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Are Cisgender Women and Transgender and Nonbinary People Drinking More During the COVID-19 Pandemic? It Depends.

Cindy B. Veldhuis,1,2 ORCID logo Noah T. Kreski,3 ORCID logo John Usseglio,4 ORCID logo and Katherine M. Keyes3 ORCID logo

Alcohol and Skeletal Muscle in Health and Disease

Liz Simon, Brianna L. Bourgeois, and Patricia E. Molina

Identifying Prenatal Alcohol Exposure and Children Affected by It: A Review of Biomarkers and Screening Tools

Julie A. Kable1,2 and Kenneth Lyons Jones3

Reducing Prenatal Alcohol Exposure and the Incidence of FASD: Is the Past Prologue?

Grace Chang

Low to Moderate Prenatal Alcohol Exposure and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes: A Narrative Review and Methodological Considerations

Gretchen Bandoli, Shana Hayes, and Erin Delker

NIAAA 50th Anniversary Festschrift: From the Editor

George F. Koob

Alcohol Use Disorder and Alcohol-Associated Liver Disease

Resham Ramkissoon and Vijay H. Shah

Alcohol’s Negative Emotional Side: The Role of Stress Neurobiology in Alcohol Use Disorder

Rajita Sinha

Looking Back, Looking Forward: Current Medications and Innovative Potential Medications to Treat Alcohol Use Disorder

Barbara J. Mason

Alcohol and Cannabinoids - From the Editors

Jane Metrik1,2 and Sachin Patel3

Alcohol-Endocannabinoid Interactions: Implications for Addiction-Related Behavioral Processes

Antonia Serrano1,2 and Luis A. Natividad3

Simultaneous Alcohol and Marijuana Use Among Young Adults: A Scoping Review of Prevalence, Patterns, Psychosocial Correlates, and Consequences

Christine M. Lee,1 Brian H. Calhoun,1 Devon Alisa Abdallah,1 Jessica A. Blayney,1 Nicole R. Schultz,1 Meg Brunner,2 and Megan E. Patrick3

Alcohol and the Adolescent Brain: What We’ve Learned and Where the Data Are Taking Us

Susan F. Tapert and Sonja Eberson-Shumate

Relationships of Cannabis Policy Liberalization With Alcohol Use and Co-Use With Cannabis: A Narrative Review

Rosalie Liccardo Pacula,1 Rosanna Smart,2 Marlene C. Lira,3 Seema Choksy Pessar,1 Jason G. Blanchette,4 and Timothy S. Naimi5

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: Awareness to Insight in Just 50 Years

Michael E. Charness

Patterns of Cannabis and Alcohol Co-Use: Substitution Versus Complementary Effects

Rachel L. Gunn,1 Elizabeth R. Aston,1 and Jane Metrik1,2

The Synaptic Interactions of Alcohol and the Endogenous Cannabinoid System

Sarah A. Wolfe, Valentina Vozella, and Marisa Roberto

Age, Period, and Cohort Effects in Alcohol Use in the United States in the 20th and 21st Centuries: Implications for the Coming Decades

Katherine M. Keyes

AUD Risk, Diagnoses, and Course in a Prospective Study Across Two Generations: Implications for Prevention

Marc A. Schuckit

The Convergent Neuroscience of Affective Pain and Substance Use Disorder

Amanda R. Pahng1,2 and Scott Edwards2

Alcohol, Opioids, and Pain - From the Editors

Mark Egli1 and Scott Edwards2

Forebrain-Midbrain Circuits and Peptides Involved in Hyperalgesia After Chronic Alcohol Exposure

Nicholas W. Gilpin,1,2,3,4 Waylin Yu,5 and Thomas L. Kash5

Hepatic Cannabinoid Signaling in the Regulation of Alcohol-Associated Liver Disease

Keungmo Yang,1 Sung Eun Choi,1 and Won-Il Jeong1,2

Alcohol and Cannabis Use and the Developing Brain

Briana Lees,1 Jennifer Debenham,1 and Lindsay M. Squeglia2

Recovery From AUD - From the Editors

John F. Kelly1,2 and Brett Hagman3

Recovery-Oriented Systems of Care: A Perspective on the Past, Present, and Future

Larry Davidson,1,2 Michael Rowe,1 Paul DiLeo,2,3 Chyrell Bellamy,1,2 and Miriam Delphin-Rittmon1,2

Cognitive-Affective Transdiagnostic Factors Associated With Vulnerability to Alcohol and Prescription Opioid Use in the Context of Pain

