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  MRIs Show Adolesent-Adult Differences in Reward Anticipation
  The Ketone Bodies on TCA Cycle Intermediates
  Changes of Flux Control CoEfficients in Glycolysis
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  The Effect of Insulin and Ketone Bodies on the Glycolytic Intermediate in the Heart
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  Percentage of adults who reported current drinking by state and gender, BRFSS, 1984–2...
  Percentage of adults who reported binge drinking by state and gender, BRFSS, 1984–200...
  Percentage of adults who reported drinking and driving* by state and gender, BRFSS, 1...
  Percentage of adults who reported heavy drinking by state and gender, BRFSS, 1984–200...
  Percentage of adults who reported current drinking by state and gender, BRFSS, 1984–2...
  Percentage of adults who reported binge drinking by state and gender, BRFSS, 1984–200...
  Alcohol Consumption
  Percent distribution of heavy drinking days (5+ drinks/day) for males 18 years of age...
  Percent distribution of the drinking levels of females 18 years of age and older acco...
  Trends in the prevalence of alcohol use among high school seniors: Monitoring the Fut...
  Trends in the prevalence of reporting as having been drunk among eighth graders: Moni...
  Percent distribution of heavy drinking days (5+ drinks/day) for females 18 years of a...
  Trends in the prevalence of alcohol use among tenth graders: Monitoring the Future St...
  Percent distribution of current drinking status, drinking levels, and heavy drinking ...
  Trends in the prevalence of reporting as having been drunk among twelfth graders: Mon...
  Trends in the prevalence of reporting as having been drunk among tenth graders: Monit...
  Percent distribution of the drinking levels of males 18 years of age and older accord...
  Trends in the prevalence of alcohol use among eighth graders: Monitoring the Future S...
  Percent who drink beverage alcohol, by gender, 1939–2003.
  Drinking status* (in percents) of men and women by selected demographics: NHIS, 1990.
  Percent reporting alcohol use in the past year by age group and demographic character...
  Distribution of Mexican-American, Cuban-American, and Puerto Rican drinking levels by...
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  Percent reporting alcohol use in the past month by age group and demographic characte...
  Alcohol consumption levels by sex, age, and education: NHIS, 1987 and 1992.
  Distribution of drinking levels of white non-Hispanics and black non-Hispanics by age...
  Drinking status* (in percents) of men and women by selected demographics: NHIS, 1985.
  Percent distribution of usual drinking level in the past year among current drinkers ...
  Distribution of drinking levels of white non-Hispanics and black non-Hispanics by age...
  Percent reporting heavy alcohol use[6] in the past month by age group and demographic...
  Percent distribution of days of alcohol use in past month by demographic characterist...
  Alcohol Dependence
  Trends in the 12-month prevalence of DSM-IV alcohol dependence by age, sex, and race-...
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  Twelve-month prevalence and population estimates of DSM-IV alcohol abuse by age, sex,...
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  Per capita ethanol consumption for States, census regions, and the United States, 197...
  Apparent per capita ethanol consumption for the United States, 1850–2005. (Gallons of...
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  Economic costs to society of alcohol abuse and alcoholism, United States, 1983
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  Estimated economic costs of alcohol abuse, 1985 and 1990
  Estimated economic costs of alcohol abuse in the United States, 1992 and 1998[a]
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  Rate of first-listed alcohol-related diagnoses for U.S. population aged 15 years and ...
  Number of all-listed alcohol-related diagnoses for U.S. population aged 15 years and ...
  Rate of all-listed alcohol-related diagnoses for U.S. population aged 15 years and ol...
  Number of first-listed alcohol-related diagnoses for U.S. population aged 15 years an...
  Average length of stay (in days) for first-listed alcohol-related diagnoses by sex an...
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  Age-specific number of deaths from all cirrhosis by race, Hispanic origin, and sex, U...
  Age-adjusted death rates* of liver cirrhosis by sex: death registration States, 1910–...
  Age-adjusted death rates* per 100,000 population of liver cirrhosis reported with and...
  Age-specific and age-adjusted death rates* for all cirrhosis by race, Hispanic origin...
  Age-specific number of deaths for cirrhosis with and without mention of alcohol, Unit...
  Age-specific and age-adjusted death rates* for cirrhosis with and without mention of ...
  Age-adjusted death rates* per 100,000 population of liver cirrhosis reported with and...
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  Rate per 1,000 population of selected DSM-IV psychiatric disorders, [1] by sex, accor...
  Rate per 1,000 population of selected DSM-IV psychiatric disorders, [1] by sex, accor...
  Rate per 1,000 population of selected past-year health conditions, by sex, according ...
