National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

Jenica Tapocik is a Staff Neuroscientist in the Laboratory of Clinical & Translational Studies at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism. Jenica is studying addiction and is hoping to better understand how and why people become addicts. She is also studying the difference between the brains of addicted individuals and non-addicted individuals.

Thursday, October 8, 2020, 1:00 pm EDT

Join us for a webinar on NIH-supported research on substance abuse prevention for youth in indigenous communities. Check this site for updates on how to view the webinar, or follow us on Twitter @niaaanews ; and Instagram @niaaanews Videocast link: https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=38651

August 11, 2022

Scientist and certified nurse practitioner Paule V. Joseph, Ph.D. M.S., FNP-BC, FAAN, is the inaugural 2022-2024 American Academy of Nursing (AAN) Fellow at the National Academy of Medicine (NAM). Dr. Joseph ’s selection will be announced in person at the Annual Meeting of the NAM in Washington, D.C. on Monday, October 17. “I congratulate Dr. Joseph on her selection for...

When middle schoolers face pressure to do things that are not right or good for them, they have the right to resist. They have the right to say no, the right not to give a reason why, and the right to just walk away from a situation. Resisting pressure can be hard for some people. Why? They… Are afraid of...

Wednesday, October 16, 2019, 12:00 am EDT to Friday, October 18, 2019, 12:00 am EDT

AHSR has been an annual conference for over a decade that brings leading clinicians, scholars, stakeholders, and community partners to share their discoveries, network with colleagues, and learn the most up-to-date research regarding how to identify, assess, and treat persons with addictions. Learn more and register .

May 6, 2015

April is Alcohol Awareness Month – a good time to learn more about how alcohol use impacts your health and examine your own drinking habits. Bring your health-related questions and come chat with an NIAAA expert. Date: Tuesday, April 28, at 1 p.m. ET. Hashtag: #NIAAAchat

October 19, 2015

This issue of ARCR, Alcohol and the Immune System , reviews a broad range of immune-relevant alcohol research, detailing how alcohol-induced disruption of immune pathways can impair the body’s ability to defend against infection, contribute to organ damage associated with alcohol consumption, impede recovery from tissue injury, and potentially contribute to alcohol use disorder among other issues. You can access...

July 21, 2015

Hear an interview with Dr. Robert Huebner, Director of the Division of Treatment and Recovery Research at NIAAA in this YouTube video with Al-Anon Family Groups . Dr. Huebner discusses the treatment options for alcohol use disorder (AUD), research demonstrating the benefit of support groups, and how family members and friends of someone with an AUD can support that individual’s...

Fetal alcohol exposure occurs when a woman drinks while pregnant. Alcohol can disrupt fetal development at any stage during a pregnancy—including at the earliest stages before a woman even knows she is pregnant.

October 28, 2019

The latest article from Alcohol Research Current Reviews explores interactions between stress and alcohol. Some people drink alcohol for stress relief, but alcohol can actually activate stress systems in the brain, acting as a stressor itself. This review article describes 1) the effects of stress on alcohol drinking and 2) how alcohol interacts with biological stress systems. Findings from animal...

A team of alcohol researchers led by Jack Stapleton, M.D., of the Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa College of Medicine and the Iowa City Veterans Affairs Medical Center, report in the September 6 New England Journal of Medicine , Volume 345, 2001 ( Effect of co-infection with GB virus type C (Hepatitis G Virus) on survival of HIV-infected...

Reporting in today's Early Edition of the August Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers at the University of Texas at Austin and Stanford University describe a novel approach that may help scientists to better understand how alcohols and anesthetic drugs interact with certain brain proteins. The report also provides the strongest evidence to date that alcohols have specific...

Observance helps teens dispel myths about substance use March 23, 2020— National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week ® (NDAFW) marks its 10th anniversary March 30 through April 5, 2020, encouraging communities around the country to SHATTER THE MYTHS® about substance use and addiction. NDAFW is a joint initiative of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and the National Institute...

September 22, 2017

NIH is launching a series of initiatives that are rolling out in 2017-2018 to enhance the accountability and transparency of clinical research. These initiatives target key points along the whole clinical trial lifecycle from concept to results reporting. Learn more about these changes and how they will affect your research. Visit https://grants.nih.gov/policy/clinical-trials.htm for complete details. Select References Building Better Clinical...

Friday, November 17, 2017, 11:00 am EST to Friday, November 17, 2017, 12:00 pm EST

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...

Our studies take place at the NIH Clinical Center in Bethesda, America’s research hospital. If you volunteer to take part in one of our studies, you may have a PET and/or MRI scan. These will take pictures of your brain. It can happen while you are resting and relaxing, or while you are doing a task, such as a memory...