Emily L. Zale,1 Jessica M. Powers,2 and Joseph W. Ditre2

Alcohol Use Disorder: The Role of Medication in Recovery

Barbara J. Mason and Charles J. Heyser

The Role of the Family in Alcohol Use Disorder Recovery for Adults

Barbara S. McCrady1 and Julianne C. Flanagan2,3

Natural Recovery by the Liver and Other Organs After Chronic Alcohol Use

Paul G. Thomes,1,2 Karuna Rasineni,1,2 Viswanathan Saraswathi,2,3 Kusum K. Kharbanda,1,2 Dahn L. Clemens,4,5 Sarah A. Sweeney,1,2 Jacy L. Kubik,1,2 Terrence M. Donohue, Jr.,1,2 and Carol A. Casey1,2

The Emergence, Role, and Impact of Recovery Support Services

Leonard A. Jason, Meghan Salomon-Amend, Mayra Guerrero, Ted Bobak, Jack O’Brien, and Arturo Soto-Nevarez

Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Mutual Help Group Participation for Substance Use Problems

Sarah E. Zemore,1 Paul A. Gilbert,2 Miguel Pinedo,3 Shiori Tsutsumi,4 Briana McGeough,5 and Daniel L. Dickerson6

Naturalistic Research on Recovery Processes: Looking to the Future

Robert L. Stout

Impact of Continuing Care on Recovery From Substance Use Disorder

James R. McKay

Recovery and Youth: An Integrative Review

Andrew J. Finch, Jordan Jurinsky, and Billie May Anderson

Recovery in Special Emphasis Populations

Eric F. Wagner1 and Julie A. Baldwin2

Brain Structure and Function in Recovery

Sara Jo Nixon1,2 and Ben Lewis1,2

Sex and Gender Effects in Recovery from Alcohol Use Disorder

Cathryn Glanton Holzhauer,1,2 Michael Cucciare,3,4 and Elizabeth E. Epstein1

Epidemiology of Recovery From Alcohol Use Disorder

Jalie A. Tucker,1 Susan D. Chandler,1 and Katie Witkiewitz2

Women and Alcohol - From the Editors

Mary E. McCaul1 and Ivana Grakalic2

Gender Differences in the Epidemiology of Alcohol Use and Related Harms in the United States

Aaron M. White

Sex Differences in the Neurobiology of Alcohol Use Disorder

Annabelle Flores-Bonilla1 and Heather N. Richardson2

What Is Recovery?

Katie Witkiewitz,1,2 Kevin S. Montes,3 Frank J. Schwebel,2 and Jalie A. Tucker4

Alcohol's Unique Effects on Cognition in Women: A 2020 (Re)view to Envision Future Research and Treatment

Rosemary Fama,1,2 Anne-Pascale Le Berre,1 and Edith V. Sullivan1

Alcohol-Related Disparities Among Women: Evidence and Potential Explanations

Nina Mulia1 and Kara M. Bensley1

The Role of Stress, Trauma, and Negative Affect in Alcohol Misuse and Alcohol Use Disorder in Women

Maria Isabel Barros Guinle1 and Rajita Sinha1

Alcohol Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) for Girls and Women

Kyndal Hammock,1 Mary M. Velasquez,1 Hanan Alwan,1 and Kirk von Sternberg1

Effects of Alcohol on the Cardiovascular System in Women

Mariann R. Piano,1 Laurel A. Thur,1 Chueh-Lung Hwang,2 and Shane A. Phillips2

Treatment Interventions for Women With Alcohol Use Disorder

Barbara S. McCrady,1 Elizabeth E. Epstein,2 and Kathryn F. Fokas3

The Endocrine System and Alcohol Drinking in Females

Deborah A. Finn1,2

Sleep and Alcohol Use in Women

Sarah M. Inkelis,1 Brant P. Hasler,2 and Fiona C. Baker3

Alcohol and Liver Function in Women

Haripriya Maddur1 and Vijay H. Shah2

Maternal Substance Use: Consequences, Identification, and Interventions

Grace Chang1,2

Alcohol’s Effects on Breast Cancer in Women

Jo L. Freudenheim1

Alcohol Use Disorder and Antisocial and Borderline Personality Disorders

Ashley C. Helle, Ashley L. Watts, Timothy J. Trull, and Kenneth J. Sher

Co-Occurring Alcohol Use Disorder and Anxiety: Bridging the Psychiatric, Psychological, and Neurobiological Perspectives

Justin J. Anker and Matt G. Kushner

Alcohol Use Disorder and Schizophrenia or Schizoaffective Disorder

Luke Archibald, Mary F. Brunette, Diana J. Wallin, and Alan I. Green 

Integrating Treatment for Co-Occurring Mental Health Conditions

Amy M. Yule and John F. Kelly

Alcohol Use Disorder and Depressive Disorders

R. Kathryn McHugh and Roger D. Weiss

Biobehavioral Interactions Between Stress and Alcohol

Marcus M. Weera and Nicholas W. Gilpin 

Suicidal Behavior: Links Between Alcohol Use Disorder and Acute Use of Alcohol

Kenneth R. Conner and Courtney L. Bagge

Alcohol Use Disorder and Co-Occurring Mental Health Conditions - From the Editors

Laura E. Kwako, Jenica Patterson, Ihsan M. Salloum, and Ryan S. Trim

“Maturing Out” of Binge and Problem Drinking

Matthew R. Lee, Ph.D., and Kenneth J. Sher, Ph.D.