  Rate per 1,000 population of selected DSM-IV psychiatric disorders [1], by sex, accor...
  Rate per 1,000 population of selected past-year health conditions, by sex, according ...
  Rate per 1,000 population of selected past-year health conditions, by sex, according ...
  Rate per 1,000 population of selected past-year health conditions, by sex, according ...
  Rate per 1,000 population of selected DSM-IV psychiatric disorders,[1] by sex, accord...
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  Rate per 100,000 population of selected past-year health conditions by sex according ...
  Rate per 100,000 population of selected past year health conditions by sex according ...
  Knowledge of health risks of heavy drinking[1] and fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS), wome...
  Number of deaths and age-adjusted death rates[1] per 100,000 population for categorie...
  Traffic Crashes
  Alcohol-related traffic fatalities according to age groups, United States, 1982–2004.
  Decedent's role in alcohol-related traffic crash fatalities, United States, 1982–2004...
  Percentage* distributions of BACs** among alcohol–involved drivers, according to sex ...
  Years of potential life lost (YPLL) from total and alcohol-related traffic crashes ac...
  Drivers involved in fatal traffic crashes and given BAC tests, according to State and...
  Total and alcohol-related traffic fatality rates per 100 million VMT,* 100,000 popula...
  Traffic crashes, traffic crash fatalities, and alcohol-related traffic crash fataliti...
  Driver's alcohol involvement* in fatal traffic crashes, according to sex and age, Uni...
  Alcohol involvement (AI)* among young drivers under age 21 and drivers ages 21 and ol...
  Youth
  Percentage of students at alternative high schools who rode with a driver who had bee...
  YRBS: Prevalence of binge drinking in the past 30 days, by grade and sex, United Stat...
  NSDUH: Mean frequency of drinking in the past 30 days, by age, sex, and race/Hispanic...
  NSDUH: Mean age at first use of alcohol, by age, sex, and race/Hispanic origin, among...
  NSDUH: Prevalence of binge drinking in the past 30 days, by age, sex, and race/Hispan...
  YRBS: Prevalence of drinking in the past 30 days, by grade and sex, United States, 19...
  NSDUH: Average total number of drinks in the past 30 days, by age, sex, and race/Hisp...
  NSDUH: Mean quantity of drinking on drinking days in the past 30 days, by age, sex, a...
  NSDUH: Prevalence of drinking in the past 30 days, by age, sex, and race/Hispanic ori...
  NSDUH: Prevalence of driving a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol in the pa...
  Percentage of students who at least had one drink of alcohol on 1 or more of the past...
  Percentage of college students who rode with a driver who had been drinking alcohol, ...
  Percentage of students who had their first drink of alcohol other than a few sips bef...
  Percentage of students who during the past 30 days drove a vehicle 1 or more times wh...
  Percentage of students who had 5 or more drinks of alcohol in a row on 1 or more of t...
  Percentage of students who during the past 30 days rode 1 or more times in a vehicle ...
  Expert Panel for the Alcohol Policy Information System (APIS)
  Graphics Gallery
  Cardiovascular System
  A heart in dilated cardiomyopathy
  Intracellular Binding Sides
  The heart's electrical system
  Diagram of the cardiovascular system
  Diagram of the heart
  Myosin and actin protein molecules contained in muscles
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  Proposed action of IGF-1 in females as puberty approaches
  Lengthwise view of the rat brain
  Schematic representation of the possible influence of b-endorphin (b-EP) on dopamine ...
  Alcohol blocks the ability of IGF-1 to induce the release of LH in prepubertal female...
  Schematic representation of the HPA, HPG, and HPT axes
  Location of the components of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis
  Epidemiology
  Percent distribution of (first–listed) diagnoses among discharges with principal (fir...
  Prevalence of drinking in the past 30 days among 12–20 year olds, by sex and race/His...
  Trends in percent of discharges with principal (first–listed) or any (all–listed) men...
  Percentage of alcohol involvement among drivers in fatal traffic crashes, according t...
  Prevalence of underage drinking in the past 30 days, by sex, 1999–2005.
  Prevalence of driving a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol in the past 12 m...
  Decedent’s role in nonalcohol–related traffic crash fatalities, United States, 2004
  Per capita ethanol consumption by beverage type, United States, 1977–2005.
  Decedent’s role in alcohol–related traffic crash fatalities, United States, 2004
  Average annual deaths per 100,000 population from causes with explicit mention of alc...
  Average total number of drinks in the past 30 days among 12–20 year olds, by sex and ...
  Trends in percent distribution of principal (first–listed) diagnoses among discharges...
  Percentage of alcohol involvement among young drivers ages 16 to 20 and drivers 21 an...
  Age-adjusted death rates of liver cirrhosis by sex (death registration States, 1910-1...
