Webinar: Advancing Innovations in Alcohol Research Through Small Business Funding
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...
New NIAAA site helps clinicians navigate alcohol and patient health
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...
White House To Host a Mental Health Virtual Event on Alcohol Misuse
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...
2022 National Conference on Alcohol and Other Substance Use in Women and Girls
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...
Science Symposium at NIH Commemorates 50 Years of Advancing Alcohol Research
Press Contact: NIAAA Press Office [email protected] (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...
Evidence-Based Alcohol Healthcare Resources for Health Plan Quality Improvement Leaders
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...
American Heart Month: Another opportunity to examine your relationship with alcohol
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...
NIAAA Guidance for Conducting Alcohol Administration Studies with Human Participants, 2023
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...
Alcohol Research Current Reviews Celebrates Its 50th Anniversary
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...
Webinar: Policy Approaches to Alcohol and Cancer Prevention: Resources, Results, and Gaps
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...
El alcohol y los adultos mayores (de 65 años y más)
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...
Los efectos del consumo de alcohol en el cuerpo
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
El alcohol y los adultos jóvenes de 18 a 25 años
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...
Mental Health Issues: Alcohol Use Disorder and Common Co-occurring Conditions
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.
Entendiendo qué es el consumo excesivo y peligroso de alcohol
¿Qué es el consumo excesivo y peligroso de alcohol? El Instituto Nacional sobre el Abuso de Alcohol y Alcoholismo (NIAAA, por su sigla 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 su sigla en inglés) a 0.08%, o...
Goal 2: Identify Patterns, Trends, and Public Health Impact of Alcohol Misuse
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.
Intervenciones sobre el consumo de alcohol en adultos jóvenes
El periodo después de graduarse de la secundaria es un tiempo de transición. Muchos adultos jóvenes tienen mayor libertad e independencia y asumen más responsabilidades al entrar en el siguiente capítulo de sus vidas. Durante este tiempo, los adultos jóvenes pueden ser más vulnerables al consumo indebido de alcohol y a los trastornos por consumo de alcohol. A continuación, se...