NIH’s Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study (ABCD Study)

Alcohol Research: Current Reviews Editorial Staff

“Maturing Out” of Binge and Problem Drinking

Matthew R. Lee and Kenneth J. Sher

The Epidemiology of Binge Drinking Among College-Age Individuals in the United States

Heather Krieger, Chelsie M. Young, Amber M. Anthenien, and Clayton Neighbors

Surveys That Include Information Relevant to Binge Drinking

Alcohol Research: Current Review Editorial Staff

Drinking Patterns and Their Definitions

Alcohol Research: Current Reviews Editorial Staff

Binge Drinking’s Effects on the Developing Brain—Animal Models

Susanne Hiller-Sturmhöfel and Linda Patia Spear

Adolescent Binge Drinking

Tammy Chung, Kasey G. Creswell, Rachel Bachrach, Duncan B. Clark, and
Christopher S. Martin

High-Intensity Drinking

Megan E. Patrick and Beth Azar

Gender Differences in Binge Drinking

Richard W. Wilsnack, Sharon C. Wilsnack, Gerhard Gmel, and Lori Wolfgang Kantor

Effects of Binge Drinking on the Developing Brain

Scott A. Jones, Jordan M. Lueras, and Bonnie J. Nagel

Binge Drinking - Editor's Note

Aaron M. White, Susan Tapert, and Shivendra D. Shukla

NIAAA's College Alcohol Intervention Matrix

Jessica M. Cronce, Traci L. Toomey, Kathleen Lenk, Toben F. Nelson, Jason R. Kilmer, and Mary E. Larimer

Binge Drinking’s Effects on the Body

Patricia E. Molina and Steve Nelson

Co-Occurring Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Alcohol Use Disorder in U.S. Military and Veteran Populations

Emily R. Dworkin, Ph.D., is a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.

Early Life Stress as a Predictor of Co-Occurring Alcohol Use Disorder and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Richard S. Lee, Lynn M. Oswald, and Gary S. Wand

Common Biological Mechanisms of Alcohol Use Disorder and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Junghyup Suh and Kerry J. Ressler

Functional and Psychiatric Correlates of Comorbid Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Alcohol Use Disorder

Elizabeth Straus, Moira Haller, Robert C. Lyons, and Sonya B. Norman

The Epidemiology of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Alcohol Use Disorder

Nathan D. L. Smith and Linda B. Cottler

Behavioral Treatments for Alcohol Use Disorder and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Julianne C. Flanagan, Jennifer L. Jones, Amber M. Jarnecke, and Sudie E. Back

Pharmacotherapy for Co-Occurring Alcohol Use Disorder and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: Targeting the Opioidergic, Noradrenergic, Serotonergic, and GABAergic/Glutamatergic Systems

Terril L. Verplaetse, Sherry A. McKee, and Ismene L. Petrakis

Co-Occurring Alcohol Use Disorder and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - Editor's Note

Robert M. Anthenelli, Kathleen T. Brady, Lindsey Grandison, and Deidra Roach

Alcohol Use Disorder and Traumatic Brain Injury

Zachary M. Weil, John D. Corrigan, and Kate Karelina

Alcoholic Liver Disease: Pathogenesis and Current Management

Natalia A. Osna, Ph.D.; Terrence M. Donohue, Jr., Ph.D.; and Kusum K. Kharbanda, Ph.D.

Pathophysiology of the Effects of Alcohol Abuse on the Endocrine System

Nadia Rachdaoui, Ph.D., and Dipak K. Sarkar, Ph.D., D.Phil.

Alcohol and the Lung

Ashish J. Mehta, M.D., and David M. Guidot, M.D.

Alcohol’s Effects on the Cardiovascular System

Mariann R. Piano, Ph.D.

Alcohol and Puberty: Mechanisms of Delayed Development

William L. Dees, Ph.D.; Jill K. Hiney, Ph.D.; and Vinod K. Srivastava, Ph.D.

Development, Prevention, and Treatment of Alcohol-Induced Organ Injury: The Role of Nutrition

Shirish Barve, Ph.D.; Shao-Yu Chen, Ph.D.; Irina Kirpich, Ph.D.; Walter H. Watson, Ph.D.; and Craig McClain, M.D.

