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Emergencias y muertes relacionadas con el consumo de alcohol en los Estados Unidos
El índice de todas las visitas al departamento de emergencias relacionadas con el alcohol aumentó un 47.0% entre 2006 y 2014, lo que se traduce en un aumento anual promedio de 210,000 visitas al departamento de emergencias relacionadas con el alcohol. 1 Las estimaciones sugieren que el alcohol desempeñó un papel en por lo menos el 7.1% de las visitas...
Alcohol-Related Birth Disorders and the Law: How Should Attorneys & Judges Respond to Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders

Conference Organizers: Justice Issues Work Group of the Interagency Coordinating Committee on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (ICCFASD) ►View the Program [PDF, 1.8 mb] ►Watch videocast sessions: • What are FASD: A Primer for the Legal Community (Part one of four). http://videocast.nih.gov/summary.asp?Live=12194&bhcp=1 • FASD and Juvenile/Criminal Law (Part two of four). http://videocast.nih.gov/summary.asp?Live=12195&bhcp=1 • FASD and Child/Family Law (Part three of four)...

2017 National Conference on Alcohol and Opioid Use in Women & Girls: Advances in Prevention, Treatment and Recovery: Logistics
Home General Info Agenda Accommodations and Logistics Contact Registration Recommended Reading Our Sponsors Hotel Information: Washington Marriott at Metro Center 775 12th Street NW Washington, District Of Columbia 20005 United States Hotel Reservation You can reserve a room at the conference hotel at a discounted rate using the the link given above. Please note that there is a limited number...

Multi-disciplinary approach to advance care and outcomes in patients with alcohol-associated liver disease (ALD) and alcohol use disorder (AUD)

OBJECTIVES To enhance the understanding on the burden of alcohol use and alcohol-associated liver disease in the United States To enhance understanding of the concomitant mental health and substance use disorders among patients with alcohol use and alcohol-associated liver disease To bridge the clinical gaps in the alcohol-associated liver disease diagnosis, management and clinical trial design To disseminate the NIAAA-sponsored...

Clinical Trial Design for Integrated Care for Patients with Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) and Alcohol-associated Liver Disease (ALD)
Please mark your calendars and save the dates for the public workshop titled “Clinical Trial Design for Integrated Care for Patients with Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) and Alcohol-associated Liver Disease (ALD)”. The workshop is a hybrid event, taking place in Bethesda, MD and via Zoom Meetings on July 12–13, 2022. The purpose of the workshop is to develop consensus-based recommendations...
White House Mental Health Virtual Event: The Science Behind Alcohol Misuse as a Coping Mechanism. August 4, 2022
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 crisis. This video features two alcohol experts discussing how alcohol use and misuse is intertwined with other health issues, including mental health conditions. They also discussed trends in alcohol use...
Alcohol and Other Substance Use Research Education Programs for Health Professionals (R25 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Re-issue of PAR 19 207 Participating IC’s: NIAAA, NIDA Authors: Laura Kwako, NIAAA, Albert Avila, NIDA Purpose: The NIH Research Education Program (R25) supports research education activities in the mission areas of the NIH. The over-arching goal of this NIAAA/NIDA R25 program is to support educational activities that foster a better understanding of biomedical, behavioral, and clinical research on alcohol...
La verdad sobre el consumo de alcohol en las fiestas de fin de año
Muchos anticipamos las celebraciones de fin de año, pero estas fiestas también son momentos en los que algunas personas suelen beber más allá de sus límites en comparación con otras épocas del año. Algunas personas tendrán consecuencias negativas como peleas, caídas o accidentes de tráfico. Los mitos perduran A pesar de los posibles peligros, siguen existiendo mitos sobre el consumo...
NIH project models culturally appropriate alcohol use and suicide preventions for youth in Alaska Native and Other Indigenous Communities
Webinar will highlight ongoing NIAAA intervention research. What: Developing culturally appropriate interventions to prevent alcohol-related problems among American Indian and Alaska Native communities is a high priority for the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), part of the NIH. This webinar will present a case study of one such NIAAA-supported project now underway. Led by NIAAA grantee Dr...
Un medicamento para el corazón muestra su potencial como tratamiento para el trastorno por consumo de alcohol
Un medicamento para los problemas cardíacos y la presión arterial alta puede ser también efectivo para tratar el trastorno por consumo de alcohol, según un nuevo estudio realizado por investigadores de los Institutos Nacionales de Salud (NIH) y sus colegas. El estudio presenta pruebas convergentes de experimentos en ratones y ratas, así como un estudio de cohortes en humanos, que...
Semestre de otoño, momento para que los padres hablen sobre de los riesgos del consumo de alcohol en la universidad
La llegada de los estudiantes al campus universitario en otoño es, generalmente, el comienzo de nuevas experiencias, nuevas amistades y de momentos que se recordarán toda la vida. Desafortunadamente para muchos, también es una época de consumo nocivo de alcohol y consumo por parte de menores de edad, así como de lidiar con sus consecuencias, desde el vandalismo, las agresiones...
Prevalence of needed treatment for alcohol use and illicit drug use and percentage for not receiving treatment among those who needed treatment in the past 12 months, females ages 15–44, 2002–2015.
Treatment Category and Year Unweighted N (sample) Weighted N (population) Percent S.E. Needed treatment for alcohol use 2015 1,569 4,749,820 6.4 0.2 2014 1,488 4,842,959 6.6 0.2 2013 1,710 5,071,922 6.9 0.3 2012 1,902 5,445,202 7.4 0.3 2011 1,935 5,315,542 7.3 0.3 2010 2,086 5,279,373 7.2 0.3 2009 2,149 5,479,053 7.4 0.3 2008 2,223 5,981,709 8.2 0.3 2007 2,117 4,982,691...
Table 3-1. Prevalence of alcohol and illicit drug abuse and dependence in the past 12 months among females ages 15–44, by age group, 3-year moving annual averages, 2002–2015
Substance Use Category and Year Age 15-44 (Total) 15-17 18-20 21-25 26-34 35-44 Percent S.E. Percent S.E. Percent S.E. Percent S.E. Percent S.E. Percent S.E. Alcohol abuse 2013–2015 3.1 0.1 3.0 0.2 5.0 0.4 5.3 0.3 3.3 0.3 2.0 0.2 2012–2014 3.3 0.1 3.3 0.2 5.3 0.3 5.6 0.3 3.5 0.3 2.0 0.2 2011–2013 3.5 0.1 3.5 0.2 5.9 0.3...
Table 3-2. Prevalence of alcohol and illicit drug abuse and dependence in the past 12 months among females ages 15–44, by race/Hispanic origin, 3-year moving annual averages, 2002–2015
Substance Use Category and Year Race/Hispanic Origin Non-Hispanic White Non-Hispanic Black Non-Hispanic Other Hispanic Percent S.E. Percent S.E. Percent S.E. Percent S.E. Alcohol abuse 2013–2015 3.5 0.1 2.6 0.3 2.3 0.3 2.9 0.3 2012–2014 3.8 0.2 2.6 0.3 2.1 0.2 3.0 0.3 2011–2013 4.1 0.2 2.6 0.3 2.0 0.2 3.1 0.3 2010–2012 4.2 0.2 2.3 0.3 2.0 0.2 3.1 0.2...
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