alcohol Misuse as a Coping Mechanism Thursday, August 4, 2022 at 1:00 PM – 1:30 PM ET WHAT: The White House is hosting a series of virtual conversations to highlight promising areas of current research and understand what is still needed to address the Nation’s deepening mental health...