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A Multisite Trial of Combined Pharmacotherapies and Behavioral Interventions (COMBINE) for Alcohol Dependence Description The COMBINE Study is the largest pharmacotherapy trial conducted for Alcohol Use Disorder in the United States. This clinical trial evaluated the efficacy of naltrexone and acamprosate, both alone and in combination, in the context of medical management with and without Combined Behavioral Intervention (CBI). Sponsor...

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM AGENDA 154th Meeting of the NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM Tuesday, May 12, 2020 6700-B Rockledge Dr., Bethesda, MD 20817 NIH Videocast 1:00 PM to 3:30 PM EDT: OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Time Activities Presenters 1:00 CALL TO ORDER AND...

The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) today released The Physicians' Guide to Helping Patients with Alcohol Problems, a step by step approach to aid primary care physicians during routine office visits in identifying and advising patients at risk for or experiencing alcohol problems. Developed by NIAAA with an interdisciplinary working group of alcohol researchers and health professionals...

Use the following role-playing exercise to explore and discuss expectations around alcohol with your middle schooler. To view or download printouts of the scripts, please click here [PDF – 3.98 MB]. Role-Playing Exercise Do you think drinking a sports drink will make you a better athlete? What about if you wear the coolest new clothes—will everyone stop and check you...

Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee: As the new Director of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), I am pleased to present the President’s Budget request for the Institute. The fiscal year (FY) 2015 NIAAA budget request of $446,017,000 reflects an increase of $606,000 over the comparable FY 2014...

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM AGENDA 139 th Meeting of the NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM June 10, 2015 Wednesday, 10:15 AM-4:00 PM, Fishers Lane, Terrace Conference Rooms, Rockville MD 20852 OPEN TO THE PUBLIC 10:15 CALL TO ORDER AND INTRODUCTIONS Dr. George Koob 10:30...

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM AGENDA 152nd Meeting of the NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM Thursday, September 12, 2019 6700 B Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20817 Webcast Open Session September 12, 2019 09:30 AM - 3:00 PM: OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Time Activities Presenters 09:30...

The Justice Issues Work Group – one of four work groups established by the Interagency Coordinating Committee on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (ICCFASD) to address special issues and to plan and implement directed activities – is led by Scott Pestridge, Senior Policy Advisor, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Mr. Pestridge is also the U.S. Department of Justice representative...

Researchers have identified a mechanism by which the eight amino acid peptide NAP, an active fragment of a neuroprotective brain protein, protects against alcohol-induced embryo toxicity and growth retardation in mice. Their findings bring alcohol researchers a critical step closer to developing pharmacologic agents to prevent alcohol-induced fetal damage. The study, funded by the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute...

An estimated 3.3 million women between the ages of 15 and 44 years are at risk of exposing their developing baby to alcohol because they are drinking, sexually active, and not using birth control to prevent pregnancy, according to the latest CDC Vital Signs report released today. The report also found that 3 in 4 women who want to get...

This article was first published in NIAAA Spectrum Volume 15, Issue 1. Drinking too much—whether on a single occasion or over many years—can take a serious toll on an individual’s health. Clinicians across the health care spectrum can play important roles in preventing and treating the harmful effects of alcohol. This role is particularly important among providers who manage patients...

Statement by Enoch Gordis, M.D., Director National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism National Institutes of Health Department of Health and Human Services March 2, 1999 Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee: The FY 2000 budget request for NIAAA is $248.9 million, excluding AIDS, an increase of $5.8 million or 2.4 percent over the current FY 1999 amount. Including...

Statement by Ting-Kai Li, M.D., Director National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism National Institutes of Health Department of Health and Human Services April 8, 2003 For the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism I am pleased to present the President’s budget request for the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) for Fiscal Year 2004. The Fiscal...

Shailesh Kumar September 07, 2023 Purpose The concept aims to explore the influence of sleep disturbance on hyperkatifeia during alcohol withdrawal. It seeks to gain a comprehensive understanding of hyperkatifeia’s features and its connection with sleep disruptions, while also developing focused interventions to alleviate symptoms, enhance emotional regulation, and improve the well-being of individuals experiencing hyperkatifeia. Background Alcohol induced withdrawal...

The latest issue of NIAAA Spectrum is now available. In this issue: Feature "Alcohol and "Deaths of Despair" In 2015, Princeton University economists Anne Case, Ph.D., and Angus Deaton, Ph.D., reported something unexpected. After decreasing since the end of World War II, rates of death began to increase in the United States for people in some groups. The rise in...

About the Mark Keller Honorary Lecture Series Lecture Date Lecturer Name Lecture Title November 29, 2018 Philip A. May, Ph.D. Prevalence of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: Characteristics and Correlates November 30, 2017 Kenneth J. Sher, Ph.D Development and Resolution of Alcohol Use Disorders November 3, 2016 Michael Charness, M.D. Neurodevelopment and Alcohol: From Cell Adhesion to Cell Phones November 5...

Statement by Enoch Gordis, M.D., Director National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism National Institutes of Health Department of Health and Human Services March 4, 1997 I am pleased to be here with you today to discuss the many scientific advances and research opportunities at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA). The NIAAA is the foremost Federal...

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES National Institutes of Health Statement by Enoch Gordis, M.D., Director National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism March 4, 1997 Formal statement before the House Committe on Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies, Tuesday, March 4, 1997. I am pleased to be here with you today to discuss...

NIAAA and the alcohol research community mourn the passing of Dr. Kathleen “Kathy” Carroll, Yale School of Medicine, a distinguished grantee and expert on substance use disorders. Visit the Yale School of Medicine profile page for additional details about Dr. Carroll’s research. NIAAA grieves the loss of Dr. Samuel W. French, a renowned expert on alcohol associated liver disease and...

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM AGENDA 148th Meeting of the NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM Tuesday, May 15, 2018 Fishers Lane, Terrace Conference Rooms, Rockville MD 20852 9:45 AM - 3:00 PM: OPEN TO THE PUBLIC 9:45 CALL TO ORDER AND INTRODUCTIONS Dr. George Koob...