Alcohol and Gut-Derived Inflammation

Faraz Bishehsari, M.D., Ph.D.; Emmeline Magno, M.D.; Garth Swanson, M.D.; Vishal Desai, M.D.; Robin M. Voigt, Ph.D.; Christopher B. Forsyth, Ph.D.; and Ali Keshavarzian, M.D.

Alcohol’s Effects on the Brain: Neuroimaging Results in Humans and Animal Models

Natalie M. Zahr, Ph.D., and Adolf Pfefferbaum, M.D.

Alcohol Misuse and Kidney Injury: Epidemiological Evidence and Potential Mechanisms

Zoltan V. Varga, M.D., Ph.D.; Csaba Matyas, M.D.; Janos Paloczi, Ph.D.; and Pal Pacher, M.D., Ph.D.

Uniting Epidemiology and Experimental Disease Models for Alcohol-Related Pancreatic Disease

Veronica Wendy Setiawan, Ph.D.; Kristine Monroe, Ph.D.; Aurelia Lugea, Ph.D.; Dhiraj Yadav, M.D., M.P.H.; and Stephen Pandol, M.D.

Alcohol–Organ Interactions: Injury and Repair - Editor's Note

Patricia Molina, M.D., Ph.D.; Steve Nelson, M.D.; and Antonio Noronha, Ph.D. 

Alcoholic Myopathy: Pathophysiologic Mechanisms and Clinical Implications

Liz Simon, M.V.Sc., Ph.D.; Sarah E. Jolley, M.D., M.Sc.; and Patricia E. Molina, M.D., Ph.D.

Drinking Across the Lifespan: Focus on Older Adults

Kristen L. Barry, Ph.D., and Frederic C. Blow, Ph.D.

Drinking Over the Lifespan: Focus on Early Adolescents and Youth

Michael Windle, Ph.D.

Advances in Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Interventions Among Racial, Ethnic, and Sexual Minority Populations

Arthur W. Blume, Ph.D.

Social and Cultural Contexts of Alcohol Use: Influences in a Social–Ecological Framework

May Sudhinaraset, Ph.D.; Christina Wigglesworth, M.S.W., L.C.S.W.; and David T. Takeuchi, Ph.D.

Recent Developments in Alcohol Services Research on Access to Care

Laura A. Schmidt, Ph.D., M.S.W., M.P.H.

Under-Researched Demographics: Heavy Episodic Drinking and Alcohol-Related Problems Among Asian Americans

Derek Kenji Iwamoto, Ph.D.; Aylin Kaya; Margaux Grivel; and Lauren Clinton

Alcohol Use and Related Problems Along the United States–Mexico Border

Britain A. Mills, Ph.D., and Raul Caetano, M.D., Ph.D.

Alcohol Consumption in Demographic Subpopulations: An Epidemiologic Overview

Erin Delker, M.P.H.; Qiana Brown, Ph.D., M.P.H., M.S.W.; and Deborah S. Hasin, Ph.D.

Biology, Genetics, and Environment: Underlying Factors Influencing Alcohol Metabolism

Tamara L. Wall, Ph.D.; Susan E. Luczak, Ph.D.; and Susanne Hiller-Sturmhöfel, Ph.D.

Nature and Treatment of Comorbid Alcohol Problems and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Among American Military Personnel and Veterans

John P. Allen, Ph.D., M.P.A.; Eric F. Crawford, Ph.D.; and Harold Kudler, M.D.

Alcohol Use Patterns Among Urban and Rural Residents: Demographic and Social Influences

Mark A. Dixon, L.C.S.W., and Karen G. Chartier, Ph.D., M.S.W.

The Influence of Gender and Sexual Orientation on Alcohol Use and Alcohol-Related Problems: Toward a Global Perspective

Tonda L. Hughes, Ph.D., R.N., F.A.A.N., Sharon C. Wilsnack, Ph.D., and Lori Wolfgang Kantor, M.A.

Associations Between Socioeconomic Factors and Alcohol Outcomes

Susan E. Collins, Ph.D.

Alcohol Use Among Special Populations - Editor's Note

Mary E. Larimer, Ph.D., and Judith A. Arroyo, Ph.D. 

Religious Affiliation and Spiritual Practices: An Examination of the Role of Spirituality in Alcohol Use and Alcohol Use Disorder

Katie Witkiewitz, Ph.D.; Elizabeth McCallion, M.S.; and Megan Kirouac, M.S.

Drinking Over the Lifespan: Focus on College Ages

Jennifer E. Merrill, Ph.D., and Kate B. Carey, Ph.D.

