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Directors Reports

NIAAA Director’s Report on Institute Activities to The 124th Meeting of the National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

CONTENTS A. Legislation, Budget, and Policy B. Director’s Activities C. NIAAA Staff and Organization D. Multi-Media Products from NIAAA E. Outreach F. News Media Interactions G. What’s Ahead H. NIAAA Program Announcement and Request for Applications Information I. NIAAA Research Programs A. Legislation, Budget, and Policy Budget Update FY 2010 Enacted After a series of two Continuing Resolutions, Congress passed...

Exploratory & Developmental Grants Phase I and Phase II Transition
Purpose To support a two-phased award without a break in funding in which transition to the second phase depends on several factors, including the achievement of negotiated milestones. Currently this applies to the following activity codes: R21/R33 R61/R33 UH2/UH3 UG3/UH3 A phased award includes: 1) Phase I for milestone-driven exploratory or feasibility studies with a possible transition to 2) Phase...
FY 2006 President's Budget Request for NIAAA - Director's Statement Before the House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees

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 Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee: I am pleased to present the Fiscal Year (FY) 2006 President's budget request for the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA). The FY 2006 budget includes $440,333,000, which...

Advisory Council Minutes

Minutes of the 152nd Meeting of the NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM 152nd Meeting of the NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM September 12, 2019 Bethesda. Maryland​ The National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) convened for its 152nd meeting at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, September 12, 2019, at NIAAA headquarters...
Free CME and CE Credits – General Information
Target Audience The NIAAA Core Resource on Alcohol CME/CE activities provide CME/CE credit for healthcare professionals including physicians, physician assistants, nurses, pharmacists, and psychologists, as well as other healthcare professionals whose licensing boards accept APA or AMA credits. Others may earn a certificate of completion. Joint Accreditation Statement In support of improving patient care, CME/CE activities offered have been planned...

News Release

Expanded National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week begins January 25
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Two NIH institutes join forces to educate teens about the risks of using drugs and alcohol An annual, week-long observance that brings together teens and scientific experts to shatter persistent myths about substance use and addiction will feature information about alcohol in addition to drug use. Now called National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week (NDAFW), the observance will be held...
Parents—Talk With Your High School Grads About Celebrating Safely
Graduation is a time to celebrate. But before your high school seniors begin their parties, take the time to talk with them about keeping events alcohol-free—it just may save a life. No amount of underage drinking is legal or safe. And we know that any underage drinking can lead to consuming too much alcohol, which may result in poor decisions, injuries, alcohol overdose, and possibly death.
Join a Study
Browse Selected Studies: Study#14-AA-0181: NIAAA Natural History Protocol Study#16-AA-0037: A Study Drug’s Effects on Brain Receptors and Alcohol Self-Administration Study#08-AA-0178: Developing a Human Laboratory Model for Alcohol Self-Administration Study#17-AA-0171: Nicotinic Receptor Genetic Variation and Alcohol Reward Study#000036-AA: Alirocumab in Non-treatment Seeking Heavy Drinkers Study#14-AA-0066: Task Development Study#18-AA-0098: Socioemotional Processing associated with Alcohol Use Disorder & Craving Control Using Neurofeedback Study#20-AA-0057...
Harmful Interactions
NIH Publication No.
13-5329
You’ve probably seen this warning on medicines you’ve taken. The danger is real. Mixing alcohol with certain medications can cause nausea and vomiting, headaches, drowsiness, fainting, or loss of coordination. It also can put you at risk for internal bleeding, heart problems, and difficulties in breathing. In addition to these dangers, alcohol can make a medication less effective or even useless, or it may make the medication harmful or toxic to your body.
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Alcohol Metabolism
Drinking heavily puts people at risk for many adverse health consequences, including alcohol use disorder, liver damage, and various cancers. But some people appear to be at greater risk than others for developing these problems. Why do some people drink more than others? And why do some people who drink develop problems, whereas others do not? Research shows that alcohol...
A Protein-Based Diagnostic Seeds a New Business Venture
Download PDF (396 KB) If you've ever needed a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan, you may have had a contrast dye injected to create a clearer image. While MRI technology has improved greatly since its introduction in 1977, contrast dyes and the images they help produce have remained the same. InLighta BioSciences, a company supported through the National Institute on...

