In Memoriam: Dr. Linda P. Spear
The NIAAA community mourns the passing of Linda P. Spear, Ph.D., SUNY Distinguished Professor Emerita of Psychology at Binghamton University, our friend and colleague who died on October 13, 2020 after an extended illness. (Source: NIAAA News)
Source: NIAAA News - October 16, 2020 Category: Addiction Authors: Katherine Source Type: news
NIH project models culturally appropriate alcohol use and suicide preventions for youth in Alaska Native and Other Indigenous Communities
Webinar will highlight ongoing NIAAA intervention research. (Source: NIAAA News)
Source: NIAAA News - October 7, 2020 Category: Addiction Authors: groa Source Type: news
Dr. Sandra Brown to Deliver Virtual 2020 Jack Mendelson Honorary Lecture
NIAAA grantee will discuss alcohol ’s effects on adolescent development (Source: NIAAA News)
Source: NIAAA News - September 17, 2020 Category: Addiction Authors: Katherine Source Type: news
New gene associated with reduced risk for cirrhosis
NIH-funded study provides hope for better disease prediction. (Source: NIAAA News)
Source: NIAAA News - August 31, 2020 Category: Addiction Authors: Katherine Source Type: news
Prenatal alcohol exposure changes mouse brain circuitry involved in decision making
Prenatal alcohol exposure is a leading preventable cause of birth defects and neurodevelopmental abnormalities in the United States. It can lead to learning, memory, and impulsivity problems in both children and adults. In a new study conducted with mice, NIAAA scientists report that specific changes in a brain circuit involved in learning and decision making could underlie some of the behavioral effects of prenatal alcohol exposure. (Source: NIAAA News)
Source: NIAAA News - August 20, 2020 Category: Addiction Authors: Katherine Source Type: news
NIH updates comprehensive resource to address college drinking
CollegeAIM stays in-step with latest college alcohol intervention research. (Source: NIAAA News)
Source: NIAAA News - August 19, 2020 Category: Addiction Authors: Katherine Source Type: news
Choline supplements in young children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder have lasting cognitive benefits
NIAAA-funded scientists report that early life dietary choline supplements improve some of the cognitive and behavioral symptoms associated withfetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) four years after treatment ended. The results of this study suggest that choline treatment during an important time window during early childhood can alter brain development in a way that produces lasting therapeutic behavioral effects for children with FASD. (Source: NIAAA News)
Source: NIAAA News - July 20, 2020 Category: Addiction Authors: Katherine Source Type: news
COVID-19 means long stretch of stormy weather for people with alcohol and substance use disorders
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has created an environment that is particularly problematic for individuals with alcohol and substance use disorders (ASUD), according to physician scientists at the National Institutes of Health. In a commentarynow online in the American Journal of Psychiatry, the researchers liken the global coronavirus emergency to a “perfect storm,” with dire consequences for ASUD prevention and treatment that may endure after the pandemic. (Source: NIAAA News)
Source: NIAAA News - July 14, 2020 Category: Addiction Authors: Katherine Source Type: news
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders May Increase the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes and Other Metabolic Issues
Adults with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) may have an increased risk of type 2 diabetes, and other metabolic abnormalities such as low HDL cholesterol and elevated levels of triglycerides compared to people without FASD, according to a new study supported by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), part of the National Institutes of Health. The research team confirmed their findings in a zebrafish model of FASD and gained insight into the mechanisms that may play a role in these metabolic issues. (Source: NIAAA News)
Source: NIAAA News - June 9, 2020 Category: Addiction Authors: Katherine Source Type: news
Drinking alcohol does not prevent or treat coronavirus infection and may impair immune function
While hand sanitizers containing 60-95% ethyl alcohol can help destroy the coronavirus on surfaces, drinking alcohol —including beverages with high percentages of alcohol—offers no protection from the virus. The concentration of alcohol in the blood afterone standard drink is in the range of 0.01 –0.03% (a blood alcohol level of 0.01–0.03 gm%), which is a tiny fraction of the concentration needed to produce an antiseptic action. Indeed, a blood alcohol concentration of 0.40% can be fatal. (Source: NIAAA News)
Source: NIAAA News - April 30, 2020 Category: Addiction Authors: Katherine Source Type: news
Landmark study of adolescent brain development renews for additional seven years
NIH-supported, multi-institute research program will generate robust data about how young brains mature.With nearly $290M of new funding for seven years to research institutions around the country, the National Institutes of Health renewed its commitment to theAdolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study, the largest long-term study of brain development and child health ever conducted in the United States. (Source: NIAAA News)
Source: NIAAA News - April 15, 2020 Category: Addiction Authors: Katherine Source Type: news
Alcohol Treatment and Physical Distancing
If you need alcohol treatment while practicing physical distancing, there are several professionally led treatment and mutual-support group options available to you:Professionally led treatmentMany healthcare professionals and programs have offered telehealth alcohol treatment for years. These are phone or video sessions for talk therapy or medical care. Now, with the COVID-19 emergency, more providers are offering telehealth services. Medicare and other insurers are expanding coverage of telehealth services as well. Check with your insurance company about coverage. (Source: NIAAA News)
Source: NIAAA News - April 1, 2020 Category: Addiction Authors: Katherine Source Type: news
National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week ® celebrates 10 years
Observance helps teens dispel myths about substance use (Source: NIAAA News)
Source: NIAAA News - March 23, 2020 Category: Addiction Authors: Katherine Source Type: news
NIAAA at 50: A Legacy of Advancing Alcohol Research - Reflections on Five Decades of Innovation and Progress
On December 31, 1970, Congress passed the Comprehensive Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Act, the legislation that created the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA). (Source: NIAAA News)
Source: NIAAA News - March 20, 2020 Category: Addiction Authors: groa Source Type: news
Meta-analysis supports AA as treatment for AUD
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is as effective as established behavioral treatments for some people with alcohol use disorder (AUD), according to an extensive review of NIAAA-supported research and other studies. As reported March 11 in theCochrane Database of Systematic Review, researchers used a meta-analysis to show that AA and other 12-step facilitation interventions are effective in helping individuals with AUD reduce alcohol consumption, maintain continuous abstinence, and reduce alcohol-related consequences. (Source: NIAAA News)
Source: NIAAA News - March 13, 2020 Category: Addiction Authors: Katherine Source Type: news
