What’s the harm in starting early?: Daily and long-term risks of daytime drinking in young adults (new in @jsadjournal.bsky.social) @uw-psychiatry.bsky.social @graups-phd.bsky.social www.jsad.com/doi/abs/10.1...

What’s the harm in starting early?: Daily and long-term risks of daytime drinking in young adults: Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs: Vol 0, No ja

Background: There is a robust body of work demonstrating that certain drinking practices, such as pregaming or playing drinking games, are linked to heavier, riskier patterns of drinking among college...

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This seems not good.

Liz Borkowski@lizborkowski.bsky.social · last yr.

NIH has rescinded its scientific integrity policy. Hard to see this as anything other than clearing the way for shoddy research on things like vaccines. Regardless of the rationale, it's bad news for public health. grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

Would really like to go to CPA next month. I think conference presentations may be considered “essential” - right?

KUOW Public Radio@kuow.org · 2y ago

The University of Washington has frozen non-essential hiring and travel, effective immediately, amid federal and state funding uncertainty.

Grateful to have been involved in these important findings. More to come in this domain! Catch our symposium on sports betting next month at the CPA conference @apadivision50.bsky.social

Josh Grubbs@joshuagrubbsphd.com · 2y ago

paper here! jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

We are pleased to finally share this paper! Our press release is linked below (paper at the end of the thread) The short version is that we tracked a national sample for two years, & found concerning links between sports gambling frequency and alcohol related problems news.unm.edu/news/wanna-bet

Josh Grubbs@joshuagrubbsphd.com · 2y ago

coming out this week!

Really excited to share our new paper that shows that not only personal experiences of alcohol reward drive acute craving and subsequent alcohol use, but the perception of the effects others might be feeling at the same time is also equally influential! @jtwaddell7.bsky.social

Are you feeling what I’m feeling? Momentary interactions between personal and perceived peer subjective response predict craving and continued drinking in young adults

Subjective response to alcohol is a robust predictor of alcohol outcomes. It is possible that the perceived subjective response of others may influenc…

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New accomplishment unlocked: successfully recovered an unsaved word document. It took 35 panic-riddled minutes but recovered almost two hours worth of work 🙌🏼

No one loves (and hates) their research more than the grad student grinding through their thesis. Come check out the exciting milestone research from the next generation!

Dana Litt, PhD @phdlitt.bsky.social · 2y ago

The RSA Career Development and Training Committee is thrilled to announce that the first-ever Research Society on Alcohol 3MT Competition will be held in May for student members. To learn more and apply, visit: forms.gle/728swEWvsmcQ...

Thank you @king5news.com.web.brid.gy for the opportunity to share the growing risks of sports betting with the public.

Center for the Study of Health & Risk Behaviors (CSHRB)@cshrb.bsky.social · 2y ago

Illegal gambling kiosks seized across western Washington: #CSHRB's Scott Graupensperger, recently interviewed on King5 news, says the research literature shows gambling disproportionately impacts vulnerable populations, particularly those with a low income bit.ly/3QgBuKo

For many people, #fantasysports and #football go hand-in-hand. What did we learn when we studied the actual daily fantasy sports play of more than 10K players? Check out our infographic to find out! www.divisiononaddiction.org/wp-content/u... #SuperBowl #sportsbetting

Gambling IS a public health concern. See recent findings from our project on young adult sports betting highlighting associations with mental health concerns (first-authored by my brilliant student, Arvin Shaygan): www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

More than fun and games: Problematic sports betting and its adverse impact on mental health and well-being in young adults

The rapid rise in sports betting, especially among young adults (age 18–29), necessitates identifying health correlates of this addictive behavior. Th…

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Division on Addiction@divisionaddiction.bsky.social · 2y ago

Gambling Disorder leads to financial, emotional, social, occupational, and physical harms. Yet, many cases go undetected and untreated. Learn more about the importance of screening for #GamblingDisorder: www.divisiononaddiction.org/outreach-res...

The Research Society on Alcohol provides unparalleled support to its trainees, but what great things do they go on to accomplish? Come find out later this Month!

#CSHRB study results suggest that YAs define T-breaks (tolerance breaks) as an intentional and temporary period of abstinence from cannabis, regardless of motivation bit.ly/4guUAam

New Cannabis publication from UW and UVM researchers. What Are Tolerance Breaks and Why Do Young Adults Take Them? A Qualitative Investigation of Temporary Abstinence Breaks from Cannabis. #tbreaks #marijuana publications.sciences.ucf.edu/cannabis/ind...

Dr. Myra Parker is presented the 2025 Martin Luther King Distinguished Service Award for the entire Health Sciences on Thurs, Jan 16. The award recognizes her work, leadership, mentorship on improving health & wellness for indigenous people all over the world! Bravo, Myra!

#CSHRB daily-level study findings indicated compared to non-daytime drinking days, daytime drinking days were significantly associated with more drinks consumed, more high-risk drinking practices (i.e., heavy episodic or high intensity drinking), and greater subjective intoxication bit.ly/4gScoxp

US teens are using less of every substance – except for one #Science 🧪

US teens are using less of every substance – except for one

Teenagers in the US roughly doubled their use of nicotine pouches in 2024, despite turning away from alcohol and other drugs

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My mom used to say "some people just aren't happy unless they're miserable." That confused me as a child but I sure understand it now.