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New preclinical research in rats has identified a link between adolescent alcohol exposure and specific molecular changes in the brain that contribute to increased anxiety in adulthood. A large body of evidence demonstrates a strong relationship between alcohol and anxiety problems in humans. "These findings provide insight into the mechanisms through which alcohol-induced brain changes during adolescence increase vulnerability to...

Wenxing Zha, Ph.D.; Abbas Parsian, Ph.D. Reissuance of PA-17-467(R01), PA-17-468(R03) Purpose The purpose of this Notice of Special Interest (NOSI) is to solicit applications to support the secondary analyses of existing data sets with the goal of enhancing our understanding of the following: 1) the patterns and trajectories of alcohol consumption, and 2) the epidemiology and etiology, including genetics, of...

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism 5635 Fishers Lane, Terrace Level Conference Center, Rockville, Maryland 20852 Wednesday, April 2, 2014 AGENDA Time Session 8:30 a.m. Welcome, Introductions, and Comments Kenneth R. Warren, Ph.D., Deputy Director, NIAAA, NIH, ICCFASD Chairperson 8:40 a.m. Special Focus Panel: Women, Drinking and Pregnancy, FASD Prevention Efforts – Tipping Points, Pivotal Moments, and Future Direction...

HHS Secretary Donna E. Shalala recently announced the appointment of six new members to the National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA). The Council advises on the conduct and support of biomedical and behavioral research, health services research, research training, and health information dissemination with respect to the causes...

News Advisory Updated Guide Offers Clinicians New Tools to Help Patients With Alcohol Problems What: Announces update of Helping Patients Who Drink Too Much: A Clinician’s Guide, produced by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Why: The updated Guide includes a new medications management program that consists of brief...

The number of American adults who abuse alcohol or are alcohol dependent rose from 13.8 million (7.41 percent) in 1991-1992 to 17.6 million (8.46 percent) in 2001-2002, according to results from the 2001-2002 National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions (NESARC), a study directed by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA). The NESARC study -- a...

Community-based and individual-level prevention strategies are effective ways to reduce alcohol use among American Indian and other youth living in rural communities, according to a new study supported by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), part of the National Institutes of Health. The National Institute on Drug Abuse also provided support for the study. “This important study...

Follow @NIAAAnews and @NIDANews on Twitter this Friday 7/17, at 1pm ET for a chat on how marijuana and alcohol impair your driving. Join the chat using #DruggedDriving.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius recently appointed four new members to the National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA). The council advises the Secretary, the Director of the National Institutes of Health and the director of NIAAA on program and policy matters, offers recommendations...

While hand sanitizers containing 60-95% ethyl alcohol can help destroy the coronavirus on surfaces, drinking alcohol—including beverages with high percentages of alcohol—offers no protection from the virus. The concentration of alcohol in the blood after one standard drink is in the range of 0.01–0.03% (a blood alcohol level of 0.01–0.03 gm%), which is a tiny fraction of the concentration needed...

2017 National Conference on Alc​ohol and Opioid Use in Women & Girls: Advances in Prevention, Treatment and Recovery Research October 26 - 27 , 2017 Washington Marriott at Metro Center 775 12th St NW, Washington, DC 20005 A national conference to: Disseminate findings from the latest research on the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of alcohol and other substance misuse among...

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)...

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...

Esta guía ha sido preparada para aquellas personas, y sus familiares y amigos, que buscan opciones para abordar problemas relacionados con el consumo de alcohol. Fue concebida como un recurso para entender cuáles son las opciones de tratamiento disponibles y qué considerar al momento de elegir entre ellas.

A new study released today by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), National Institutes of Health (NIH), estimates that the economic cost of alcohol and drug abuse was $246 billion in 1992, the most recent year for which sufficient data were available. This estimate represents $965 for every man...

National Institutes of Health Director Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., announced today the selection of George F. Koob, Ph.D., as Director of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. Dr. Koob is expected to join the NIH in January 2014. “With his distinguished reputation and vision, I am confident that George will encourage innovative ideas in the basic neurobiology...

"What are you waiting for - last call, or a wake-up call?" is the question to be posed by alcohol research and treatment leaders at a media briefing to be held 10:30-11:30 A.M., Tuesday, April 4, in Georgetown University's Copley Hall. The briefing launches the second annual National Alcohol Screening Day (NASD), a national outreach program designed to educate people...

We have long expected to see increasing substance use in middle and later life with the aging of baby boomers—a demographic that traditionally had a more relaxed attitude to substance use. A recent study funded by the National Institute on Aging reveals the unexpected enormity of the problem and its disastrous consequences for a generation of Americans. In an article...

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM AGENDA 142 nd Meeting of the NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM June 9, 2016 Fishers Lane, Terrace Conference Rooms, Rockville MD 20852 OPEN TO THE PUBLIC 10:15 CALL TO ORDER AND INTRODUCTIONS Dr. George Koob 10:30 HUGHES AWARD PRESENTATION Dr...

The NIAAA-sponsored National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions–III (NESARC–III), conducted from 2012 to 2013, is the newest wave of the largest study ever conducted on alcohol, tobacco, and illicit drug use and disorders; related risk factors; and associated physical and mental disabilities. With data on more than 36,000 U.S. adults, NESARC–III promises to be a primary source of...