CollegeAIM—the College Alcohol Intervention Matrix—developed by the NIAAA with leading college alcohol researchers and staff, is an easy-to-use, comprehensive booklet and website to help schools identify effective alcohol interventions. Get started: brnw.ch/21wMaOD

Aging can lower the body’s tolerance for alcohol. Older adults generally experience the effects of alcohol more quickly than when they were younger. Learn more: brnw.ch/21wMaV7

@milepostsshares shares her thoughts on the importance of discussing alcohol use and its adverse consequences with incoming freshmen. Grab this fact sheet from @niaaanews for more tips plus possible consequences of college drinking: loom.ly/hpH5tqI #CollegeDrinking

As individuals continue to drink alcohol over time, progressive changes may occur in the structure and function of their brains. These changes can compromise brain function. Learn more: brnw.ch/21wMcTY

Did you know alcohol’s effects begin quickly, even before you realize? Critical driving-related skills are already diminished long before signs of intoxication show. #LaborDay

School is BACK! @kristendukechats shares important facts about #CollegeDrinking. The first 6 weeks of freshman year are a vulnerable time for students, particularly concerning alcohol. Parents can help. Gran your fact sheet from @niaaanews: niaaa.nih.gov/publications/b…

Anyone who consumes too much alcohol too quickly may be in danger of an alcohol overdose. Know the warning signs. If you suspect that someone is experiencing an alcohol overdose, call 911 for help immediately. #InternationalOverdoseAwarenessDay

This research from NIAAA News summarizes examples from the literature of neurobehavioral screening tools and physiologic markers of PAE. Learn more at pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38302824/

September is FASD Awareness Month, a time to bring attention to the importance of preventing fetal alcohol spectrum disorders and to remind everyone that there is no known safe amount of alcohol use or time to drink during pregnancy: brnw.ch/21wMl2H. #FASDAwarenessMonth

The consequences of drinking by underage college students are more significant, more destructive, and more costly than many parents realize. During this crucial time, parents can help by talking to their kids about alcohol. Get started: brnw.ch/21wMl8I

Join us for the videocast of the National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism on Thursday, September 12, 2024. The meeting will be streamed live at videocast.nih.gov/watch=55151 See the Agenda: niaaa.nih.gov/about-niaaa/ad…

Healthcare professionals can support recovery by offering patients medications to treat AUD in primary care, referring to specialists as needed, encouraging engaging with supportive people & alcohol-free activities, and more. Get started: brnw.ch/21wMntH #RecoveryMonth

🚨 #NIAAAsbir & #STTR apps are due THURSDAY at 5 p.m. local time! Need help? Program officers are available for submission-related questions. Make sure to submit through the online portal.

There are many benefits to drinking less, or not at all, on a night out especially in how you feel the next day!

Although definitions of recovery vary, many of them share an emphasis on improvements in quality-of-life dimensions. NIAAA defines recovery as a process through which an individual pursues both remission from AUD and cessation from heavy drinking. #RecoveryMonth

Depending on the severity of AUD and individual differences in health and circumstances, abstinence may be the only option for sustained recovery for some individuals.

Recovery often includes sustainable improvements in physical health, mental health, relationships, spirituality, and other measures of function and well-being, which, in turn, help sustain recovery from AUD.

#NIAAAgrantee research using zebrafish characterizes lasting heart dysfunction stemming from prenatal alcohol, providing possible insight into how prenatal alcohol may lead to heart disfunction in more severe cases of #FASD in humans: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38900908/

Meet Tommy Gunawan, Tommy Gunawan, a postdoc in the Laboratory on Human Psychopharmacology, who explores how factors like early life trauma and genetics might affect brain functions and increase the risk of alcohol use disorder. Read about the lab: go.nih.gov/ykWbh7z

A Medscape news feature noted: "Greater alcohol consumption among women has translated into higher rates of ALD" -- alcohol-associated #liver disease. Read the article, including an interview with NIAAA Director Dr. George F. Koob: medscape.com/viewarticle/al…