  Percent change in per capita ethanol consumption, United States, 1977–2005.
  Mean age at first use of alcohol among 12–20 year olds, by sex and race/Hispanic orig...
  Total and alcohol–related traffic fatality rates per 100 million vehicle miles travel...
  Total per capita ethanol consumption, United States, 1935–2005.
  Prevalence of underage binge drinking, by sex, 1991–2005.
  Total per capita consumption in gallons of ethanol by State, United States, 2005.
  Percent distribution of principal (first–listed) diagnoses among discharges with any ...
  Age-adjusted death rates of liver cirrhosis by sex and race, United States, 1970-2004
  Age-specific death rates of liver cirrhosis, United States, 1970-2004
  Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
  Reported incidence rate of fetal alcohol syndrome, by year of birth, from the Birth D...
  Areas of the brain that can be damaged in utero by maternal alcohol consumption
  Craniofacial features associated with fetal alcohol syndrome
  Embryonic development of the nervous system
  Genetics
  Strategy for generating conventional knockout mice
  Regulation of gene expression through promoters and transcription factors
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  Outline of the subtractive RNA hybridization process
  The conversion of genetic information into protein without and with antisense RNA tre...
  The hormone cortisol was measured in both family history-positive (FHP)and family his...
  Immune System
  Three stages of carcinogenesis
  Outcome of two types of treatment for pneumonia in alcohol-treated animals
  Liver
  Ketone Bodies and Insulin Increase the Efficiency of Mitochondria Energy Production
  Alcoholic Liver Disease
  Harmful Byproducts Resulting from Alcohol Metabolism
  Effect of Insulin and Ketone Bodies on the Glycolytic Intermediate in the Heart
  Changes in Flux Control CoEfficients in Glycolysis
  Structure of the liver's lobules
  Varices—A complication of alcoholic liver disease
  Model showing the link between endotoxin release and liver injury
  Structural changes of cells undergoing necrosis or apoptosis
  Pericentral fibrosis in alcoholic liver disease
  Cells of the hepatic sinusoid
  Ketone Bodies on TCA Cycle Intermediates
  Progression of liver injury in alcoholic fibrosis
  Neuroscience
  Cells from patient with hepatic encephalopathy
  Images comparing a healthy control man with an alcoholic man
  Alcohol interacts with cell membranes
  Echo planar magnetic resonance images (fMRI)
  Alcoholic male subject's PET image is pseudocolored to show areas of increased and de...
  Schematic representation of some of the major neurochemical systems affected by alcoh...
  The NMDA receptor complex
  Areas of the brain vulnerable to damage by alcohol
  Animal behavioral paradigms used to explore the positive and negative reinforcing act...
  Comparison of two female subjects who had volumetric MRIs created in a GE 1.5 Tesla M...
  Schematic of a lengthwise cross-section through the human brain
  Major Components of a Typical Neuron
  Adolescent Brains Show Reduced Reward Anticipation
  Topography of ERP response to tactile stimulus at approximately 50 ms after stimulus ...
  Electroencephalographic (i.e., brain wave) tracings of the waveform P300
  PET and MRI images of a male alcoholic
  Performance examples of a control subject and an alcoholic patient on the go/no-go ta...
  Pictorial representation of the Himmelsbach hypothesis as it applies to alcohol use
  Effects of selective attention on exogenous ERPs elicited by stimuli in three sensory...
  Schematic representation of the gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABAA) receptor
  Pharmacology
  Opiate receptor activation of a nerve and blockage of the signal by naltrexone
  Treatment & Prevention
  The number and ownership of alcoholism treatment units in 1982 and 1990
  An ecological model of drinking behavior
  Age-specific death rates of liver cirrhosis, United States, 1970–2004.
  Trends in percent distribution of principal (first-listed) diagnoses among discharges...
  Age–adjusted death rates from all liver cirrhosis by race, and sex, United States, 19...
  Percentage of alcohol involvement among drivers in fatal traffic crashes, according t...
  Decedent's role in nonalcohol-related traffic fatalities, United States, 2004.
  Age-adjusted death rates1 from liver cirrhosis by sex (death registration States, 191...
  Apparent per capita ethanol consumption, United States, 1977–2005.
  Trends in percent of discharges with principal (first-listed) or any (all-listed) men...
  Total per capita alcohol consumption in gallons of ethanol by State, United States, 2...
  Percent distribution of principal (first-listed) diagnoses among discharges with prin...
  Percentage of alcohol involvement among young drivers under age 21 and drivers ages 2...
  Percent distribution of principal (first-listed) diagnoses among discharges with any ...
