Alcohol use disorder and depression
The latest article from Alcohol Research Current Reviews explores co-occurrence of alcohol use disorder and depression. Alcohol use disorder (AUD) and depressive disorders are among the most prevalent psychiatric disorders and co-occur more often than expected by chance. Studies have indicated that the co-occurrence of AUD and depressive disorders is a ssociated with greater severity and worse prognosis for both disorders. The aim of this review is to characterize the prevalence, course, and treatment of co-occurring AUD and depressive disorders. (Source: NIAAA News)
Source: NIAAA News - October 21, 2019 Category: Addiction Authors: Katherine Source Type: news
New NIH BRAIN Initiative awards accelerate neuroscience discoveries
Scientists have been developing astounding new tools for exploring neural circuits that underlie brain function throughout the first five years of the National Institutes of Health ’sBrain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies® (BRAIN) Initiative. Now, the NIH has announced its continued support for these projects by funding over 180 new BRAIN Initiative awards, bringing the total 2019 budget for the program to more than $424 million. (Source: NIAAA News)
Source: NIAAA News - October 18, 2019 Category: Addiction Authors: Katherine Source Type: news
New Issue of NIAAA Spectrum is Now Available!
The latest issue of NIAAA Spectrum is now available. In this issue:Feature" Alcohol and " Deaths of Despair "
In 2015, Princeton University economists Anne Case, Ph.D., and Angus Deaton, Ph.D., reported something unexpected. After decreasing since the end of World War II, rates of death began to increase in the United States for people in some groups. The rise in deaths was driven primarily by drug and alcohol overdoses, suicides, and liver disease. (Source: NIAAA News)
Source: NIAAA News - October 4, 2019 Category: Addiction Authors: Katherine Source Type: news
Links between alcohol use and suicidal behavior
The latest article fromAlcohol Research Current Reviews explores links between alcohol use and suicidal behavior. Research on associations of suicidal behavior, including suicide and suicide attempt, with alcohol use disorder (AUD) and acute use of alcohol (AUA) are discussed, with an emphasis on data from meta-analyses. Based on psychological autopsy investigations, results indicate that AUD is prevalent amo ng individuals who die by suicide. Results also indicate that AUD is a potent risk factor for suicidal behavior. (Source: NIAAA News)
Source: NIAAA News - September 26, 2019 Category: Addiction Authors: Katherine Source Type: news
In Memoriam: Robert E. Taylor, MD, PhD
The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) notes with sadness the passing of Robert E. Taylor, M.D., Ph.D. Dr. Taylor had a distinguished career as the Dean of the College of Medicine, Chair of the Department of Pharmacology, and Director of the NIAAA-funded Collaborative Alcohol Research Center at Howard University. (Source: NIAAA News)
Source: NIAAA News - September 19, 2019 Category: Addiction Authors: groa Source Type: news
Now Online: Director ’s Report
The Director ’s Report to the National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism is now available online. (Source: NIAAA News)
Source: NIAAA News - September 13, 2019 Category: Addiction Authors: Katherine Source Type: news
New preclinical study points to potential role of human gene in addiction
A new study led by researchers at the National Institute and Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), identifies regions of the rat genome that are associated with a behavior that is highly predictive of addiction onset and progression. The region in the rat genome with the strongest association with the behavior corresponded to a human gene associated with substance use disorders. A report of the study is online inProceedings of the National Academies of Science. (Source: NIAAA News)
Source: NIAAA News - August 8, 2019 Category: Addiction Authors: Katherine Source Type: news
Dr. Carlo C. DiClemente to Deliver 11th Annual Jack Mendelson Honorary Lecture at the National Institutes of Health
What:The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), part of the National Institutes of Health, announces that Carlo C. DiClemente, Ph.D., will deliver the 11th Annual Jack Mendelson Honorary Lecture. The title of his presentation is “Is Relapse and Recycling Necessary for Recovery from Alcohol Use Disorder?” (Source: NIAAA News)
Source: NIAAA News - July 9, 2019 Category: Addiction Authors: groa Source Type: news
Dr. Paule Joseph Selected as Lasker Clinical Research Scholar in NINR/NIAAA Intramural Research Program
(Source: NIAAA News)
Source: NIAAA News - July 3, 2019 Category: Addiction Authors: Katherine Source Type: news
Reduction in Drinking Associated with Improvements in Health and Quality of Life
In clinical trials for alcohol use disorder (AUD), abstinence and no heavy drinking days are currently the only end points approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. However, many individuals who do not achieve these end points may still reduce their drinking to less harmful levels during treatment. (Source: NIAAA News)
Source: NIAAA News - June 19, 2019 Category: Addiction Authors: Katherine Source Type: news
A New Treatment Strategy for Alcohol-Associated Liver Disease
Alcohol is involved in nearly half of all liver disease deaths in the United States each year. Alcohol-associated liver disease (AALD) now replaces hepatitis C viral infection as the lead cause of liver transplantation due to chronic liver disease. Consequently, there is an urgent need for effective interventions for AALD, a complex disease with multiple contributing factors. One of these factors is the change in the levels and types of bacteria in the gut (known as gut microbiota) that occurs as a result of chronic alcohol misuse. (Source: NIAAA News)
Source: NIAAA News - June 6, 2019 Category: Addiction Authors: Katherine Source Type: news
Now Online: Director ’s Report and NIAAA Spectrum
The Director ’s Report to the National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism isnow available online. In addition, check out themost recent issue of the NIAAA Spectrum. The current issue includes: A feature about alcohol treatment; (Source: NIAAA News)
Source: NIAAA News - May 22, 2019 Category: Addiction Authors: Katherine Source Type: news
Integrated stepped alcohol treatment for people in HIV care improves both HIV and alcohol outcomes
New clinical research supported by the National Institutes of Health shows that increasing the intensity of treatment for alcohol use disorder (AUD) over time improves alcohol-related outcomes among people with HIV. This stepped approach to AUD treatment also improves HIV-related disease measures in this patient population. A report of the new study, led by researchers at Yale University, is now online inThe Lancet HIV. (Source: NIAAA News)
Source: NIAAA News - May 17, 2019 Category: Addiction Authors: Katherine Source Type: news
NIAAA-Supported Research: State policies that regulate alcohol/drug use during pregnancy cause worse birth outcomes, increase public health costs
A new study finds that several state-level policies targeting alcohol and drug use during pregnancy lead to greater numbers of low birthweight and preterm births, resulting in hundreds of millions of dollars more in public health spending each year. (Source: NIAAA News)
Source: NIAAA News - May 13, 2019 Category: Addiction Authors: Katherine Source Type: news
NIAAA Honors Dr. Geoffrey K. Mumford with Senator Harold Hughes Award
Geoffrey K. Mumford, Ph.D., Associate Executive Director for Government Relations in the Science Directorate of the American Psychological Association (APA), received the Senator Harold Hughes Memorial Award today from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), part of the National Institutes of Health. NIAAA Director George F. Koob, Ph.D., announced the Institute ’s selection during the 151st meeting of the National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. (Source: NIAAA News)
Source: NIAAA News - May 13, 2019 Category: Addiction Authors: Katherine Source Type: news
