National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

In this "First Steps to Al-Anon Recovery" podcast, you will hear an interview with Dr. Kenneth Warren, Acting Director of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), as he discusses current alcoholism research and how it involves family members affected by someone's alcoholism. For more reasons to try Al-Anon, visit al-anon.org. Al-Anon members: Please remember to maintain anonymity...

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...

Our laboratory has been actively investigating basic liver biology and liver immunology. By using the knowledge gained through these studies, we are investigating the immunological aspects and molecular pathogenesis of alcohol-associated liver disease (ALD) and liver cancer, and exploring novel therapeutic targets for the treatment of these maladies. Recent Cover Stories Monocyte-derived macrophages repair necrotic liver lesions . Journal of...

The Section on Neuroendocrinology focuses on the endocannabinoid system, which is involved in the regulation of appetite and the metabolism of lipids, and is therefore implicated in obesity, alcoholism and cardiovascular disease. The Section previously provided the first evidence that mice deficient in the cannabinoid receptor CB1 showed reduced food intake following temporary food deprivation. However, the use of rimonabant...

The Division of Epidemiology and Prevention Research (DEPR) promotes and supports applied, translational, and methodological research on the epidemiology and prevention of hazardous alcohol consumption and related behaviors, alcohol use disorder, alcohol-related mortality and morbidity, and other alcohol-related problems and consequences. DEPR advances its mission by: identifying scientific opportunities and gaps in current knowledge; setting research priorities; stimulating and supporting...

The Division of Neuroscience and Behavior (DNB) promotes research on ways in which neuronal and behavioral systems are influenced by genetic, developmental, and environmental factors in conjunction with alcohol exposure to engender alcohol use disorder.