it's really cool that we supercharged online gambling without the slightest forethought about the devastating impact it will have on gambling addicts and their families
it's so perfectly american
it's so perfectly american
For all the moral panic about legalizing marijuana, it seems that the much less critiqued legalization of sports betting will end up wreaking a great deal of devastation. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
September 23, 2024 at 3:12 PM
Had a blast presenting my research at CPA this year!! Can’t wait for next year! #addictionscience #CPA2026 #APADivision50 @apadivision50.bsky.social
May 2, 2026 at 11:55 AM
Had a blast presenting my research at CPA this year!! Can’t wait for next year! #addictionscience #CPA2026 #APADivision50 @apadivision50.bsky.social
As always, had the best time presenting & connecting at #CPA2025! I’m very fortunate to work with amazing colleagues and PhD students. Also, now more than ever in my career, it felt esp. important to promote
#addictionscience! See you all next year!
@apadivision50.bsky.social
#addictionscience! See you all next year!
@apadivision50.bsky.social
April 9, 2025 at 1:41 AM
As always, had the best time presenting & connecting at #CPA2025! I’m very fortunate to work with amazing colleagues and PhD students. Also, now more than ever in my career, it felt esp. important to promote
#addictionscience! See you all next year!
@apadivision50.bsky.social
#addictionscience! See you all next year!
@apadivision50.bsky.social
@lcornelas.bsky.social crushing her talk at the 25th National Science Network on Drug Abuse conference at @universityofmiami.bsky.social! Incredible and important work on #GABA, #endocannabinoids, traumatic #stress, and #alcohol use in animal models.
#NSNDA2025 #addictionscience #trauma @unm.edu
#NSNDA2025 #addictionscience #trauma @unm.edu
October 24, 2025 at 1:53 PM
@lcornelas.bsky.social crushing her talk at the 25th National Science Network on Drug Abuse conference at @universityofmiami.bsky.social! Incredible and important work on #GABA, #endocannabinoids, traumatic #stress, and #alcohol use in animal models.
#NSNDA2025 #addictionscience #trauma @unm.edu
#NSNDA2025 #addictionscience #trauma @unm.edu
Hi all! I am at #CPA this week - presenting on longitudinal trajectories of gambling severity and alcohol related problems tomorrow at 3:15! Can’t wait to see everyone! #CPA2026 #APADivision50 #AddictionScience
April 30, 2026 at 1:52 PM
Hi all! I am at #CPA this week - presenting on longitudinal trajectories of gambling severity and alcohol related problems tomorrow at 3:15! Can’t wait to see everyone! #CPA2026 #APADivision50 #AddictionScience
1/ The #KahlertSymposium is about to begin! Follow along as we take a deeper dive into #AddictionScience. 💡
May 28, 2025 at 12:20 PM
1/ The #KahlertSymposium is about to begin! Follow along as we take a deeper dive into #AddictionScience. 💡
We talk a lot about buprenorphine to treat #opioid use disorder - this is a good reminder that there is still a role for good ol’ methadone.
#MedSky #addictionscience
#MedSky #addictionscience
Methadone is a key tool for opioid use disorder. In this EM Pulse episode, Dr. Daniel Hernandez shares when to start it in the ED, how to manage pain, and set up follow-up care. Practical tips for today’s frontline care. ucdavisem.com/2025/05/07/m...
Methadone Matters: Treating OUD in the Fentanyl Era
A podcast for healthcare providers.
ucdavisem.com
May 22, 2025 at 7:12 PM
We talk a lot about buprenorphine to treat #opioid use disorder - this is a good reminder that there is still a role for good ol’ methadone.
#MedSky #addictionscience
#MedSky #addictionscience
We appreciate only a few #academicjournals on #bluesky. A paucity of #addictionjournals are here too. If they join, please link them to us to promote our #addictionscience #evidencebase and #evidencebased mission.
November 27, 2024 at 1:46 AM
We appreciate only a few #academicjournals on #bluesky. A paucity of #addictionjournals are here too. If they join, please link them to us to promote our #addictionscience #evidencebase and #evidencebased mission.
2024 has been a fabulous year @ #SAj. We take this opportunity to honor all our outstanding #peerreviewers 4 their outstanding contribution 2 SAj-but more importantly-their contribution 2 advancing #addictionscience. Thank you peer reviewers @ SAj & other scholarly #addictionjournals 4 all you do!
December 17, 2024 at 1:02 PM
2024 has been a fabulous year @ #SAj. We take this opportunity to honor all our outstanding #peerreviewers 4 their outstanding contribution 2 SAj-but more importantly-their contribution 2 advancing #addictionscience. Thank you peer reviewers @ SAj & other scholarly #addictionjournals 4 all you do!
In other news, check out my new pre-print with Lydia Zindel, @sarahjung.bsky.social, @aliocohen.bsky.social, Irwin Waldman, and Rohan Palmer: A Translational Model of Compulsive Alcohol Use in Humans!
