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• Volume 4, Issue 3, September 2012
  • Features
    - Facebook Offers Clues Into College Drinking
    - A View From the Top—NIAAA Taps College Presidents to Address Harmful Student Drinking
  • News From the Field
    - Examining College Drinking Styles Beyond Simply “How Much?” and “How Often?”
    - Alcohol Increases Risk Taking by Altering Reward Circuitry in the Brain
    - Hispanic Immigrants’ Drinking Habits Change As They Adopt U.S. Culture
    - Study Finds Increased Risk for Alcohol Use Disorders After Weight-Loss Surgery
  • A Closer Look
    - Colleges Offer Students a Way Out During Alcohol Emergencies
    
  • By the Numbers
    - Alcohol-Related Deaths Among U.S. College Students
    
  • 5 Questions With...
    - Jonathan Gibralter, Ph.D., president of Frostburg State University in Maryland
    
• Volume 4, Issue 2, June 2012
  • Features
    - Alcohol and HIV/AIDS: A Confounding Combination
    - NIAAA Supports New Consortiums for Alcohol and HIV/AIDS Research
  • News From the Field
    - Drinking at Moderate Levels May Help Heart-Attack Survivors
    - Multiple Genetic Factors May Be Cause of Alcohol Dependence
    - Sexual Deprivation Increases Fruit Flies’ Alcohol Use
    - The Impact of Parents’ Perceptions on College Students’ Drinking
  • A Closer Look
    - Drinking by the Bucket and HIV Risk in Africa
    
  • By the Numbers
    - Drinking Shortens Survival for Many HIV-Positive Individuals
    
  • 5 Questions With...
    - Kendall J. Bryant, Ph.D., coordinator of Alcohol and AIDS research at NIAAA
    
• Volume 4, Issue 1, February 2012
  • Features
    - Underage Drinking: One Step Forward, Many More to Go
    - New Clinician's Guide Simplifies Screening for Underage Drinking
  • News From the Field
    - Social Media May Help Identify College Drinking Problems
    - Hospitalizations Increase for Alcohol and Drug Overdoses
    - Doctors May Miss Alcohol Screening Opportunities
    - Early Liver Transplant Can Improve Survival
  • A Closer Look
    - Kids Drink in the Darndest Ways…Or Do They?
    
  • By the Numbers
    - A Younger Start Means Higher Risk for Alcohol Dependence
    
  • 5 Questions With...
    - Antonio Noronha, Ph.D., director of NIAAA’s Division of Neuroscience and Behavior
    
• Volume 3, Issue 3, September 2011
  • Features
    - NIAAA Advances Research on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
    - Imaging Helps Researchers See Into Alcohol-Exposed Brains
  • News From the Field
    - Receptor May Help Explain Susceptibility to Addiction
    - Heavily Advertised Alcohol Brands May Attract More Underage Drinkers
    - Research Shows the Economic Value of a Minimum Legal Drinking Age
    - Evidence Mounts That Binge Drinking May Harm Adolescent Brain Development
  • Charticle
    - One in Eight Pregnant Women Drinks
    
  • Photo Essay
    - Brain Scans Reveal the Damage of Fetal Alcohol Exposure
    
  • 5 Questions With...
    - Kenneth Warren, Ph.D., acting director of NIAAA
    
• Volume 3, Issue 2, June 2011
  • Features
    - NCIG: Making Drug Development More Efficient at NIAAA
    - Drugs Used in Treating Alcohol Use Disorders
  • News From the Field
    - Binge Drinking Pathway in the Rat Brain
    - A School’s Scholastic Success Can Keep Kids From Drugs, Alcohol
    - Study Helps Target Naltrexone Use
    - Stress Drinking Linked to Early Alcohol Use
  • Charticle
    - Alcoholism Medication Prescriptions Are Modest But Growing
    
  • Photo Essay
    - The Brain: Receptive to the Ups and Downs of Alcohol
    
  • 5 Questions With...
    - Markus Heilig, M.D., Ph.D., NIAAA clinical director
    
• Volume 3, Issue 1, February 2011
  • Features
    - FDA Examined NIAAA-Supported Research in its Caffeinated Alcoholic Beverage Review
    - When Too Much Alcohol Turns Into Alcohol Poisoning
  • News From the Field
    - Reducing Off-Campus Drinking
    - Brain’s Reward Circuits May Contribute to Alcohol Abuse
    - Impulsivity, Alcohol, and Violence
    - Why Are Adolescents Less Sensitive to Alcohol?
  • Charticle
    - Popularity and “Addictability” of Drugs Among U.S. Adults (Aged 18 and Older)
    
  • Photo Essay
    - In Your Face? We Hope Not.
    
