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National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

NIAAA Acting Director's Statement before the Senate Subcommittee on Labor-HHS-Education Approporiations on FY2010 Budget Request for NIAAA, May 21, 2009

Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee: I am pleased to present the President’s Fiscal Year 2010 Budget request for the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The FY 2010 budget includes $455,149,000, which is $4,919,000 more than the FY 2009 appropriation of $450,230,000. NIAAA’s long-range vision for medicine with respect...

FY 2010 President's Budget Request for NIAAA - Acting Director's Statement before the Senate Subcommittee on Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations

Statement by Kenneth R. Warren, Ph.D., Acting 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 President’s Fiscal Year 2010 Budget request for the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), of the National Institutes of Health...

Advisory Council Minutes

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
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...

Advisory Council Minutes

National Advisory Council Meeting-September 19-20, 2007
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NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM Summary of the 116th Meeting September 19-20, 2007 The National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism convened for its 116th meeting at 5:30 p.m. on September 19, 2007, at the Fishers Lane Conference Center in Rockville, Maryland , in a closed session. The Council convened in open session at 9:00 a.m...

News Release

Researchers Link PKA to Voluntary Alcohol Consumption and Alcohol Effects
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Researchers at the University of Washington report in the May 15 Journal of Neuroscience (Volume 20, RC75) the first direct evidence in mice that protein kinase A (PKA) signaling regulates both alcohol-seeking behavior and sensitivity to some of the effects of alcohol intoxication. Given a choice between plain water and solutions containing alcohol, mice missing the RIIB subunit of PKA...

Deaths involving alcohol increased during the COVID-19 pandemic
Recently researchers at NIAAA used the national death certificate database to assess changes in alcohol-related deaths during the first year of the pandemic. The results, published in JAMA , show that after increasing around 2.2% per year over the previous two decades, deaths involving alcohol jumped 25.5% between 2019 to 2020, totaling 99,107 deaths. 1 The study showed that alcohol-associated...
Agenda - NIAAA 50th Anniversary Science Symposium
NIAAA 50 th Symposium Webcast Day 1: November 30, 2020 View the recording of Day 1, November 30, 2020 - https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=38978 00:04 Welcome and Overview - George F. Koob, Ph.D., Director, NIAAA 03:34 Alcohol as a Coping Response: Hyperkatifeia, Deaths of Despair, and COVID-19 - George F. Koob, Ph.D., Director, NIAAA 20:48 Age, Period, and Cohort Effects in Alcohol Use...

Directors Reports

NIAAA Director’s Report on Institute Activities to The 119th 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. Transdisciplinary Research Activities E. NIAAA Research Programs F. Scientific Meetings G. Outreach H. Multi-Media Products from NIAAA I. What’s Ahead A. Legislation, Budget, and Policy On Monday, June 30, 2008 the President signed into law H.R. 2642, Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 netting the NIH an...

Event

Webinar: Administrative Supplement to Recognize Excellence in Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Mentorship
Monday, December 11, 2023, 1:30 pm EST to Monday, December 11, 2023, 3:00 pm EST
NIH is pleased to announce the availability of administrative supplements that recognize the essential role of effective mentorship in developing future researchers and building a diverse scientific workforce. Through the reissue of a Notice of Special Interest (NOSI) led by the Chief Officer for Scientific Workforce Diversity (COSWD) office , NIH will award up to $18 million in supplemental funding...

Event

Frontiers in Addiction Research Mini-Convention 2021
Monday, November 1, 2021, 11:00 am EDT to Tuesday, November 2, 2021, 3:00 pm EDT
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) will host the Annual NIDA-NIAAA Frontiers in Addiction Research Mini-Convention as a 2-day virtual meeting on November 1-2, 2021. REGISTER For more information and to register for this free event, visit https://apps1.seiservices.com/nida-niaaa/frontiers2021/Default.aspx AGENDA Day 1 Introduction and opening remarks by: Nora Volkow, M.D...
A Multisite Trial of Combined Pharmacotherapies and Behavioral Interventions (COMBINE) for Alcohol Dependence

Description The COMBINE Study is the largest pharmacotherapy trial conducted for Alcohol Use Disorder in the United States. This clinical trial evaluated the efficacy of naltrexone and acamprosate, both alone and in combination, in the context of medical management with and without Combined Behavioral Intervention (CBI). Study Details Sponsor: The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism NCT #: 00006206...

Challenge Prize
A Wearable Alcohol Biosensor - A Second Challenge Note: The Second Biosensor Challenge submission period ended May 15, 2017. Video: Watch the Biosensor Challenge Video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frD2xRhoapc 1 st Prize: $200,000 2 nd Prize: $100,000 The Challenge: To produce a prototype of a sleek, unobtrusive wearable capable of monitoring blood alcohol, non-invasively, and in real time. Such a device would...

Advisory Council Minutes

Minutes of the Second Joint Meeting of the National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Advisory Council on Drug Abuse, and National Cancer Advisory Board

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health Bethesda, Maryland The National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Advisory Council on Drug Abuse, and National Cancer Advisory Board convened for their second joint meeting on February 5, 2014, at National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, Maryland. The councils met together initially in closed session at...

News Release

Alcohol Researchers Prove "Saving Lives" Strategy Effective
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Bethesda, Maryland. If multiple city departments and private citizens join together to implement comprehensive traffic safety strategies, they can significantly reduce traffic deaths and injuries, according to an article by Ralph Hingson, Sc.D., M.P.H., and colleagues at Boston University in the June American Journal of Public Health (Volume 86, No. 6). The Saving Lives program reduced traffic deaths by 25...

Agenda - 2022 National Conference on Alcohol and Other Substance Use Among Women and Girls
2022 National Conference on Alcohol and Other Substance Use in Women and Girls: Advances in Prevention, Treatment and Recovery October 20-21, 2022 CONFERENCE AGENDA DAY 1: Thursday, October 20, 2022 8:00 a.m.–8:10 a.m. ET Welcome & Introductions Deidra Roach, M.D., Program Director, Treatment, Health Services, and Recovery Branch, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), National Institutes of Health...

Advisory Council Minutes

National Advisory Council Meeting - June 8-9, 2011
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NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM Summary of the 127th Meeting June 8-9, 2011 The National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) convened for its 127th meeting at 5:30 p.m. on June 8, 2011, at the Fishers Lane Conference Center in Rockville, Maryland, in closed session for a review of grant applications. The meeting recessed at...

Alcohol-related deaths, which increased during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, continued to rise in 2021
Alcohol-related deaths among individuals ages 16 and older, which increased during the first year of the pandemic, continued to increase during the second year of the pandemic, according to new analyses of 2021 mortality data by National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) researchers. 1 In a previous study, they reported that alcohol-related death numbers soared 25.5% between 2019...

News Release

Using both marijuana and alcohol during early pregnancy may increase the likelihood of disrupting fetal development
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New preclinical research reported in animal models shows that exposure to compounds found in marijuana called cannabinoids (CBs), which includes cannabidiol (CBD) and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), during early pregnancy can cause malformations in the developing embryo. The research also demonstrated that co-exposure to CBs and alcohol increased the likelihood of birth defects involving the face and brain. The study, funded by...

Announcement

NIAAA Fact Sheet: Risky Drinking Can Put a Chill on Your Summer Fun
Summer is a wonderful time for outdoor activities with family and friends. For many people, a day at the beach, on the boat, or at a backyard barbecue will include drinking alcoholic beverages. But drinking impairs both physical and mental abilities, and it also decreases inhibitions—which can lead to tragic consequences on the water, on the road, and in the...

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