Proportions of welfare recipients using, abusing, or dependent on alcohol or illicit drugs are consistent with proportions of both the adult U.S. population and adults who do not receive welfare, report National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism researchers in the November American Journal of Public Health. However, certain age, gender, and ethnic characteristics of the general population group with...

Prenatal exposure to even low doses of alcohol may lead to severe and highly variable deficits in the brain of a fetus, according to a new study conducted in mice. Researchers report that the unpredictable nature of the deficits may be due to inconsistencies in how fetal brain cells activate a protective response to alcohol and other harmful compounds. The...

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On November 17, join the Addiction Policy Forum and the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) for a Facebook Live Event: "Choosing Quality Alcohol Treatment: A Conversation With the Developers of the NIAAA Alcohol Treatment Navigator" Speakers: Dr. Patricia Powell, NIAAA Deputy Director Dr. Lori Ducharme, Navigator Lead Developer Moderator: Mark O’Brien, VP of State and Local Affairs...

Above: Dr. Bin Gao, Chief of the Laboratory of Liver Diseases in the Division of Intramural Clinical and Biological Research (DICBR), NIAAA. (Credit: NIH IRP) The following is an excerpt from a web page feature from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Intramural Research Program (IRP): While many people may enjoy an occasional alcoholic beverage, excessive alcohol consumption causes adverse...

NIH-funded multi-site clinical trial suggests that smokers may also benefit A new medication that targets part of the brain’s stress system may help reduce alcohol use in people with alcohol use disorder (AUD), according to a new study by researchers at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), part of the National Institutes of Health. “Medications have become...

Nearly 32 million adults in the United States (13 percent of the U.S. population aged 18 and older) consumed more than twice the number of drinks considered binge drinking on at least one occasion, according to a 2013 survey that asked about past-year drinking. This higher level of drinking is associated with increased health and safety risks. A report of...

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...

Home General Info Agenda Accommodations and Logistics Contact Registration Recommended Reading Our Sponsors 2017 National Conference on Alcohol and Opioid Use in Women & Girls: Advances in Prevention, Treatment and Recovery Research October 26 - 27, 2017 Washington Marriott at Metro Center 775 12th Street NW Washington, DC USA A national conference to: 1) Disseminate findings from the latest research...

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...

NIAAA hosted a webinar, "How Does Alcohol Impact the Lives of Older Adults – And What Can We Do About It?" on Tuesday, December 3, 2024, from 12:00 noon-1:00 pm ET. The webinar featured three presentations: Trends in Alcohol Use Among Older Adults Dr. Katherine Keyes What are the Impacts of Alcohol Use in Older Adults? Dr. Sara Jo Nixon...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...