Furthermore, the
NIAAA reports that strong scientific evidence shows a link between alcohol use and certain types of cancer.
Volkow of the
NIAAA Laboratory of Neuroimaging, the study was published online in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
According to the
NIAAA, cirrhosis mortality rates are about two times higher in women than in men.
NIAAA defines binge drinking as a pattern of drinking that brings blood alcohol concentration to 0.08 grams per deciliter (0.08%) or higher.
If you believe you may have an alcohol use problem--or if you know you do--the
NIAAA advises talking to your primary health provider.
--A study by
NIAAA and five medical centers found the anti-smoking drug Chantix may help alcohol addiction, too, by reducing heavy drinkers' cravings.
Editor Blackburn is affiliated with the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (
NIAAA).
Portfolios from other National Institutes of Health (NIH) institutes outside NIDA and
NIAAA might go to the new institute as well.
According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (
NIAAA), the goal of screening in student health or other college settings is to reduce alcohol-related harm.
The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (
NIAAA) invites you to visit its scientific exhibit at professional conferences around the country this year.
A genetic variant of a receptor in the brain's reward circuitry could determine whether the neurotransmitter dopamine is released in the brain following alcohol intake, found researchers at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (
NIAAA).