The Research Society on Alcoholism (RSA) is a learned society

Learned society

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 of over 1600 active members. Its objective is to advance research on alcoholism

Alcoholism

Alcoholism is a broad term for problems with alcohol, and is generally used to mean compulsive and uncontrolled consumption of alcoholic beverages, usually to the detriment of the drinker's health, personal relationships, and social standing...

 and the physiological

Physiology

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 and cognitive

Cognition

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 effects of alcohol

Alcohol

In chemistry, an alcohol is an organic compound in which the hydroxy functional group is bound to a carbon atom. In particular, this carbon center should be saturated, having single bonds to three other atoms....

. The RSA holds an annual meeting and, together with the International Society for Biomedical Research on Alcoholism, sponsors the publication of Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research is a scientific journal covering research concerning alcohol abuse and its treatment. It is published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the Research Society on Alcoholism and the International Society for Biomedical Research on Alcoholism.- Abstracting...

, published by Wiley-Blackwell.

RSA holds yearly elections for Vice President, Secretary and five Board Member positions.