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A hangover refers to a set of symptoms that occur as a consequence of excessive alcohol use. Typical symptoms include fatigue, weakness, thirst, headache, muscle aches, nausea, stomach pain, vertigo, sensitivity to light and sound, anxiety, irritability, sweating, and increased blood pressure.

Beber hasta tener una laguna mental se ha vuelto popular en los últimos años. Las lagunas mentales inducidas por el alcohol pueden resultar en no recordar lo que sucedió cuando estaba intoxicado y en un riesgo drásticamente mayor de sufrir lesiones y otras consecuencias nocivas. Cualquier persona que bebe alcohol puede tener lagunas, no importa su edad o su experiencia...

Drinking to the point of a blackout has gained pop culture notoriety in recent years. Alcohol-induced blackouts can lead to impaired memory of events that transpired while intoxicated, and a drastically increased risk of injuries and other harms. They can occur in anyone who drinks alcohol, no matter their age or level of experience with drinking. In this factsheet, we...

Si usted o un ser querido necesita ayuda con un problema de alcohol, hay varias opciones además de recibir tratamiento en persona. Puede tomar programas autoguiados en línea para reducir o dejar de consumir alcohol. Y puede participar en grupos de apoyo muto en línea. Puede crear un plan de cuidados que combine algunas o todas estas opciones. Tratamientos a...

Desde los tiempos antiguos, las personas han consumido alcohol para aliviar el dolor. Los estudios de laboratorio confirman que el alcohol, de hecho, reduce el dolor en seres humanos y en animales. Aún más, investigaciones recientes sugieren que el 28% de las personas que tiene dolor crónico recurren al alcohol para aliviar su sufrimiento. A pesar de esto, el consumo...

If you or a loved one needs help with an alcohol problem, you have several options beyond in-person care. You can access professional telehealth care by phone or video chat. You can take self-guided online programs to reduce or quit drinking. And you can attend online mutual-support groups. You might put together a care plan that combines some or all...

Risks of using alcohol to relieve your pain: mixing alcohol and pain medicines can be harmful, analgesic doses of alcohol exceed moderate drinking guidelines and chronic alcohol drinking makes pain worse.

Celebrations during the holidays is a time when some people are more likely to drink beyond their limits than at other times of the year. Some will suffer adverse consequences that range from fights to falls to traffic crashes. Sadly, we often put ourselves and others at risk because we don’t understand how alcohol affects us during an evening of celebratory drinking.

Alcohol misuse: Drinking in a manner, situation, amount, or frequency that could cause harm to the person who drinks or to those around them. For individuals younger than the U.S. Minimum Legal Drinking Age of 21, or for pregnant females, any alcohol use constitutes alcohol misuse. Alcohol use disorder (AUD): AUD is a chronic, relapsing brain disorder characterized by an...

Start Early and Submit before the Deadline Completing required registrations and crafting a strong application can take a few months, and you’ll want to leave some time at the end in case of last-minute challenges. Mandatory Registrations System for Award Management (SAM.gov). This government website consolidates all business registrations in a government vendor database so that payments can be made...

Prevalencia del trastorno por consumo de alcohol en el último año Personas de 12 años y más Según la Encuesta Nacional sobre la Salud y el Consumo de Drogas (NSDUH, por su sigla en inglés) de 2022, un total de 29.5 millones de personas de 12 años y más (el 10.5% en este grupo de edad) presentaron trastorno por consumo...

According to the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey (BRFSS)—a survey of more than 400,000 people by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention—during 2018–2020, nearly 14% of pregnant people ages 18 to 49 reported current drinking. 1 Also according to BRFSS, during 2018–2020, about 5% of pregnant people ages 18 to 49 reported binge drinking in the past 30...

De acuerdo con la encuesta del Sistema de Vigilancia de los Factores de Riesgo Conductuales (BRFSS, por su sigla en inglés), realizada por los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC, por su sigla en inglés) a aproximadamente 350,000 personas, entre 2018 y 2020, casi el 14% de las personas embarazadas de 18 a 49 años informaron...

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...

Globally, alcohol misuse was the seventh-leading risk factor for premature death and disability in 2016. 1 In 2016, alcohol misuse was the leading risk factor for death and disability among people ages 15 to 49. 1 In 2016, approximately 14.0% of total deaths among people ages 20 to 39 were alcohol attributable. 2 In 2016, of all deaths attributable to...

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM AGENDA 165th Meeting of the NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM Thursday, February 8th, 2024 Videoconference https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=53825 12:00 PM to 4:20 PM EDT: OPEN TO THE PUBLIC (NIH VIDEOCAST) 12:00 PM CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL Dr. George Koob 12:15...

A medida que los adolescentes maduran, se producen cambios complejos en su desarrollo, especialmente en sus cerebros. Estos cambios generalizados en la organización y el funcionamiento del cerebro, que continúan hasta mediados de los 20 años, dan lugar a las habilidades cognitivas, emocionales y sociales necesarias para que los adolescentes sobrevivan y prosperen. La índole de estos rápidos cambios puede...

Applicants are encouraged to contact the Program Officers by email or phone (see below for more details). The contact information and the mechanisms (career development and training awards) they are involved can be found in this link: http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/grant-funding/application-process/niaaa-contac… . The NIAAA Program Contact information is also listed in the NOFOs issued by NIAAA as well as in other NIH-wide announcements...

The Office of Extramural Activities/Extramural Project Review Branch will accept supplemental materials in support of a pending application in response to P01’s, P50’s, P60’s, U10, Consortia and other RFAs, as described in NOT OD 17-066 , unless other post-submission materials are specified in the NOFO for which the application was submitted or in a special Guide Notice. Allowable Post-Submission Materials...

Thursday, February 8, 2024, 12:00 pm EST to Thursday, February 8, 2024, 4:20 pm EST

165th Meeting of the National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism - February 8, 2024 12:00 PM to 4:20 PM (ET): Open to the public. Watch on NIH Videocast: https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=53825 View the meeting agenda .