Alcohol and Viral Hepatitis: Role of Lipid Rafts

Angela Dolganiuc, M.D., Ph.D.

Prenatal Alcohol Exposure and the Developing Immune System

Theresa W. Gauthier, M.D.

Alcohol’s Effects on Lung Health and Immunity

Samantha M. Simet, Ph.D., and Joseph H. Sisson, M.D.

Impact of Alcohol Abuse on the Adaptive Immune System

Sumana Pasala, Ph.D.; Tasha Barr; and Ilhem Messaoudi, Ph.D.

Alcohol Use As a Risk Factor in Infections and Healing: A Clinician's Perspective

Giraldina Trevejo-Nunez, M.D.; Jay K. Kolls, M.D.; and Marjolein de Wit, M.D.

Primer on the Immune System

Martin J. Spiering, Ph.D., ELS

Macrophages and Alcohol-Related Liver Inflammation

Cynthia Ju, Ph.D., and Pranoti Mandrekar, Ph.D.

Alcohol's Effect on Host Defense

Gyongyi Szabo, M.D., Ph.D., and Banishree Saha, Ph.D.

The Gastrointestinal Microbiome: Alcohol Effects on the Composition of Intestinal Microbiota

Phillip A. Engen; Stefan J. Green, Ph.D.; Robin M. Voigt, Ph.D.; Christopher B. Forsyth, Ph.D.; and Ali Keshavarzian, M.D.

Neuroimmune Function and the Consequences of Alcohol Exposure

Fulton T. Crews, Ph.D.; Dipak K. Sarkar, Ph.D., D.Phil.; Liya Qin, Ph.D.; Jian Zou, Ph.D.; Nadka Boyadjieva, M.D., Ph.D., D.Sci.; and Ryan P. Vetreno, Ph.D.

The Role of Innate Immunity in Alcoholic Liver Disease

Laura E. Nagy, Ph.D.

Effects of Alcohol on Tumor Growth, Metastasis, Immune Response, and Host Survival

Gary G. Meadows, Ph.D., and Hui Zhang, Ph.D.

Alcohol’s Burden on Immunity Following Burn, Hemorrhagic Shock, or Traumatic Brain Injury

Patricia E. Molina, M.D., Ph.D.; Paige S. Katz, Ph.D.; Flavia Souza-Smith, Ph.D.; Stephen M. Ford; Sophie X. Teng, Ph.D.; Tracy Y. Dodd, Ph.D.; John K. Maxi; and Jacques P. Mayeux, M.S.

Alcohol and the Immune System - Editor's Note

Dipak K. Sarkar, Ph.D., D.Phil.; M. Katherine Jung, Ph.D.; and H. Joe Wang, Ph.D. 

The First Line of Defense: The Effects of Alcohol on Post-Burn Intestinal Barrier, Immune Cells, and Microbiome

Adam M. Hammer, Niya L. Morris, Zachary M. Earley, and Mashkoor A. Choudhry, Ph.D.

Alcohol and HIV Effects on the Immune System

Gregory J. Bagby, Ph.D.; Angela M. Amedee, Ph.D.; Robert W. Siggins, Ph.D.; Patricia E. Molina, M.D., Ph.D.; Steve Nelson, M.D.; and Ronald S. Veazey, D.V.M., Ph.D.

Advances in Electrophysiological Research

Chella Kamarajan, Ph.D., and Bernice Porjesz, Ph.D.

Utilization of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Research Involving Animal Models of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders

Xiaojie Wang, Ph.D., and Christopher D. Kroenke, Ph.D.

Cognitive Neuroscience Approaches to Understanding Behavior Change in Alcohol Use Disorder Treatments

Nasir H. Naqvi, M.D., Ph.D., and Jon Morgenstern, Ph.D.

Advances in Medications and Tailoring Treatment for Alcohol Use Disorder

Chamindi Seneviratne, M.D., and Bankole A. Johnson, D.Sc., M.D., MBChB, M.Phil., FRCPsych, DFAPA, FACFEI

Neuroplasticity in Human Alcoholism: Studies of Extended Abstinence with Potential Treatment Implications

George Fein, Ph.D., and Valerie A. Cardenas, Ph.D.

Translating Alcohol Research: Opportunities and Challenges

Angela M. Batman, Ph.D., and Michael F. Miles, M.D., Ph.D.

Advances in Diagnosis and Treatment of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: From Animal Models to Human Studies

Nathen J. Murawski, Ph.D.; Eileen M. Moore, Ph.D.; Jennifer D. Thomas, Ph.D.; and Edward P. Riley, Ph.D.

