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Major Initiatives

NIAAA’s major initiatives seek to address alcohol-related issues across the lifespan. Our aim is to reduce the tremendous burden of illness resulting from the misuse of alcohol by: Preventing children and adolescents from beginning and continuing to drink alcohol Offering effective intervention for problem alcohol use at all ages To accomplish this, we support research in areas ranging from basic...

In Memoriam - Enoch Gordis, MD

NIAAA and the scientific community mourn the death on April 5th of Enoch Gordis, M.D., who served as the NIAAA director from 1986 to 2001. Dr. Gordis emphasized science as a way of understanding alcohol use disorder (AUD). He earned his undergraduate and medical degrees at Columbia University in New York City. Trained in internal medicine, Dr. Gordis conducted research...

Interagency Work Group on Drinking and Drug Use in Women and Girls

In the 1990s, the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), National Institutes of Health (NIH), began sponsoring the Work Group on Women, Drinking, and Pregnancy, one of four work groups then supported by the Interagency Coordinating Committee on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (ICCFASD). In 2018, the Work Group changed its name to the Interagency Work Group on Drinking...

Multilingual Health Information

The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) offers many easy-to-understand patient resources on alcohol use disorder, alcohol’s effects on health, alcohol overdose, and related topics in multiple languages, such as Spanish, Chinese, and Russian. See our multilingual resources below.

NIAAA Statement on Research Priorities and Procedures

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, NIH Research Priorities and Procedures The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) is one of the 27 institutes and centers that comprise the National Institutes of Health (NIH). NIAAA supports and conducts research on the impact of alcohol use on human health and well-being. It is the largest funder of alcohol...

ICCFASD Members

CHAIRPERSON Patricia A. Powell, Ph.D. National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) Scientific Coordinator and Executive Secretary of the ICCFASD Tatiana Balachova, Ph.D. National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) ICCFASD Members: Agency Representatives Jon Dunbar-Cooper, M.A., C.P.P. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Bill Dunty, Ph.D. National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) Martha...

Agenda - Advisory Council Meeting for February 8, 2018

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM AGENDA 147th Meeting of the NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM Thursday, February 8, 2018 5635 Fishers Lane, Terrace Conference Rooms, Rockville MD 20852 10:15 AM - 3:00 PM: OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Time Activities Presenters 10:15 CALL TO ORDER AND...

NIAAA T32 and T35 Supplemental Information

Supplemental Information for National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) Institutional National Research Service Awards (T32 and T35) I. INTRODUCTION This policy statement of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) supplements the general guidelines of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) as described in the program announcements “Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Institutional...

Conduct a Brief Intervention: Build Motivation and a Plan for Change

With a brief intervention, you can help patients who drink too much to cut back or quit alcohol use as needed.

NIH updates comprehensive resource to address college drinking

CollegeAIM stays in-step with latest college alcohol intervention research. Since it was first launched in 2015, the CollegeAIM (Alcohol Intervention Matrix) guide and website has provided research-based information to help college officials address harmful and underage student drinking by identifying effective alcohol interventions. Developed by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, part of the National Institutes of Health...

NIAAA Director George F. Koob, PhD, Discusses the NIH BRAIN Initiative

In recognition of The BRAIN Initiative’s 10-year milestone of advancing neuroscience and neurotechnology research, Dr. Koob discussed NIAAA’s participation in the NIH BRAIN Initiative over the years and the impactful science advances that the initiative helped generate. The BRAIN Initiative is marking a milestone—10 years of advancing neuroscience and neurotechnology research by funding innovative projects. As part of a rotating...

Pre-Application Webinar (PAR-23-244): Alcohol-related Cancer Risk

Pre-Application Webinar: Population Approaches to Reducing Alcohol-related Cancer Risk Date: October 19, 2023 Time: 2:00-3:00 PM ET Register: https://cancercontrol.cancer.gov/brp/events/pre-application-webinar-pop… This webinar will provide information about PAR-23-244 "Population Approaches to Reducing Alcohol-related Cancer Risk (R01 Clinical Trial Optional).” This funding opportunity aims to support research on interdisciplinary population approaches to increasing awareness of the relationship between alcohol and cancer risk, understanding...

