Celebrar en fiestas, animar a un equipo deportivo favorito y disfrutar de reuniones después del trabajo son formas comunes de relajarse o estar con amigos. Para algunas personas, estas ocasiones también pueden incluir el consumo de alcohol, y aún más, el consumo excesivo y peligroso de alcohol ( binge drinking) o el consumo de alcohol en altas cantidades ( high-intensity...

Manages the animal care and use program of the Institute. Supervises the overall program of laboratory animal housing, care, and management to ensure compliance with the ILAR Guide; Manages a preventive medicine program for disease control; Advises the research staff on all aspects of the use of animals in experiments, including experimental design, surgical and pre- and post-operative care, and...

Dry January is a time when people take a break from drinking and examine their relationship with alcohol. There are many potential reasons to take advantage of this time to examine your relationship with alcohol. It may be part of a New Year’s resolution to incorporate healthy behaviors into your routine. You may have overindulged during the holidays, and it...

Prevalence of Alcohol Use Prevalence of Past-Month Drinking According to the 2023 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), 16.9 million young adults ages 18 to 25 (49.6% in this age group) reported that they drank alcohol in the past month. 1,2 This includes: 8.3 million males ages 18 to 25 (48.4% in this age group) 1,2 8.6 million...

Prevalence of Past-Year Alcohol Use Treatment People Ages 12 and Older According to the 2023 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), 2.3 million people ages 12 and older who had alcohol use disorder (AUD) in the past year (7.9% of people with past-year AUD in this age group) received alcohol use treatment in the past year. 1,2 This...

Alcohol is dually reinforcing because it can both activate the brain’s reward processing system that mediates pleasure and reduce the activity of the brain’s systems that mediate negative emotional states such as stress, anxiety, and emotional pain. Repeated, excessive use of alcohol can lead to the development of addiction, which is associated with reduced reward function and increased activation of brain stress systems. The process of becoming addicted is thus accompanied by a shift in drinking motivation from positive reinforcement to negative reinforcement, during which drinking is motivated by attempts to reduce the emotional discomfort of acute and protracted withdrawal.

Target Audience The NIAAA Core Resource on Alcohol provides CME/CE credit for physicians, physician assistants, nurses, pharmacists, psychologists, and social workers, as well as other healthcare professionals whose licensing boards accept APA or AMA credits. ABIM-certified physicians can also earn MOC credits. Others may earn a certificate of completion. Joint Accreditation Statement In support of improving patient care, CME/CE activities...

Alcohol screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) resources

Stigma refers to negative beliefs about individuals or groups based on characteristics that may set them apart from others, such as mental health conditions including alcohol use disorder (AUD).

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

Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is defined by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) as “a problematic pattern of alcohol use leading to clinically significant impairment or distress,” and is diagnosed as mild, moderate, or severe based on the number of symptoms, out of a possible 11, in the past 12 months.

Most people with AUD can and do recover, and their individual paths to recovery vary widely. By highlighting the likelihood of recovery, you may encourage more patients with AUD to accept treatment or to reduce their drinking with or without treatment.

Takeaways You can maximize patient choice and outcomes by offering a full menu of evidence-based treatment options. Approaches for treating alcohol use disorder (AUD) include behavioral health treatments, FDA-approved AUD medications, and mutual support groups, or a combination of any of these. Behavioral health treatments for AUD can bring lasting positive change. Steer patients in need of referral for behavioral...

For some patients, alcohol treatment referral may not be a single event but instead part of an ongoing process of engagement. You can help patients surmount barriers to following through on a treatment referral by countering the effects of stigma, conveying that treatment can be effective, and offering a range of choices for care.

Harmful and underage college drinking are significant public health problems, and they exact an enormous toll on the intellectual and social lives of students on campuses across the United States. Drinking at college has become a ritual that students often see as an integral part of their higher education experience. Many students come to college with established drinking habits, and the college environment can exacerbate the problem.

Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is a medical condition characterized by an impaired ability to stop or control alcohol use despite adverse social, occupational, or health consequences. It encompasses the conditions that some people refer to as alcohol abuse, alcohol dependence, alcohol addiction, and the colloquial term, alcoholism. Considered a brain disorder, AUD can be mild, moderate, or severe. Lasting changes...

Description The OCD’s main purposes are to ensure patient safety and confidentiality, monitor regulatory compliance, assist in policy and resource management, foster training and education, and facilitate the work of intramural clinical investigators. The specific functions of the OCD include: 1) Providing oversight of patient care and patient-related activities within the Division of Intramural Clinical and Biological Research (DICBR), including...

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Underage possession of alcohol is illegal in the United States, and the U.S. Minimum Legal Drinking Age is 21. The earlier that a young person starts to drink, the more likely they are to have alcohol-related problems as a teenager or adult. Drinking at a young age greatly increases the risk for many problems now and in adulthood. Drinking alcohol...