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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...

El trastorno por consumo de alcohol en los Estados Unidos en grupos por edades y características demográficas

Prevalencia del trastorno por consumo de alcohol en el último año Personas de 12 años y más Según la Encuesta Nacional sobre la Salud y el Consumo de Drogas (NSDUH, por su sigla en inglés) de 2023, un total de 28.9 millones de personas de 12 años y más (el 10.2% en este grupo de edad) presentaron trastorno por consumo...

El consumo de alcohol entre menores de edad en los Estados Unidos (de 12 a 20 años)

Prevalencia del consumo de alcohol entre menores de edad en personas de 12 a 20 años Prevalencia del consumo de alcohol durante toda la vida Según la Encuesta Nacional sobre la Salud y el Consumo de Drogas (NSDUH, por su sigla en inglés) de 2023, un total de 12.6 millones de personas de 12 a 20 años (el 33.1% en...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Un estudio financiado por los NIH encuentra una brecha en el tratamiento de la hepatitis C para las personas con trastorno por consumo de alcohol

Un nuevo estudio avalado por los Institutos Nacionales de la Salud demuestra que las personas con trastorno por consumo de alcohol (o AUD en inglés) tienen menos probabilidades de recibir medicamentos antivirales para la hepatitis C, a pesar de que las guías actuales recomiendan el tratamiento antiviral independientemente del consumo de alcohol. El tratamiento antiviral de acción directa es altamente...

Neurogenetics Lab Scan Suggests Genetic Linkage on Chromosomes 4 and 11

Washington, D.C. Jeffrey C. Long, Ph.D., David Goldman, M.D., and coworkers in the Laboratory of Neurogenetics, Division of Intramural Clinical and Biological Research, NIAAA, report in this month's Neuropsychiatric Genetics (Volume 81, Number 3) highly suggestive evidence in one region of chromosome 11 and good evidence in one region of chromosome 4 for linkage to alcohol dependence (commonly termed alcoholism)...

NIAAA Director's Statement before the House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies, March 19, 1998

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES National Institutes of Health Statement by Enoch Gordis, M.D., Director National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism March 19, 1998 Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee: The FY1999 President's budget request for the NIAAA is $230,243,000, an increase of $17.5 million over the FY 1998 appropriation. Including the estimated allocation for AIDS, total...

FY 1999 President's Budget Request for NIAAA - Director's Statement Before the House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies

Statement by Enoch Gordis, M.D., Director National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism National Institutes of Health Department of Health and Human Services March 19, 1998 Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee: The FY1999 President's budget request for the NIAAA is $230,243,000, an increase of $17.5 million over the FY 1998 appropriation. Including the estimated allocation for AIDS, total...

Appendix C Participant List

April 23-24, 1998 • Ramada Inn • Bethesda, Maryland Megan Adamson, M.D. National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism 6000 Executive Boulevard, Suite 402 Bethesda, Maryland 20892-7003 (301) 443-4354 (301) 443-7043 FAX E-mail: [email protected] Bruce Allen, Dr.P.H. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science 1621 East 120th Street Los Angeles, California 90059 (213) 563-5842...

NIAAA Director's Statement Before the House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies

Statement by Enoch Gordis, M.D., Director National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism National Institutes of Health Department of Health and Human Services March 4, 1997 I am pleased to be here with you today to discuss the many scientific advances and research opportunities at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA). The NIAAA is the foremost Federal...

NIAAA Director's Statement before the House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies, March 4, 1997

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES National Institutes of Health Statement by Enoch Gordis, M.D., Director National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism March 4, 1997 Formal statement before the House Committe on Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies, Tuesday, March 4, 1997. I am pleased to be here with you today to discuss...

COGA Genome Scan Suggests Linkage on Chromosomes 1, 2, 4, and 7

Washington, D.C. Theodore Reich, M.D., Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, and colleagues at that university and others in the NIAAA-supported Collaborative Study on the Genetics of Alcoholism (COGA) report in this month's Neuropsychiatric Genetics (Volume 81, Number 3) highly suggestive evidence on chromosomes 1 and 7 and more modest evidence on chromosome 2 for linkage...

Scientists Find Genes That Influence Brain Wave Patterns

Scientists have identified new genes and pathways that influence an individual’s typical pattern of brain electrical activity, a trait that may serve as a useful surrogate marker for more genetically complex traits and diseases. One of the genes, for example, was found to be associated with alcoholism. A report of the findings by researchers at the National Institute on Alcohol...

Ting-Kai Li, M.D. Named New Director of NIH’s Alcohol Research Institute

Bethesda, Maryland — National Institutes of Health Director Elias A. Zerhouni, M.D. today announced the appointment of Ting-Kai Li, M.D. as the new director of the NIH’s National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA). Dr. Li is currently Distinguished Professor, Department of Medicine, and of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis, where he...

FY 2005 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 I am pleased to present the President's budget request for the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) for Fiscal Year 2005, a sum of $441,911,000, which reflects an increase of $13,486,000 over the comparable Fiscal...

FY 2005 Hearing on Substance Abuse and Mental Health - Director's Statement Before the House Appropriations Subcommittee

Members of the Committee, thank you for your concern about alcohol, drug, and mental health problems, issues that rank very high in their impact on public health and on the Nation. I thank my distinguished colleagues for their contributions in these areas and for sharing in our discussion today. I am Dr. Ting-Kai Li, Director of the National Institute on...

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