September 15, 2020

The Friends of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, the Research Society on Alcoholism and the American Psychological Association in cooperation with the Congressional Caucus on Addiction, Treatment, and Recovery held an event on “Alcohol Misuse and the COVID-19 Pandemic.” It will featured a discussion with:


March 18, 2018

The Role of Alcohol in the Opioid Epidemic: A discussion with NIAAA Director, George F. Koob, Ph.D.


September 19, 2016

Brain Development and our Kids’ Future: The Adolescent Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study

Access the presentations here

Read a summary of the briefing here


May 5, 2016


College AIM: Evidence-based Strategies for Targeting High Risk Drinking on College Campuses

Read a summary of the briefing here.

October 27, 2015


Alcohol and Pregnancy: An Overview of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders

April 14, 2015


Adolescent Brain Development: Understanding the Impact of Substance Abuse

  • George F. Koob, Ph.D., Director, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

  • Nora D. Volkow, M.D., Director, National Institute on Drug Abuse

  • Sandra A. Brown, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor, Department of Psychology and Psychiatry and Vice Chancellor for Research, University of California, San Diego

Joint Briefing with Friends of NIDA

Read about the briefing here.

October 20, 2014


New Horizons in the Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder

  • George Koob, Ph.D., Director, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

  • Betsy McCaul, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Psychiatry at Johns Hopkins University

July 21, 2014