Scientists at the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) have identified a previously unknown gene variant that doubles an individual’s risk for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). The new functional variant, or allele, is a component of the serotonin transporter gene ( SERT), site of action for the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) that are...

An estimated 17.6 million American adults (8.5 percent) meet standard diagnostic criteria for an alcohol use disorder * and approximately 4.2 million (2 percent) meet criteria for a drug use disorder. Overall, about one-tenth (9.4 percent) of American adults, or 19.4 million persons, meet clinical criteria for a substance use disorder--either an alcohol or drug use disorder or both--according to...

In this video, you will hear an interview with Dr. Robert Huebner, Director of the Division of Treatment and Recovery Research at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), as he discusses the treatment options for alcohol use disorders, pertaining to the drinker and to the drinker's family members and friends. For more reasons to try Al-Anon, visit...

The most recent issue of the NIAAA Spectrum is now available online at https://www.spectrum.niaaa.nih.gov/. Among other topics, the current installment features: A spotlight on the winners of NIAAA’s Wearable Alcohol Biosensor Challenge; A profile of the Intramural Section on Nuclear Magnetic Resonance; Highlights of NIAAA activities at the upcoming 2016 Research Society on Alcoholism meeting; and An interview with Dr...

With profound sadness, staff at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism note the passing of Loren (Larry) Parsons, Ph.D., of the Committee on the Neurobiology of Addictive Disorders (CNAD) at The Scripps Research Institute. Colleagues remember Dr. Parsons as a brilliant neuroscientist, a dynamic leader in CNAD and a wonderful, well-loved human being. Dr. Parsons developed a spectacular...

The 2020 ICCFASD Annual Public Meeting will be held on March 9, 2020 at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, 6700B Rockledge Drive, First Floor Conference Center, Bethesda, Maryland 20817. On-site guest parking will be available. If you can’t come to the meeting in-person, the meeting will be available live and archived at NIH VideoCasting The Interagency Coordinating...

March 26-27, 2018 Food and Drug Administration Great Room – White Oak Campus 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Silver Spring, MD Link for watching the workshop remotely: https://collaboration.fda.gov/greatv/ Home General Info Agenda Accommodations and Logistics Contact Registration Our Sponsors Our Sponsors Food and Drug Administration (FDA) National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) American Association for the Study of Liver...

On Friday, June 7 the Interagency Coordinating Committee on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (ICCFASD) will meet. This meeting is open to the public, who can attend in person or watch the videocast. View the meeting agenda In person attendance (on-site guest parking is available): National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism 6700B Rockledge Drive, First Floor Conference Center Rockville, Maryland...

Flying footballs, couch potato mice, and what can happen with explosive-propelled iron spikes are just a few of the interactive tools that scientists from the National Institutes of Health used to teach young people about the amazing human brain at the National Museum of Health and Medicine in Silver Spring, Md., on March 14 and 15. The NIH activities are...

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, Addiction Policy Forum...

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...

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...

Time course and metabolism are important factors According to National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) scientists, existing epidemiologic evidence supporting the relationship between moderate alcohol consumption and breast cancer risk needs further study. “Understanding how and when alcohol consumption increases breast cancer risk is important for a full understanding of how moderate alcohol drinking impacts women’s overall health,”...

A common genetic variant influences individual responses and adaptation to pain and other stressful stimuli and may underlie vulnerability to many psychiatric and other complex diseases, reports David Goldman, M.D., Chief, Laboratory of Neurogenetics, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, and colleagues at NIAAA and the University of Michigan. COMT val 158met Genotype Affects m-Opioid Neurotransmitter Responses to a...

Two experimental compounds prevent one of the cellular events that is a likely contributor to fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS), according to a new study supported by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA). A report of the study, by scientists at Harvard Medical School and the National Institute on Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), appears in the...

A National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism analysis of data from 1997, the first year that all states and the District of Columbia included Hispanic origin on death certificates, reveals that risk for liver cirrhosis mortality is higher among white men and women of Hispanic origin than among non-Hispanic black and white Americans. Cirrhosis death rates are highest among...

Viewing pictures of alcoholic beverages activates the prefrontal cortex and the anterior thalamus in alcoholics but not in moderate drinkers, report Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) researchers in the April Archives of General Psychiatry. The research team is the first to use fMRI (functional magnetic resonance imaging) to examine whether alcohol cues stimulate specific brain regions. "The activated brain...

April is Alcohol Awareness Month and a good time for a Twitter chat on alcohol and other substance use disorders, including those involving opioids, tobacco, and other substances. Join National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (@NIAAAnews) and the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (@NIH_NCCIH) for a Twitter chat on April 25 from 3 to 4 p.m. ET...

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...

The National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, the National Advisory Council on Drug Abuse, and the National Cancer Advisory Board Joint Meeting Thursday, December 13, 2012 11:30 am to 1:00 pm ET 1-888-324-8014 (toll-free); Passcode is 4418818 Agenda 11:30 am Call to Order Lawrence A. Tabak, D.D.S., Ph.D., Principal Deputy Director, NIH Review of Policy and Procedures Justin...