Two to three brief training sessions can significantly increase pediatricians’ use of techniques for identifying and treating young people with potential alcohol, substance use, and mental health problems, according to a new study in a large pediatric primary care clinic. Collectively known as screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT), such techniques could be important tools for preventing and...

Research supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has identified brain patterns in humans that appear to underlie “resilient coping,” the healthy emotional and behavioral responses to stress that help some people handle stressful situations better than others. People encounter stressful situations and stimuli everywhere, every day, and studies have shown that long-term stress can contribute to a broad...

Inherited variations in the amount of an innate anxiety-reducing molecule help explain why some people can withstand stress better than others, according to a new study led by researchers at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). “Stress response is an important variable in vulnerability to alcohol dependence and other...

Katie Kaugars is a Post-bacc researcher at the National Institutes of Health in the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism. Katie is studying the genetics behind alcoholism, and how genes can contribute to the development of alcoholism. Katie works in the Laboratory of Behavioral & Genomic Neuroscience.

Spring 2016 Meetings of the Interagency Coordinating Committee on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (ICCFASD): Wednesday, April 13, 9 am – 5 pm ICCFASD Work Group Meetings (closed to the public). Thursday, April 14, 8:30 am – 4 pm - ICCFASD Meeting (open to the public). Videocast: https://videocast.nih.gov/summary.asp?live=18890&bhcp=1

The Open Session of the National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism will take place on February 7, 2019 from 10 AM - 3 PM. You can view the agenda for more details and tune in to the webcast if you can't make it in person.

Lecture Title: Neurodevelopment and Alcohol: From Cell Adhesion to Cell Phones Presenter: Michael E. Charness, M.D. Chief of Staff, VA Boston Healthcare System; Faculty Associate Dean and Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School; Associate Dean and Professor of Neurology, Boston University School of Medicine For additional details visit www.niaaa.nih.gov/about-niaaa/our-work/research-portfolio/projects-init…

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.

NIAAA will host a Twitter chat with the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) Chat with @NIAAAnews and @ASAMorg about medication options for alcohol use disorder. October 6 at 12:30pm # AlcoholChat This event takes place in conjunction with ASAM's State of the Art Course in Addiction Medicine, October 6 - 8 in Washington, DC.

Open Session: Joint Meeting of the National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, the National Advisory Council on Drug Abuse, and the National Cancer Advisory Board for Collaborative Research on Addiction at NIH (CRAN). AGENDA Hours subject to change; check the website for updates closer to the date of the event.

NIAAA hosted a Twitter chat with the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) on October 6, 2016 at 12:30pm. # AlcoholChat You can access the chat at https://storify.com/NIAAAnews/chat-medications-for-alcohol-use-disorder This event takes place in conjunction with ASAM's State of the Art Course in Addiction Medicine, October 6 - 8 in Washington, DC. Follow NIAAA at https://twitter.com/niaaanews

The most recent issue of the NIAAA Spectrum is now available online. Among other topics, the current installment features stories on-- Sex differences in NIAAA’s alcohol research; the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study Highlights of recent CollegeAIM outreach efforts Dr. Ken Warren’s retirement; and Dr. Trish Powell’s appointment as Acting Deputy Director. Visit www.spectrum.niaaa.nih.gov for more.

Sharon Newburg-Rinn, Ph.D. Social Science Research Analyst Office of Data, Analysis, Research & Evaluation Children’s Bureau, Administration for Children & Families (ACF) U.S. Dept. Health & Human Services Switzer Building 330 C Street, SW, Room 3042 Washington, DC 20201 Phone: (202) 205-0749 Email: [email protected] Biographical Summary Sharon Newburg-Rinn has a Ph.D. in Human Development with an emphasis on measurement and...

In this "First Steps to Al-Anon Recovery" podcast, you will hear an interview with Dr. George Koob, Director of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), as he discusses the impacts of alcoholism on family members and friends. For more reasons to try Al-Anon, visit al-anon.org. Al-Anon members: Please remember to maintain anonymity in your comments and don't...

The National Institutes of Health will hold the third Joint Meeting of the National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Cancer Advisory Board, and the National Advisory Council on Drug Abuse. When: Wednesday, February 4, 2015, at 9 AM Where: 5635 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20852, Terrace Conference Rooms The meeting will be webcast on https://videocast.nih.gov/summary.asp?live=15490&bhcp=1 To view...

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 recovery...

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...

Webinar: "An Introduction to Online Human Research Strategies: Recruitment, Management, and Intervention” Friday, May 8, 2020 2:30 pm –3:30 pm Eastern Speakers: Dr. Steven Ondersma, Dr. Karen Ingersoll, and Dr. Jaimee Heffner will address the following: This webinar is designed for investigators interested in moving some or all of their research programs online as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic...

Substance Use Category and Year Unweighted N (sample) Weighted N (population) Percent S.E. Substance use (past 30 days) Any drinking 2015 11,380 39,310,618 53.1 0.5 2014 10,734 40,250,529 54.8 0.5 2013 10,418 39,333,571 53.5 0.7 2012 10,509 40,129,316 54.5 0.6 2011 10,703 38,802,142 52.9 0.6 2010 11,221 38,823,400 53.3 0.5 2009 10,821 39,183,868 53.2 0.6 2008 10,646 38,745,969 52.8 0.6...

A family-based prevention program designed to help adolescents avoid substance use and other risky behavior proved especially effective for a group of young teens with a genetic risk factor contributing toward such behavior, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Georgia. The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) and the National Institute on Drug...