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Incorporating Harm Reduction Into Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery

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Scientific Diversity Officer Selected for the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

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Dawn Wayman, M.H.S., has been selected as the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) Scientific Diversity Officer (SDO). The role of SDO represents a new position at NIAAA and emphasizes the institute’s commitment to advancing diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility both internally and in the broader alcohol research community.

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Scientific Director for the Division of Intramural Clinical and Biological Research Selected for the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

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David Lovinger, Ph.D., has been selected as the Scientific Director for the Division of Intramural Clinical and Biological Research at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. In his role as Scientific Director, Dr. Lovinger will provide scientific, programmatic, and administrative leadership for the Division of Intramural Clinical and Biological Research.

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National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Launches an Educational Virtual Reality Experience for Teens

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The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism recently launched Alcohol and Your Brain, a virtual reality module to engage and educate young audiences about how alcohol affects the brain. Designed for Oculus Quest, Quest 2, or Meta Quest Pro headsets, this activity takes users on a virtual rollercoaster ride through the brain, with stops to describe alcohol’s harmful effects on the prefrontal cortex, nucleus accumbens, amygdala, hippocampus, and cerebellum.

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Empowering Health Care Professionals to Provide Evidence-Based Care

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Since its release just over a year ago, the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism’s Healthcare Professional’s Core Resource on Alcohol has been the focus of ongoing efforts to empower health care professionals in providing evidence-based alcohol-related care.

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The Beauty of #SciArt

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“Things I’ve seen through a microscope” is the straightforward way Margaret (Meg) Davis, Ph.D., describes her X, formerly known as Twitter, channel, @BrainsRus. Dr. Davis is a retired NIAAA neuroscientist and anatomist, who remains dedicated to tweeting about and sharing her fascination with “#SciArt”—the dazzling and colorful scenes visible thanks to innovations in neuroscientific imaging.