Percent distribution of principal (first-listed) diagnoses among discharges with any (all-listed) mention of an alcohol-related diagnosis for U.S. population ages 12 and older, 2015.

8.2% alcoholic psychoses 2.5% alcohol dependence syndrome 2.6% alcohol-related cirrhosis 1.7% other specified and unspecified cirrhosis without mention of alcohol 0.7% nondependent abuse of alcohol 0.3% alcohol poisoning 84.0% alcohol–related, non–first–listed diagnosis Total number of discharges with any (all-listed) mention of an alcohol-related diagnosis = approximately 2.6 million

Surveillance Report #118

LIVER CIRRHOSIS MORTALITY IN THE UNITED STATES: NATIONAL, STATE, AND REGIONAL TRENDS, 2000–2019 Chiung M. Chen, M.A. Young-Hee Yoon, Ph.D. CSR, Incorporated 1 Suite 220 22375 Broderick Drive Sterling, VA 20166 February 2022 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Public Health Service National Institutes of Health 1 CSR, Incorporated, operates the Alcohol Epidemiologic Data System (AEDS) under Contract No...

Carga mundial

A nivel mundial, el consumo indebido de alcohol fue el séptimo factor de riesgo de muerte prematura y discapacidad en 2016. 1 En 2016, el consumo indebido de alcohol fue el principal factor de riesgo de muerte y discapacidad entre las personas de 15 a 49 años. 1 En 2016, aproximadamente el 14.0% del total de muertes entre las personas...

Agenda - NIAAA 50th Anniversary Science Symposium

NIAAA 50 th Symposium Webcast Day 1: November 30, 2020 View the recording of Day 1, November 30, 2020 - https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=38978 00:04 Welcome and Overview - George F. Koob, Ph.D., Director, NIAAA 03:34 Alcohol as a Coping Response: Hyperkatifeia, Deaths of Despair, and COVID-19 - George F. Koob, Ph.D., Director, NIAAA 20:48 Age, Period, and Cohort Effects in Alcohol Use...

Join a Study

Browse Selected Studies: Study#14-AA-0181: NIAAA Natural History Protocol Study#16-AA-0037: A Study Drug’s Effects on Brain Receptors and Alcohol Self-Administration Study#08-AA-0178: Developing a Human Laboratory Model for Alcohol Self-Administration Study#17-AA-0171: Nicotinic Receptor Genetic Variation and Alcohol Reward Study#000036-AA: Alirocumab in Non-treatment Seeking Heavy Drinkers Study#14-AA-0066: Task Development Study#18-AA-0098: Socioemotional Processing associated with Alcohol Use Disorder & Craving Control Using Neurofeedback Study#20-AA-0057...

College students head back to campus in an uncertain time

Each fall, nearly 20 million young adults begin college, with nearly 12 million attending full time. 1 The first six weeks of freshman year are a particularly vulnerable time for underage college drinking, harmful drinking, and alcohol-related consequences. Student expectations and social pressures at the start of the academic year contribute to this vulnerability. Additionally, due to widespread virtual classes...

Alcohol-Related Emergencies and Deaths in the United States

The rate of all alcohol-related emergency department visits increased 47.0% between 2006 and 2014, which translates to an average annual increase of 210,000 alcohol-related emergency department visits. 1 Estimates suggest that alcohol played a role in at least 7.1% of emergency department visits and 17.4% of deaths due to opioid overdoses in 2020. 2,3 The Alcohol-Related Disease Impact application estimates...

NESARC-III Study Data Access and Resources

Description The National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions-III (NESARC-III) was sponsored, designed and directed by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA). Sponsor: The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism NCT #: 01273220 Study Type: Observational Number of Participants: 36,309 Population: A cross-sectional, nationally representative sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population of the United States...

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