Upcoming Advisory Council Meetings
The Open Session of the Joint Meeting of Advisory Councils for Collaborative Research on Addiction at NIH (CRAN) -- the National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Advisory Council on Drug Abuse, and National Cancer Advisory Board -- will take place on February 11, 2016. (Source: NIAAA News)
Source: NIAAA News - February 1, 2016 Category: Addiction Authors: groa Source Type: news
National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week begins January 25
Two NIH institutes join forces to educate teens about the risks of using drugs and alcohol (Source: NIAAA News)
Source: NIAAA News - January 7, 2016 Category: Addiction Authors: groa Source Type: news
Diez por ciento de los adultos de Estados Unidos padece trastornos por consumo de drogas en algún momento de su vida
Un 75 por ciento informa no recibir ningún tipo de tratamiento
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(Source: NIAAA News)
Source: NIAAA News - December 31, 2015 Category: Addiction Authors: Samantha Source Type: news
Video: Rethink Your Holiday Drinking
Holiday toasts can turn tragic if you underestimate the effects of #alcohol http://bit.ly/1J344cj (Source: NIAAA News)
Source: NIAAA News - December 22, 2015 Category: Addiction Authors: groa Source Type: news
En Estados Unidos, las formas de beber de hombres y mujeres se parecen cada vez más
En Estados Unidos, y en todo el mundo, los hombres beben más alcohol que las mujeres. Sin embargo, un análisis reciente, realizado por científicos del Instituto Nacional sobre el Abuso del Alcohol y el Alcoholismo (NIAAA, por su sigla en inglés), perteneciente a los Institutos Nacionales de la Salud, indica que la proverbial diferencia entre hombres y mujeres en cuanto al consumo de alcohol y los daños relacionados con este podría estar reduciéndose en Estados Unidos. (Source: NIAAA News)
Source: NIAAA News - December 18, 2015 Category: Addiction Authors: Candice Source Type: news
Nuevo recurso: Tratamiento para los Problemas de Consumo de Alcohol- Cómo encontrar y Obtener Ayuda [Treatment for Alcohol Problems - Finding and Getting Help]
La publicación incluye información sobre métodos eficaces pero poco utilizados.
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Source: NIAAA News - December 18, 2015 Category: Addiction Authors: Candice Source Type: news
Nuevo recurso del NIAAA brinda orientación sobre las opciones de tratamiento para los problemas de consumo de alcohol
La publicación incluye información sobre métodos eficaces pero poco utilizados. (Source: NIAAA News)
Source: NIAAA News - December 18, 2015 Category: Addiction Authors: Candice Source Type: news
SAMHSA: Join the Conversation about the Dangers of Underage Drinking
#WeTalked
(Source: NIAAA News)
Source: NIAAA News - December 1, 2015 Category: Addiction Authors: groa Source Type: news
NIH Statement on World AIDS Day 2015
Follow the science to fast-track the end of AIDS
When the first cases of what would become known as AIDS were reported in 1981, scientists and physicians did not know the cause and had no therapies to treat those who were infected. Times have changed and today physicians can offer their patients highly effective medicines that work as both treatment and prevention. We can now speak credibly about having within our sights the end to the HIV/AIDS pandemic, when new HIV infections and deaths due to AIDS are rare.
(Source: NIAAA News)
Source: NIAAA News - December 1, 2015 Category: Addiction Authors: groa Source Type: news
Male and female drinking patterns becoming more alike in the U.S.
In the United States, and throughout the world, men drink more alcohol than women. But a recent analysis by scientists at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), part of the National Institutes of Health, indicates that longstanding differences between men and women in alcohol consumption and alcohol-related harms might be narrowing in the United States.
Researchers led by Aaron White, Ph.D., NIAAA’s senior scientific advisor to the director, examined data from yearly national surveys conducted between 2002 and 2012. (Source: NIAAA News)
Source: NIAAA News - November 20, 2015 Category: Addiction Authors: groa Source Type: news
10 percent of US adults have drug use disorder at some point in their lives
75 percent report not receiving any form of treatment
A survey of American adults revealed that drug use disorder is common, co-occurs with a range of mental health disorders and often goes untreated. The study, funded by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), part of the National Institutes of Health, found that about 4 percent of Americans met the criteria for drug use disorder in the past year and about 10 percent have had drug use disorder at some time in their lives. (Source: NIAAA News)
Source: NIAAA News - November 18, 2015 Category: Addiction Authors: groa Source Type: news
Adolescent Alcohol Activates Hippocampal Astrocytes in Adulthood
(Source: NIAAA News)
Source: NIAAA News - November 13, 2015 Category: Addiction Authors: groa Source Type: news
Brief Training Increases Pediatricians’ Use of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Interventions
Two to three brief training sessions can significantly increase pediatricians’ use of techniques for identifying and treating young people with potential alcohol, substance use, and mental health problems, according to a new study in a large pediatric primary care clinic. Collectively known as screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT), such techniques could be important tools for preventing and treating these common problems among young people. The study also found that pediatric practices can improve support for patients who need these services by adding behavioral (Source: NIAAA News)
Source: NIAAA News - November 2, 2015 Category: Addiction Authors: groa Source Type: news
Dr. Kathleen K. Sulik to deliver 20th Annual Mark Keller 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 Kathleen K. Sulik, Ph.D., will deliver the 20th Annual Mark Keller Honorary Lecture. Dr. Sulik is an internationally recognized embryologist and teratologist whose work has greatly advanced our understanding of prenatal development and alcohol-induced birth defects.
(Source: NIAAA News)
Source: NIAAA News - October 28, 2015 Category: Addiction Authors: groa Source Type: news
Prevalence of Marijuana Use Among U.S. Adults Doubles Over Past Decade
Surveys show 9.5 percent of Americans use marijuana; 30 percent of users meet criteria for a disorder (Source: NIAAA News)
Source: NIAAA News - October 21, 2015 Category: Addiction Authors: groa Source Type: news