Mechanisms of Neuroplasticity and Ethanol’s Effects on Plasticity in the Striatum and Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis

David M. Lovinger, Ph.D., and Thomas L. Kash, Ph.D.

Neuroplasticity and Predictors of Alcohol Recovery

Dongju Seo, Ph.D., and Rajita Sinha, Ph.D.

Translating Alcohol Research Into Practice - Editor's Note

Edith V. Sullivan, Ph.D., and Antonio Noronha, Ph.D. 

Advances in Human Neuroconnectivity Research: Applications for Understanding Familial History Risk for Alcoholism

Anita Cservenka, Ph.D.; Gabriela Alarcón; Scott A. Jones; and Bonnie J. Nagel, Ph.D.

The Promises and Pitfalls of Digital Technology in Its Application to Alcohol Treatment

Frederick Muench, Ph.D.

Computerized Working-Memory Training As a Candidate Adjunctive Treatment for Addiction

Warren K. Bickel, Ph.D.; Lara Moody; and Amanda Quisenberry, Ph.D.

Electronic Feedback in College Student Drinking Prevention and Intervention

Jessica M. Cronce, Ph.D.; Joyce N. Bittinger, Ph.D.; Junny Liu; and Jason R. Kilmer, Ph.D.

Biomonitoring for Improving Alcohol Consumption Surveys: The New Gold Standard?

Thomas K. Greenfield, Ph.D.; Jason Bond, Ph.D.; and William C. Kerr, Ph.D.

Tracking the When, Where, and With Whom of Alcohol Use: Integrating Ecological Momentary Assessment and Geospatial Data to Examine Risk for Alcohol-Related Problems

Bridget Freisthler, Ph.D.; Sharon Lipperman-Kreda Ph.D.; Melina Bersamin, Ph.D.; and Paul J. Gruenewald, Ph.D

Using Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) to Assess Situation-Level Predictors of Alcohol Use and Alcohol-Related Consequences

Tyler B. Wray, Ph.D.; Jennifer E. Merrill, Ph.D.; and Peter M. Monti, Ph.D.

Ecological Momentary Assessment and Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

Jon Morgenstern, Ph.D.; Alexis Kuerbis, L.C.S.W., Ph.D., L.M.S.W.; and Frederick Muench, Ph.D.

Background for Real-Time Monitoring and Intervention Related to Alcohol Use

Ellen Beckjord, Ph.D., M.P.H., and Saul Shiffman, Ph.D.

Enhancing the Use of Vehicle Alcohol Interlocks With Emerging Technology

Robert B. Voas, Ph.D.

Influence of Social Media on Alcohol Use in Adolescents and Young Adults

Megan A. Moreno, M.D., M.S.Ed., M.P.H., and Jennifer M. Whitehill, Ph.D.

Privacy and Security in Mobile Health (mHealth) Research

Shifali Arora, M.D.; Jennifer Yttri, Ph.D.; and Wendy Nilsen, Ph.D.

Mobile Delivery of Treatment for Alcohol Use Disorders: A Review of the Literature

Andrew Quanbeck, Ph.D.; Ming-Yuan Chih, Ph.D., M.H.A.; Andrew Isham, M.S.; Roberta Johnson, M.A., M.Ed.; and David Gustafson, Ph.D.

Alcohol Research and eHealth Technology - Editor's Note

Tammy Chung, Ph.D., and Michael Hilton, Ph.D.

Putting the Screen in Screening: Technology-Based Alcohol Screening and Brief Interventions in Medical Settings

Sion Kim Harris, Ph.D., and John R. Knight, M.D.

Computerized Cognitive–Behavioral Therapy

Kathleen M. Carroll, Ph.D.

Measuring the Burden - Editor's Note

Jürgen Rehm, Ph.D., and Ralph Hingson, Sc.D.

Measuring the Burden - Alcohol’s Evolving Impact

Ralph Hingson, Sc.D., and Jürgen Rehm, Ph.D.

Using Surveys to Calculate Disability-Adjusted Life-Years

Wolfgang Wiedermann, Ph.D., and Ulrich Frick, Ph.D.

Wolfgang Wiedermann, Ph.D., is a junior researcher at the Carinthia University of Applied Sciences, Feldkirchen, Austria.

Ulrich Frick, Ph.D., is a professor of public health at the Carinthia University of Applied Sciences, Feldkirchen, Austria, and senior scientist at the Psychiatric University Hospital, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.

Community Indicators: Assessing the Impact of Alcohol Use on Communities

Andrea Flynn, Ph.D., and Samantha Wells, Ph.D.

Focus On: The Burden of Alcohol Use—Trauma and Emergency Outcomes

Cheryl J. Cherpitel, Dr.P.H.

