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Underage Drinking Research Initiative Working Group Members

Current Chairpersons Vivian Faden, Ph.D. Dale Hereld, Ph.D. Current NIAAA Members John Bowersox Fred Donodeo, M.P.A. Isabel Ellis, M.S.W. Ralph Hingson, Sc.D., M.P.H. Patricia Powell, Ph.D. Mariela Shirley, Ph.D. Aaron White, Ph.D. Bridget Williams-Simmons, Ph.D. Advisory Committee Adrian Angold, M.R.C. Psych Duke University Richard Bonnie, L.L.B. John S. Battle Professor of Law, Director, University of Virginia Institute of Law, Psychiatry...

Dr. Paule Joseph selected as the inaugural American Academy of Nursing Fellow at the National Academy of Medicine

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 this...

ICCFASD Spring 2021 Public Meeting Agenda

INTERAGENCY COORDINATING COMMITTEE ON FETAL ALCOHOL SPECTRUM DISORDERS (ICCFASD) NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM (NIAAA) NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (NIH) AGENDA 2021 PUBLIC MEETING OF THE INTERAGENCY COORDINATING COMMITTEE ON FETAL ALCOHOL SPECTRUM DISORDERS (ICCFASD) Friday, April 23, 2021, 11:00AM to 4:30PM EDT ONLINE live and archived at NIH Video Casting Meeting URL https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=40192 Agenda Time Presenters 11:00...

Statement of NIAAA Director Enoch Gordis, M.D.

Simi Valley, California. Neuroscience research, including studies of alcohol actions on the brain, biological and behavioral mechanisms of chronic drinking, mechanisms of brain damage and cognitive dysfunction, and animal and human genetic studies on the role of genes in mediating behavioral responses to alcohol, is a key to optimal treatments and targeted prevention among persons at risk for alcoholism (alcohol...

ICCFASD Spring 2020 Public Meeting Agenda

2020 Public Meeting of the Interagency Coordinating Committee on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (ICCFASD) National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism 6700B Rockledge Drive ♦ First Floor Conference Center, Rockville, Maryland 20817 On-site free validated parking is available on the day of the meeting for the meeting participants. Bring your parking ticket to the meeting for validation. Watch the videocast...

FY 2010 President's Budget Request for NIAAA - Acting Director's Statement before the Senate Subcommittee on Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations

Statement by Kenneth R. Warren, Ph.D., Acting Director National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism National Institutes of Health Department of Health and Human Services 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...

NIAAA Director's Statement before the House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies, March 19, 1998

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 19, 1998 Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee: The FY1999 President's budget request for the NIAAA is $230,243,000, an increase of $17.5 million over the FY 1998 appropriation. Including the estimated allocation for AIDS, total...

FY 1999 President's Budget Request for NIAAA - Director's Statement Before the House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies

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 19, 1998 Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee: The FY1999 President's budget request for the NIAAA is $230,243,000, an increase of $17.5 million over the FY 1998 appropriation. Including the estimated allocation for AIDS, total...

Agenda - Advisory Council Meeting for September 10, 2020

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM AGENDA 155th Meeting of the NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM Thursday, September 10, 2020 NIH WEBCAST 1:00 PM - 5:15 PM EDT: OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Time Activities Presenters 1:00 CALL TO ORDER AND INTRODUCTION Dr. George Koob 1:15 DIRECTOR'S...

In Memoriam: George Fein, Ph.D.

NIAAA and the addiction research community mourn the passing of Dr. George Fein, a distinguished investigator in the field of neurobehavioral research. Dr. Fein was renowned as an innovative researcher who applied neurotechnology, neuroimaging, and behavioral assessments to advance our understanding of the impacts of aging, alcohol and other substance use disorders, and psychiatric disorders on brain structure and function...

NIAAA Acting Director's Statement before the Senate Subcommittee on Labor-HHS-Education Approporiations on FY2010 Budget Request for NIAAA, May 21, 2009

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...

Webinar - One Year Later: How Have American Drinking Habits Changed During the COVID-19 Pandemic?

A new study supported by National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) gathered insight on the changes in alcohol consumption seen early in the COVID-19 pandemic. To learn more, join the webinar, "One Year Later: How Have American Drinking Habits Changed During the COVID-19 Pandemic?" scheduled for August 10, 2021 at 1:00 PM Eastern Time. Register at https://rtiorg.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_LQo05-g8TpqEPtmUt-C7Kg

NIAAA honors Tom Donaldson with Senator Harold Hughes Award

Tom Donaldson, president and CEO of the National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (NOFAS), received the Senator Harold Hughes Memorial Award today from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), part of the National Institutes of Health. NIAAA Deputy Director Kenneth R. Warren, Ph.D., announced his selection during the 135th meeting of the National Advisory Council on Alcohol...

FY 2008 President's Budget Request for NIAAA - Director's Statement Before the House Subcommittee on Labor-HHS Appropriations

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 March 26, 2007 Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee, thank you for giving me the opportunity to update you on the activities of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. I am Ting-Kai Li, Director...

Scientists rethink alcohol/breast cancer relationship

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,”...

2001-2002 Survey Finds that Many Recover from Alcoholism: Researchers Identify Factors Associated with Abstinent and Non-Abstinent Recovery

More than one-third (35.9 percent) of U.S. adults with alcohol dependence (alcoholism) that began more than one year ago are now in full recovery, according to an article in the current issue of Addiction. The fully recovered individuals show symptoms of neither alcohol dependence nor alcohol abuse and either abstain or drink at levels below those known to increase relapse...

FY 2009 President's Budget Request for NIAAA - Director's Statement before the House Subcommittee on Labor-HHS Appropriations, March 5, 2008

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 Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee: Thank you for giving me the opportunity to update you on the activities of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), the lead agency for U.S. research on...

FY 2009 President's Budget Request for NIAAA - Director's Statement before the House Subcommittee on Labor-HHS Appropriations, March 5, 2008

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 March 5, 2008 Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee: Thank you for giving me the opportunity to update you on the activities of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), the lead agency for...

FY 2002 President's Budget Request for NIAAA - Director's Statement Before the House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees

Statement by Enoch Gordis, M.D., Director National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism National Institutes of Health Department of Health and Human Services I am pleased to present the President's budget request for the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) for Fiscal Year 2002, a sum of $381,966,000, which reflects an increase of $41,288,000 over the comparable Fiscal...

Quetiapine Study Data Access

NIAAA Protocol NCIG 001: A Multisite Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Quetiapine Fumarate XR in Very Heavy-Drinking Alcohol-Dependent Patients Study Details This double-blind, randomized placebo-controlled trial evaluated the efficacy and safety of quetiapine, for the treatment of alcohol use disorder (AUD). Sponsor: The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism’s Clinical Investigations Group (NCIG) NCT #: 00498628 Phase: Phase 2 Treatment...

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