  Decedent's role in alcohol-related traffic fatalities, United States, 2004
  Total and alcohol-related traffic fatality rates per 100 million vehicle miles travel...
  Total and alcohol-related traffic fatality rates per 100 million vehicle miles travel...
  Percent change in per capita alcohol consumption, United States, 1977–2005.
  Age-adjusted death rates from liver cirrhosis by sex (death registration States, 1910...
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  National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism - September 17-18, 2008 - A...
  13th Annual Keller Lecture - October 21, 2008
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  Transdisciplinary Approaches to Mechanisms of Behavior Change (MOBC) in Alcohol
  National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism-September 18, 2008
  Preventing Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Substance-exposed Pregnancies: A Community Aff...
  National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism - June 4-5, 2008 - Agenda
  Interagency Coordinating Committee on FAS May 15, 2008 Meeting-Agenda
  Interagency Coordinating Committee on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (ICCFAS) Spring 2008 Mee...
  National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism - June 5, 2008
  Eighth Annual Guze Symposium on Alcoholism-February 21, 2008
  National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism-February 7, 2008
  Spring 2008 Symposia Series on Mechanisms of Behavior Change-February 27, 2008
  Spring 2008 Symposia Series: Getting at Why People Change, February 27, 2008-Agenda
  National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism - February 6-7, 2008
  News Releases | Advisories
  National Survey Sharpens Picture of Major Depression Among U.S. Adults
  NIAAA-Led Study Verifies Environment-Dependent Behavioral Variation in Genetically Id...
  Dr. Markus Heilig Named NIAAA Clinical Director
  Long-Chain Alcohol Found To Block Mechanism of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
  NIAAA and NOFAS Launch Awareness Campaign in District of Columbia: "Play it safe. Alc...
  NIAAA Releases New Alcohol Prevention Website for Middle Schoolers
  Alcohol Researchers Prove Success with Primary Care Interventions
  Neuroimaging Identifies Brain Regions Possibly Involved in Alcohol Craving
  Mark Goldman Named NIAAA Associate Director
  NIAAA Steps Up Search for Brain Mechanisms of Alcohol Abuse, Alcoholism
  Mouse Model Links Alcohol Intake to Marijuana-Like Brain Compounds: New Pathway Prese...
  National Alcohol Screening Day (April 6) A National Wake-up Call - APRIL 4 Media Brie...
  Ninth Special Report on Alcohol and Health Marks Research Gains
  Researchers Shed Light on Mechanisms of Voluntary Alcohol Consumption
  5th National Screening Day to Focus Americans on Alcohol and Health: NIAAA Analysis ...
  Mouse Study Identifies Protective Mechanism Against Alcohol-Induced Embryo Toxicity
  Alcohol Researchers Prove "Saving Lives" Strategy Effective
  Researchers Discover Alcohol-Sensitive Membrane Channel - Site found while examining ...
  Alcohol Researchers Suggest Specific Binding Site for Anesthetics and Alcohols
  NIAAA Seeks Knowledge of Alcohol and HIV/AIDS Interactions
  Research and Policy Experts Meet to Address Underage Drinking
  NIAAA Researchers Estimate Alcohol and Drug Use, Abuse, and Dependence Among Welfare ...
  NIAAA Issues New Clinician's Guide for Helping Patients Who Drink Too Much
  Surgeon General Calls on Americans to Face Facts About Drinking Transportation Safety...
  Gene Therapy Technique Reduces Alcohol Consumption in Rats
  Dr. Mark Willenbring Joins NIAAA
  Faye Calhoun Named NIAAA Deputy Director
  Alcohol Researchers Localize Brain Region That Anticipates Reward
  New Research Study in JAMA Shows Adult Marijuana Abuse and Dependence Increased Durin...
  Alcohol Researchers Confirm Molecular Culprit of Alcohol-Induced Liver Damage
  Parents' Escape Drinking Evokes Children's Negative Response to Alcohol Smell
  Ting-Kai Li, M.D. Named New Director of NIH’s Alcohol Research Institute
  NIAAA Releases New Estimates of Alcohol Abuse and Dependence
  Alcohol Researchers Identify New Medication That Lessens Relapse Risk
  Stress Hormone Linked to Increased Alcohol Consumption in Animal Model
  National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Launches National Initiative to Pr...
  Frequency of Light-to-Moderate Drinking Reduces Heart Disease Risk in Men
  Study Links Diet Quality with Alcohol Drinking Patterns
  NIAAA Names 2002 Senator Harold Hughes Memorial Award Winner
  Statement of NIAAA Director Enoch Gordis, M.D.
  Surgeon General Helps To Launch First-Ever National Alcohol Screening Day
  NIAAA Reports Project MATCH Main Findings
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