Announcement

NIH News: HHS takes steps to provide more information about clinical trials to the public
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH NIH News NIH Office of the Director (OD) https://www.nih.gov/institutes-nih/nih-office-director For Immediate Release: Friday, September 16, 2016 CONTACT: NIH News Media Branch, 301-496-5787, nihnmb@mail.nih.gov In an effort to make information about clinical trials widely available to the public, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services today issued a final...

Directors Reports

NIAAA Director's Report on Institute Activities to the 150th Meeting of the National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

Table of Contents NIAAA BUDGET IN MEMORIAM COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH ON ADDICTION AT NIH UPDATE DIRECTOR'S ACTIVITIES STAFF TRANSITIONS HONORS AND 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) 2018 The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) closed FY 2018 on September...

News Release

NIAAA Analysis Reveals Increased Risk for Liver Cirrhosis Death Among Hispanic Americans
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A National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism analysis of data from 1997, the first year that all states and the District of Columbia included Hispanic origin on death certificates, reveals that risk for liver cirrhosis mortality is higher among white men and women of Hispanic origin than among non-Hispanic black and white Americans. Cirrhosis death rates are highest among...

Significant Items In House And Senate

NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism SIGNIFICANT ITEMS IN HOUSE AND SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE REPORTS FY 2000 House Appropriations Committee Report Language (H.R. Report 106-370) Item Alcohol Liver Disease - Alcohol liver disease (ALD) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in this country and developing effective interventions for this disease is important. The...

Interagency Work Group on Drinking and Drug Use in Women and Girls

In the 1990s, the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), National Institutes of Health (NIH), began sponsoring the Work Group on Women, Drinking, and Pregnancy, one of four work groups then supported by the Interagency Coordinating Committee on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (ICCFASD). In 2018, the Work Group changed its name to the Interagency Work Group on Drinking...

Directors Reports

NIAAA Director's Report on Institute Activities to the 149th Meeting of the National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

Table of Contents NIAAA BUDGET NIAAA RELOCATES ITS EXTRAMURAL OFFICES COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH ON ADDICTION AT NIH UPDATE MODERATE ALCOHOL CARDIOVASCULAR TRIAL DIRECTOR'S ACTIVITIES STAFF TRANSITIONS HONORS AND 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) 2018 The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and...
FY 2003 President's Budget Request for NIAAA - Acting Director's Statement Before the House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees

Statement by Raynard S. Kington, M.D., Ph.D., Acting Director National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism National Institutes of Health Department of Health and Human Services I am pleased to present the President's budget request for the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) for Fiscal Year 2003, a sum of $418,487,000, which reflects an increase of $32,541,000 over...

The Cycle of Alcohol Addiction
Alcohol addiction is a chronic relapsing disorder associated with compulsive alcohol drinking, the loss of control over intake, and the emergence of a negative emotional state when alcohol is no longer available. Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is a condition characterized by an impaired ability to stop or control alcohol use despite adverse social, occupational, or health consequences. It is a...
Surveillance Report #109
TRENDS IN SUBSTANCE USE AMONG REPRODUCTIVE-AGE FEMALES IN THE UNITED STATES, 2002–2015 Megan E. Slater, Ph.D. Sarah P. Haughwout, M.P.H. CSR, Incorporated 1 4250 N. Fairfax Drive Suite 500 Arlington, VA 22203 September 2017 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Public Health Service National Institutes of Health 1 CSR, Incorporated operates the Alcohol Epidemiologic Data System (AEDS) under Contract...

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