Addiction and Chemical Intolerance: A Shared Etiology?
September 19-20, 2005
Website – http://www-apps.niehs.nih.gov/conferences/od/aci/



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From: ntpmail@...
Subject: NTP UPDATE: NIEHS and NIAAA conference,Sept 19-20 with
change of location
Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2005 18:24:19 -0400

The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) and
the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA),
components of the National Institutes of Health, are co-sponsoring
the following conference:

Addiction and Chemical Intolerance: A Shared Etiology?
September 19-20, 2005
Website – http://www-apps.niehs.nih.gov/conferences/od/aci/

The conference will be held at Sigma Xi - The Scientific Research
Society Building, 3106 East NC Highway 54, Research Triangle Park, NC
27709, (919) 549-4691.

Goal: NIEHS and NIAAA will bring together leading researchers to
compare and contrast what is known in the fields of chemical
intolerance and addiction and explore a new disease mechanism
referred to as "Toxicant-induced loss of tolerance (TILT)." TILT has
the potential to explain the etiology of a wide range of chronic
health problems, including certain illnesses, in the following
categories:

• Respiratory illnesses such as asthma and rhinosinusitis
• Neurological conditions like depression, bipolar disorder, autism,
ALS, migraine headaches and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder
• Autoimmune diseases and rheumatologic conditions such as lupus,
rheumatoid arthritis, chronic fatigue and fibromylagia
• Gulf War "syndrome"
• Addictive responses (cravings, withdrawal symptoms) in response to
a wide variety of substances, including caffeine, alcohol, foods
(obesity), as well as drugs and chemical pollutants
• Individual variation in susceptibility to toxicants, drugs,
implants, etc.

The conference will explore TILT's origins, its relationship to
addiction, the clinical parallels between addiction and chemical
intolerance (or "abdiction"), new animal models, genetic
polymorphisms, and neuroimaging studies that are underway in this
rapidly emerging area.

Who should attend: Toxicologists, environmental health scientists,
physicians, public health policymakers, and addiction researchers.

Agenda and Registration: Registration is free of charge and those
interested in attending are urged to register in advance on the
website: http://www-apps.niehs.nih.gov/conferences/od/aci
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END Forwarded by Andrew Cutz, CIH (September 16, 2005)