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11th Meeting of the CRAN Joint Advisory Councils
Wednesday, May 10, 2023, 10:00 am EDT to Wednesday, May 10, 2023, 3:30 pm EDT
The 11th joint meeting of the the National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Cancer Advisory Board, and the National Advisory Council on Drug Abuse (CRAN) will take place on Wednesday May 10, 2023 from 10:00 AM - 3:30 PM EST. The full agenda is available and the event will take place via videocast .
Project MATCH Monograph Series
Series Editor: Margaret E. Mattson, Ph.D. It has been more than a decade since the eighth volume of the Project MATCH Monograph Series was published. The initial purpose of this series of manuals was to disseminate methodology developed by the investigators of the multisite clinical trial Project MATCH (1990–1997), an initiative funded by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and...
Minority Health and Health Disparities (MHHD) and Diversity Training Resources
Commitment to Improving Research The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism is committed to improving the quality and quantity of alcohol research studying underrepresented populations. Groups shown to suffer health disparities, or differences in the incidence, morbidity, or mortality associated with alcohol misuse as well as different medical, interpersonal and social consequences include: Racial and ethnic minorities Rural and...
Looking for Science-Based Resources about Alcohol and Health?
April is Alcohol Awareness Month. Alcohol has been very much in the news this year from discussions about the contribution of alcohol in causing cancer to mocktails to Dry January, all reflecting a changing conversation about alcohol. As a result, there is so much information about alcohol in the news and on social media that it can be hard to...
Funding Opportunities
NIAAA seeks grant applications through a variety of requests for applications (RFAs), program announcements (PAs), and other Notices of Funding Opportunities. COVID-19 Funding Information Per NOT-OD-23-095 , “Expiration of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency,” NIH will no longer issue Emergency Notices of Funding Opportunity (NOFOs) related to COVID-19, effective May 12, 2023. Reminders about COVID-19 Related Flexibilities for NIH Grants...
¿Qué es una bebida estándar?
Muchas personas se sorprenden al saber lo que cuenta como una bebida. La cantidad de líquido en su vaso, lata o botella no necesariamente coincide con la cantidad de alcohol que hay realmente en su bebida. Los diferentes tipos de cerveza, vino o licor de malta pueden tener cantidades muy diferentes de contenido de alcohol. Por ejemplo, muchas cervezas ligeras...
What Is A Standard Drink?
Many people are surprised to learn what counts as a drink. The amount of liquid in your glass, can, or bottle does not necessarily match up to how much alcohol is actually in your drink. Different types of beer, wine, or malt liquor can have very different amounts of alcohol content. For example, many light beers have almost as much...

Announcement

In Memoriam: Dr. John M. Littleton
With sadness, NIAAA shares the news of the death of John M. Littleton, M.D., Ph.D., on May 1, 2023. Dr. Littleton's groundbreaking research contributed to our understanding of the development of functional tolerance to alcohol, the role of L-type Ca2+ channels in the physiology of alcohol actions, alcohol-nicotine interactions at the behavioral and cellular levels, and the use of mammalian...
The importance of alcohol screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment in closing the alcohol use disorder treatment gap
This article was first published in NIAAA Spectrum Volume 15, Issue 2. Decades of research have firmly established the importance of asking primary care patients about their alcohol use, providing brief advice about reducing alcohol misuse, and referring them to appropriate alcohol treatments, as necessary. Studies consistently find that these practices, known collectively as alcohol screening, brief intervention, and referral...
Alcohol and Your Brain: A Virtual Reality Experience
Welcome to Alcohol and Your Brain , an interactive activity for youth ages 13 and older to learn about alcohol’s effects on five areas of the brain. This educational experience shares age-appropriate messages through engaging visuals, informative billboards, and narration. Two versions of this activity are available. One is formatted for the virtual reality (VR) environment and the other in...
Alcohol and Your Brain: A Virtual Reality Experience
Welcome to Alcohol and Your Brain , an interactive activity for youth ages 13 and older to learn about alcohol’s effects on five areas of the brain. This educational experience shares age-appropriate messages through engaging visuals, informative billboards, and narration. Two versions of this activity are available. One is formatted for the virtual reality (VR) environment and the other in...
Alcohol-related deaths, which increased during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, continued to rise in 2021
Alcohol-related deaths among individuals ages 16 and older, which increased during the first year of the pandemic, continued to increase during the second year of the pandemic, according to new analyses of 2021 mortality data by National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) researchers. 1 In a previous study, they reported that alcohol-related death numbers soared 25.5% between 2019...
Alcohol and other substance use to cope with social anxiety
This article was first published in NIAAA Spectrum Volume 15, Issue 2. Using alcohol to cope with social anxiety is associated with increased substance use and more consequences among young adults, according to a study by National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)-supported researchers. The findings also suggest that young adults who drink to cope with social anxiety experience...
Alcohol and COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic is affecting every family across the country and will likely have a long-lasting impact on public health and well-being. Alcohol misuse is already a public health concern in the United States, and alcohol has the potential to further complicate the COVID-19 pandemic in multiple ways. Below are links to important resources for the public, clinicians, and researchers...

Directors Reports

Director's Report on Institute Activities to the 115th Meeting of the National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

CONTENTS A. Legislation, Budget, and Policy B. Director’s Activities C. NIAAA Staff and Organization D. Research Priority Emphasis and Core Support Teams E. NIAAA Research Programs F. Scientific Meetings G. Outreach H. Multi-Media Products from NIAAA I. What’s Ahead A. Legislation, Budget, and Policy Congressional Activity Legislation Introduced for NIAAA Name Change Congressman Patrick Kennedy and Senator Joseph Biden have...

Advisory Council Minutes

National Advisory Council Meeting-September 19-20, 2007
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NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM Summary of the 116th Meeting September 19-20, 2007 The National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism convened for its 116th meeting at 5:30 p.m. on September 19, 2007, at the Fishers Lane Conference Center in Rockville, Maryland , in a closed session. The Council convened in open session at 9:00 a.m...

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