  • 5 Questions With...
    - Ralph Hingson, Sc.D., director of NIAAA’s Division of Epidemiology and Prevention Research
    
• Volume 2, Issue 3, September 2010
  • Features
    - You Are What You Eat AND Drink: New Research Focuses on Alcohol and Nutrition
    - Alcohol’s Health Effects Go Beyond Hangovers
  • News From the Field
    - Moderate Drinkers May Live Longer Than Non-Drinkers
    - More Adults Drinking…and in Ways That Increase Risk
    - Half-hour Interventions Can Help Reduce Peer Violence and Alcohol Consequences Among Teens
    - New Compound Improves Obesity-Related Health Complications
  • Charticle
    - How Long Does It Take Alcohol Dependence To Develop?
    
  • Photo Essay
    - In the Line of Duty: How the Liver Becomes Damaged as It Degrades Alcohol
    
  • 5 Questions With...
    - Sam Zakhari, Ph.D., director of NIAAA’s Division of Metabolism and Health Effects
    
• Volume 2, Issue 2, June 2010
  • Features
    - The Stars of Alcohol Research Shine in Honorary Lectures
    - Two Meds Are Better Than One for Depressive Alcoholics
  • News From the Field
    - Diet Quality Worsens With Increased Alcohol Intake
    - Light to Moderate Drinking Linked to Lower Risk for Cardiovascular Death
    - Scientists Find Genes That Influence Brain Wave Patterns
    - Older But Not Wiser: At-Risk Drinking by Older Adults
  • Charticle
    - Alcohol Dependence Most Common in Young Adults; Majority at Any Age Not Receiving Treatment
    
  • Photo Essay
    - Three-Dimensional Environments for Drug Development
    
  • 5 Questions With...
    - Robert Huebner, Ph.D., deputy director of NIAAA’s Division of Treatment and Recovery Research
    
• Volume 2, Issue 1, Feburary 2010
  • Features
    - Playing Matchmaker: Finding Personalized Approaches To Solve Alcohol Problems
    - Alcohol and Cancer
  • News From the Field
    - Molecule Repairs Alcohol Metabolism Enzyme
    - The Vine That Ate the South May Help Alcoholics Curb Cravings
    - Can Drinking During Pregnancy Affect Kids’ Behavior?
    - Can Drinking Policies Keep Risks at Bay?
    - Looking To Sober Up? Caffeine Is Not the Answer.
    - Marriage and Parenthood May Protect Against Stress-Induced Harmful Drinking
  • Charticle
    - Drinking Too Much Can Kill You Quickly . . . or Slowly
    
  • Photo Essay
    - Input, Output, Throughput: How Is High-Throughput Technology Advancing Alcohol Research?
    
  • 5 Questions With...
    - David Goldman, M.D., chief of NIAAA’s Laboratory of Neurogenetics
    
• Volume 1, Issue 1, September 2009
  • Features
    - Alcoholism Isn’t What It Used To Be
    - Alcohol “Flush” Signals Increased Cancer Risk Among East Asians
  • News From the Field
    - Estimating Blood Alcohol Levels in Children
    - How NOT To Raise a College Binge Drinker
    - Lancet Series Examines Alcohol’s Impact on Global Health
    - “Happyhour” Gene Hints at New Alcohol Treatment
    - Young, Tech-Savvy, and Drinking Too Much
  • Charticle
    - Alcohol Use Disorders Surpass Drug Use Disorders
    
  • Photo Essay
    - How Can a See-Through Fish Help Advance Alcohol Research?
    
  • 5 Questions With...
    - Bridget Grant, Ph.D., Ph.D., chief of NIAAA’s Laboratory of Epidemiology and Biometry