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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...

The 2022 National Conference on Alcohol and Other Substance Use in Women and Girls: Advances in Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery will be held virtually from Thursday, October 20, through Friday, October 21, 2022. Registration: Please use the following link to register for the conference: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/367873990007 Please register by close of business on Wednesday, October 19, 2022. This conference is FREE...

Why Should Health Plans Adopt Alcohol-Related Quality Improvement Measures? Health plans can make a meaningful difference in countless lives by adopting alcohol-related quality improvement measures. Alcohol screening and follow-up are evidence based, top-ranking clinical preventive services in terms of health impact and cost effectiveness. 1,2 Alcohol consumption contributes to more than 200 health conditions and is a leading cause of...

February, which is American Heart Month and includes Valentine’s Day, serves as a good time to review the ways that alcohol misuse can damage a most vital organ—the heart. Research has demonstrated that long-term heavy drinking weakens the heart muscle, causing a disease called alcohol-associated cardiomyopathy, in which the left ventricle of the weakened heart dilates, stretches out, and cannot...

PREAMBLE Research involving the administration of alcohol to human research participants is a critical experimental approach to address fundamental questions on the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamic responses to alcohol and underlying biobehavioral mechanisms, as well as the etiology, treatment, and prevention of alcohol use disorder (AUD). Furthermore, in the context of early medication development, alcohol administration studies are important to investigate...

This article was first published in NIAAA Spectrum Volume 15, Issue 2. Enhancing diversity in the alcohol research workforce is an important priority of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA). One way that NIAAA pursues this objective is through support of the Maximizing Opportunities for Scientific and Academic Independent Careers (MOSAIC) program, established and led by the...

Policy approaches to behavioral risk factors for cancer are widely believed to be important elements of successful efforts at cancer prevention and control. Alcohol is a leading risk factor for cancer, yet relatively little policy research has directly addressed alcohol and cancer prevention. In this webinar, three speakers will highlight the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) Alcohol...

2024 marks the 50th anniversary of Alcohol Research: Current Reviews ( ARCR), an open-access, peer-reviewed journal published by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) at the National Institutes of Health. While the journal has evolved over time, the mission remains unchanged. ARCR is committed to making relevant scientific developments accessible to alcohol researchers and other interested audiences...

¿Qué es el consumo excesivo y peligroso de alcohol? El Instituto Nacional sobre el Abuso de Alcohol y Alcoholismo (NIAAA, por sus siglas en inglés) define el consumo excesivo y peligroso de alcohol (binge drinking) como un patrón de consumo de alcohol que eleva el nivel de alcohol en la sangre (BAC, por sus siglas en inglés) a 0.08%, o...

Beber demasiado, en una sola ocasión o con el tiempo, puede tener graves consecuencias para su salud. Así puede afectar el alcohol a su cuerpo: Cerebro: El alcohol interfiere con las vías de comunicación del cerebro y puede afectar la forma en que el cerebro se ve y funciona. Estas interrupciones pueden cambiar el estado de ánimo y el comportamiento...

NIAAA will continue to support epidemiological research to identify and track patterns of alcohol use and misuse, drinking-related outcomes and disparities, and individual and environmental variables that confer risk or resilience.

Prevalencia del consumo de alcohol Prevalencia del consumo de alcohol en el último mes Según la Encuesta Nacional sobre la Salud y el Consumo de Drogas (NSDUH, por su sigla en inglés) de 2023, un total de 16.9 millones de adultos jóvenes de 18 a 25 años (el 49.6% en este grupo de edad) informaron que consumieron alcohol en el...

Alcohol use disorder (AUD) frequently occurs with other mental health disorders, and vice versa. Primary care providers and other clinicians are well positioned to identify these conditions, make informed clinical decisions, and refer patients to specialists, thereby improving treatment outcomes.

Según la Encuesta Nacional sobre la Salud y el Consumo de Drogas (NSDUH, por su sigla en inglés) de 2023, 48.6 millones de personas de 65 años y más (el 83.9% en este grupo de edad) informaron haber consumido alcohol en su vida. 1,2 Según la Encuesta Nacional sobre la Salud y el Consumo de Drogas (NSDUH, por su sigla...

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)...