Chronic Diseases and Conditions Related to Alcohol Use

Kevin D. Shield, M.H.Sc.; Charles Parry, Ph.D.; and Jürgen Rehm, Ph.D.

Alcohol and Mortality: Global Alcohol-Attributable Deaths From Cancer, Liver Cirrhosis, and Injury in 2010

Jürgen Rehm, Ph.D., and Kevin D. Shield, MH.Sc.

APIS: The NIAAA Alcohol Policy Information System

Michael Hilton, Ph.D.

The Burden of Alcohol Use: Focus on Children and Preadolescents

John E. Donovan, Ph.D.

Prevalence and Predictors of Adolescent Alcohol Use and Binge Drinking in the United States

Megan E. Patrick, Ph.D., and John E. Schulenberg, Ph.D.

The Burden of Alcohol Use: Excessive Alcohol Consumption and Related Consequences Among College Students

Aaron White, Ph.D., and Ralph Hingson, Sc.D.

Focus On: Women and the Costs of Alcohol Use

Sharon C. Wilsnack, Ph.D.; Richard W. Wilsnack, Ph.D.; and Lori Wolfgang Kantor, M.A.

Focus On: Ethnicity and the Social and Health Harms From Drinking

Karen G. Chartier, Ph.D.; Patrice A.C. Vaeth, Dr.P.H.; and Raul Caetano, M.D., Ph.D.

Gaps in Clinical Prevention and Treatment for Alcohol Use Disorders: Costs, Consequences, and Strategies

Mark L. Willenbring, M.D.

The World Health Organization’s Global Monitoring System on Alcohol and Health

Vladimir Poznyak, M.D., Ph.D.; Alexandra Fleischmann, Ph.D.; Dag Rekve, M.S.C.; Margaret Rylett, M.A.; Jürgen Rehm, Ph.D.; and Gerhard Gmel, Ph.D.

Measuring the Burden—Current and Future Research Trends: Results From the NIAAA Expert Panel on Alcohol and Chronic Disease Epidemiology

Rosalind A. Breslow, Ph.D., M.P.H., R.D., and Kenneth J. Mukamal, M.D.

Prenatal Alcohol Exposure and Cellular Differentiation: A Role for Polycomb and Trithorax Group Proteins in FAS Phenotypes?

Kylee J. Veazey; Daria Muller; and Michael C. Golding, Ph.D.

Epigenetics—New Frontier for Alcohol Research - Editor's Note

Shivendra D. Shukla, Ph.D., and Samir Zakhari, Ph.D.

Alcohol Metabolism and Epigenetics Changes

Samir Zakhari, Ph.D.

Dysregulation of microRNA Expression and Function Contributes to the Etiology of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders

Sridevi Balaraman, Ph.D.; Joseph D. Tingling; Pai-Chi Tsai; and Rajesh C. Miranda, Ph.D.

Alcohol, DNA Methylation, and Cancer

Marta Varela-Rey, Ph.D.; Ashwin Woodhoo, Ph.D.; Maria-Luz Martinez-Chantar, Ph.D.; José M. Mato, Ph.D.; and Shelly C. Lu, M.D.

In Utero Alcohol Exposure, Epigenetic Changes, and Their Consequences

Michelle Ungerer; Jaysen Knezovich, M.Sc.; and Michele Ramsay, Ph.D.

Epigenetic Effects of Ethanol on the Liver and Gastrointestinal System

Shivendra D. Shukla, Ph.D., and Robert W. Lim, Ph.D.

Epigenetic Events in Liver Cancer Resulting From Alcoholic Liver Disease

Samuel W. French, M.D.

Epigenetic Control of Gene Expression in the Alcoholic Brain

Igor Ponomarev, Ph.D.

Circadian Disruption: Potential Implications in Inflammatory and Metabolic Diseases Associated With Alcohol

Robin M. Voigt, Ph.D.; Christopher B. Forsyth, Ph.D.; and Ali Keshavarzian, M.D.

Epigenetic Targets for Reversing Immune Defects Caused by Alcohol Exposure

Brenda J. Curtis, Ph.D.; Anita Zahs, Ph.D.; and Elizabeth J. Kovacs, Ph.D.

Epigenetics Glossary

The Effects of Stress on Alcohol Consumption

Robert M. Anthenelli, M.D., and Lindsey Grandison, Ph.D.

Overview: Stress and Alcohol Use Disorders Revisited

Robert M. Anthenelli, M.D.

Stress and Alcohol: Epidemiologic Evidence

K.M. Keyes, Ph.D.; M.L. Hatzenbuehler, Ph.D.; Bridget F. Grant, Ph.D., Ph.D.; and Deborah S. Hasin, Ph.D.

