National Drug & Alcohol Facts Week to start January 23
(Source: NIAAA News)
Source: NIAAA News - December 20, 2016 Category: Addiction Authors: groa Source Type: news
NIAAA/HBO Documentary Risky Drinking spotlights Alcohol Use Disorder
NIAAA is proud to have collaborated with HBO onRisky Drinking, a documentary that premiered December 19 [website: www.hbo.com/documentaries/risky-drinking]. (Source: NIAAA News)
Source: NIAAA News - December 20, 2016 Category: Addiction Authors: groa Source Type: news
Today: Watch the Premiere of Risky Drinking on HBO
The HBO/NIAAA documentary “Risky Drinking” premieres Monday, December 19, at 8 p.m. ET on HBO. For details, visit www.hbo.com/documentaries/risky-drinking. (Source: NIAAA News)
Source: NIAAA News - December 19, 2016 Category: Addiction Authors: groa Source Type: news
Monitoring the Future Study: Teen substance use shows promising decline
The 2016 Monitoring the Future (MTF) annual survey results released today from theNational Institutes of Health (NIH) reflect changing teen behaviors and choices in a social media-infused world. The results show a continued long-term decline in the use of many illicit substances, including marijuana, as well as alcohol, tobacco, and misuse of some prescription medications, among the nation ’s teens. (Source: NIAAA News)
Source: NIAAA News - December 13, 2016 Category: Addiction Authors: groa Source Type: news
NIH competition seeks wearable device to detect alcohol levels in real-time
NIAAA seeks innovative designs that use alternatives to measuring BAC through sweat (Source: NIAAA News)
Source: NIAAA News - December 8, 2016 Category: Addiction Authors: groa Source Type: news
NIH welcomes new researchers to third annual BRAIN Initiative meeting
Scientists from around the country will share latest results and discuss widespread implications of the BRAIN Initiative (Source: NIAAA News)
Source: NIAAA News - November 30, 2016 Category: Addiction Authors: groa Source Type: news
Surgeon General Issues Landmark Report on Alcohol, Drugs and Health
“How we respond to this crisis is a test for America” (Source: NIAAA News)
Source: NIAAA News - November 17, 2016 Category: Addiction Authors: groa Source Type: news
NIAAA Invites Public Comment on Draft Strategic Plan - Comments Due December 6
NIAAA has issued arequest for information seeking input on the strategic goals, objectives, and cross-cutting themes outlined
in its Draft Strategic Plan for Research: 2017-2021.
The draft strategic plan is available here.
Comments are due on December 6, 2016. (Source: NIAAA News)
Source: NIAAA News - November 15, 2016 Category: Addiction Authors: groa Source Type: news
NIAAA Supported Research: Blood Test May Help Identify Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
Researchers have identified a blood test that may help predict how severely a baby will be affected by alcohol exposure during pregnancy, according to a study published November 9 in the journalPLOS ONE. (Source: NIAAA News)
Source: NIAAA News - November 10, 2016 Category: Addiction Authors: groa Source Type: news
Media Advisory: NIDA-NIAAA Mini-Convention: Frontiers in Addiction Research
Relapse and Recovery: from Mechanistic Understanding to Translational Research Society for Neuroscience satellite meeting explores notable studies in drug and alcohol research, in areas ranging from molecular mechanisms to treatment strategies 2016 NIDA-NIAAA Mini-Convention: Frontiers in Addiction Research (Source: NIAAA News)
Source: NIAAA News - November 3, 2016 Category: Addiction Authors: groa Source Type: news
