National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

Thursday, February 9, 2023, 12:45 pm EST to Thursday, February 9, 2023, 5:00 pm EST

Meeting of the National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Thursday, February 9, 2023 Agenda: https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/162nd-meeting-national-advisory-council-alcoh… Watch on Videocast: https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=48847

Fri, 02/10/2023 - 12:00

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...

Monday, April 17, 2023, 10:00 am EDT to Monday, April 17, 2023, 4:30 pm EDT

The 2023 Annual Public Meeting of the Interagency Coordinating Committee on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (ICCFASD) will be held on April 17, 2023, 10:00 AM to 4:30 PM EST Full meeting agenda available. The meeting is Videocast and will be available live and archived at https://videocast.nih.gov The meeting direct link (URL): https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=45706 The Interagency Coordinating Committee on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum...

Friday, March 10, 2023, 11:00 am EST to Friday, March 10, 2023, 12:00 pm EST

In this webinar, Ivana Grakalic, PhD will provide an overview of important findings from epidemiological and neuroscience research on harmful drinking among women and girls, including findings from major multi-agency initiatives such as the Collaborative Research on Addiction at NIH (CRAN) Initiative, the Brain Research Through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies ® (BRAIN) Initiative, and the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study (ABCD)...

Fri, 03/03/2023 - 12:00

This article was first published in NIAAA Spectrum Volume 15, Issue 1. Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is a heterogeneous disorder, meaning individuals with AUD differ in their clinical symptoms and in the biological and psychological factors that contribute to their disorder. A better understanding of individual differences in AUD could inform the development of tailored treatment approaches to increase treatment...

FY 2024 Budget Justification

PREAMBLE Research involving the administration of alcohol to human research participants is a critical experimental approach to address fundamental questions on the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamic responses to alcohol and underlying biobehavioral mechanisms, as well as the etiology, treatment, and prevention of alcohol use disorder (AUD). Furthermore, in the context of early medication development, alcohol administration studies are important to investigate...

Breakthrough findings could lead to more effective prevention and treatment strategies for multiple substance use disorders By combing through genomic data of over 1 million people, scientists have identified genes commonly inherited across addiction disorders, regardless of the substance being used. This dataset – one of the largest of its kind – may help reveal new treatment targets across multiple...

Los nuevos descubrimientos pueden dar lugar a estrategias de prevención y tratamiento más eficaces para los trastornos por consumo de múltiples sustancias Al examinar los datos genómicos de más de un millón de personas, los científicos han identificado genes comúnmente heredados en todos los trastornos de adicción, sin importar la sustancia que se consuma. Este conjunto de datos -uno de...

March 24, 2023

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...

Thu, 03/30/2023 - 12:00

This article was first published in NIAAA Spectrum Volume 15, Issue 1. First Alcohol misuse can lead to alcohol-associated hepatitis (AH), a form of liver disease with a high short-term mortality rate in severe cases. Currently, no medications have been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat AH, and liver transplantation is often required due to liver...

Interagency Coordinating Committee on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (ICCFASD) National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) National Institutes of Health (NIH) Agenda 2023 Public Meeting of the Interagency Coordinating Committee on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (ICCFASD) Monday, April 17, 2023, 10:00AM to 4:30PM EDT ONLINE live and archived at NIH VideoCast Meeting URL https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=45706 10:00 am Welcome and Introductions...

2023 PUBLIC MEETING OF THE INTERAGENCY COORDINATING COMMITTEE ON FETAL ALCOHOL SPECTRUM DISORDERS (ICCFASD) Friday, April 17, 2023 Special Panel PART I: WHAT IS WORKING IN YOUR COMMUNITY: LESSONS LEARNED FROM LIVED EXPERIENCES Moderator: Jan Lutke Jan Lutke was the co-chair of the former National Advisory Committee on FASD to Health Canada, Government of Canada, for five years, appointed by...

April 21, 2023

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...

Tuesday, May 9, 2023, 11:00 am EDT to Tuesday, May 9, 2023, 4:00 pm EDT

The 163rd meeting of the National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism will take place on Tuesday May 9, 2023 from 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM EST. The full agenda is available and the event will take place via videocast .