Alcohol and Stress in the Military

Jeremiah A. Schumm, Ph.D., and Kathleen M. Chard, Ph.D.

Childhood Trauma, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, and Alcohol Dependence

Kathleen T. Brady, M.D., Ph.D., and Sudie E. Back, Ph.D.

Anxiety and Alcohol Use Disorders: Comorbidity and Treatment Considerations

Joshua P. Smith, Ph.D., and Carrie L. Randall, Ph.D.

How Does Stress Lead to Risk of Alcohol Relapse?

Rajita Sinha, Ph.D.

Neural Pathways of Stress Integration: Relevance to Alcohol Abuse

James P. Herman, Ph.D.

Effects of Alcohol Dependence and Withdrawal on Stress Responsiveness and Alcohol Consumption

Howard C. Becker, Ph.D.

Clinical Laboratory Stressors Used to Study Alcohol–Stress Relationships

Suzanne Thomas, Ph.D.; Amy K. Bacon, Ph.D.; Rajita Sinha, Ph.D.; Magdalena Uhart, M.D.; and Bryon Adinoff, M.D.

Stress and the HPA Axis: Role of Glucocorticoids in Alcohol Dependence

Mary Ann C. Stephens, Ph.D., and Gary Wand, M.D.

Genetic and Environmental Determinants of Stress Responding

Toni-Kim Clarke, Ph.D.; Charlotte Nymberg, M.Sc.; and Gunter Schumann, M.D.

Stress, Epigenetics, and Alcoholism

Sachin Moonat, M.S., and Subhash C. Pandey, Ph.D.

Resilience to Meet the Challenge of Addiction: Psychobiology and Clinical Considerations

Tanja N. Alim, M.D.; William B. Lawson, M.D.; Adriana Feder, M.D.; Brian M. Iacoviello, Ph.D.; Shireen Saxena, M.S.; Christopher R. Bailey; Allison M. Greene, M.S.; and Alexander Neumeister, M.D.

Treatment of Alcohol Dependence With Drug Antagonists of the Stress Response

Amanda E. Higley, Ph.D.; George F. Koob, Ph.D.; and Barbara J. Mason, Ph.D.

Stress Glossary

Volume 34 Index

New Look and New Title for NIAAA’s Flagship Publication

A Watershed Year for an Update on the Genetics of Alcoholism

Robert W. Williams, Ph.D., and Antonio Noronha, Ph.D.

Assessing the Genetic Risk for Alcohol Use Disorders

Tatiana Foroud, Ph.D., and Tamara J. Phillips, Ph.D.

Genetics Primer

Identifying Genetic Variation for Alcohol Dependence

Arpana Agrawal, Ph.D., and Laura J. Bierut, M.D.

Using Genetically Engineered Animal Models in the Postgenomic Era to Understand Gene Function in Alcoholism

Matthew T. Reilly, Ph.D.; R. Adron Harris, Ph.D.; and Antonio Noronha, Ph.D.

Epigenetics—Beyond the Genome in Alcoholism

Bela G. Starkman; Amul J. Sakharkar, Ph.D.; and Subhash C. Pandey, Ph.D.

Identifying Gene Networks Underlying the Neurobiology of Ethanol and Alcoholism

Aaron R. Wolen, Ph.D., and Michael F. Miles, M.D., Ph.D.

The Impact of Gene–Environment Interaction on Alcohol Use Disorders

Danielle M. Dick, Ph.D., and Kenneth S. Kendler, M.D.

Bridging Animal and Human Models: Translating From (and to) Animal Genetics

Amanda M. Barkley-Levenson and John C. Crabbe, Ph.D.

Genes Contributing to the Development of Alcoholism: An Overview

Howard J. Edenberg, Ph.D.

Genes Encoding Enzymes Involved in Ethanol Metabolism

Thomas D. Hurley, Ph.D., and Howard J. Edenberg, Ph.D.

Alcohol Dependence and Genes Encoding α2 and γ1 GABAA Receptor Subunits

Cecilia M. Borghese, Ph.D., and R. Adron Harris, Ph.D.

Immune Function Genes, Genetics, and the Neurobiology of Addiction

Fulton T. Crews, Ph.D.

Circadian Genes, the Stress Axis, and Alcoholism

Dipak K. Sarkar, Ph.D., D.Phil.

Discovering Genes Involved in Alcohol Dependence and Other Alcohol Responses

Kari J. Buck, Ph.D.; Lauren C. Milner, Ph.D.; Deaunne L. Denmark, M.D., Ph.D.; Seth G.N. Grant, Ph.D.; and Laura B. Kozell, Ph.D.

Genetics Glossary

Genetic and Genomic Web Resources for Research on Alcohol Use and Abuse

Robert W. Williams, Ph.D.
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