Here's a thread on the project:
#addictionscience #psychology
Here's a thread on the project:
#addictionscience #psychology
A Translational Model of Compulsive Alcohol Use in Humans https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.05.21.25328094v1
May 22, 2025 at 4:49 PM
In other news, check out my new pre-print with Lydia Zindel, @sarahjung.bsky.social, @aliocohen.bsky.social, Irwin Waldman, and Rohan Palmer: A Translational Model of Compulsive Alcohol Use in Humans!
Here's a thread on the project:
#addictionscience #psychology
Here's a thread on the project:
#addictionscience #psychology
Excited to share our new paper proposing a new computational model accounting for the dynamic interaction btw drug #craving and #decision-making, led by Kaustubh Kulkarni, MD/PhD
rdcu.be/fab6B
#AddictionScience #Neuroscience #ComputationalPsychiatry #BehavioralScience
rdcu.be/fab6B
#AddictionScience #Neuroscience #ComputationalPsychiatry #BehavioralScience
A computational mechanism linking momentary craving and decision-making in alcohol drinkers and cannabis users - Nature Mental Health
This study investigated the computational mechanisms linking momentary craving and decision-making in people with moderate to high addiction risk levels for alcohol or cannabis use, uncovering differe...
www.nature.com
March 26, 2026 at 1:25 PM
Excited to share our new paper proposing a new computational model accounting for the dynamic interaction btw drug #craving and #decision-making, led by Kaustubh Kulkarni, MD/PhD
rdcu.be/fab6B
#AddictionScience #Neuroscience #ComputationalPsychiatry #BehavioralScience
rdcu.be/fab6B
#AddictionScience #Neuroscience #ComputationalPsychiatry #BehavioralScience
Join us Dec 8 with Dr. Deena Walker to learn how drugs of abuse disrupt thyroid signaling, how this alters reward pathways, and how a CNS-specific thyromimetic may reduce reward-driven behaviors.
🔗 Register: eventbrite.com/e/thyroid-ho...
#AddictionScience #SexDifferences
🔗 Register: eventbrite.com/e/thyroid-ho...
#AddictionScience #SexDifferences
November 28, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Join us Dec 8 with Dr. Deena Walker to learn how drugs of abuse disrupt thyroid signaling, how this alters reward pathways, and how a CNS-specific thyromimetic may reduce reward-driven behaviors.
🔗 Register: eventbrite.com/e/thyroid-ho...
#AddictionScience #SexDifferences
🔗 Register: eventbrite.com/e/thyroid-ho...
#AddictionScience #SexDifferences
Congratulations to Marco Venniro, PhD, Associate Professor of Neurobiology and Psychiatry at @medschool.umaryland.edu. Dr. Venniro has been recognized with the @sfn.org 2025 Jacob P. Waletzky Award!
To learn more, visit www.medschool.umaryland.edu/news.
#AddictionResearch #AddictionScience
To learn more, visit www.medschool.umaryland.edu/news.
#AddictionResearch #AddictionScience
November 3, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Congratulations to Marco Venniro, PhD, Associate Professor of Neurobiology and Psychiatry at @medschool.umaryland.edu. Dr. Venniro has been recognized with the @sfn.org 2025 Jacob P. Waletzky Award!
To learn more, visit www.medschool.umaryland.edu/news.
#AddictionResearch #AddictionScience
To learn more, visit www.medschool.umaryland.edu/news.
#AddictionResearch #AddictionScience
✨ #AHSR2026 Workshop Spotlight ✨
Systems Thinking And Simulation Modeling For Addiction Policy And Treatment: From Fragmented Care To Integrated Solutions
#addictionscience #publichealthresearch #addictionmedicine
Systems Thinking And Simulation Modeling For Addiction Policy And Treatment: From Fragmented Care To Integrated Solutions
#addictionscience #publichealthresearch #addictionmedicine
September 14, 2026 at 9:42 PM
✨ #AHSR2026 Workshop Spotlight ✨
Systems Thinking And Simulation Modeling For Addiction Policy And Treatment: From Fragmented Care To Integrated Solutions
#addictionscience #publichealthresearch #addictionmedicine
Systems Thinking And Simulation Modeling For Addiction Policy And Treatment: From Fragmented Care To Integrated Solutions
#addictionscience #publichealthresearch #addictionmedicine
The Statement of Concern has been signed by 29 organizations/professional associations & 437 individuals. There is still time to sign & get their newsletter. Scientists need to stand united. #SavetheNIH #NIDAFunding #AddictionScience
🚨ADDICTION SCIENTISTS🚨
The Addiction Science Defense Network has developed a nonpartisan Statement of Concern -- click on link to read & consider signing. PLEASE SHARE WIDELY. www.npscoalition.org/projects/add... #AddictionScience #SavetheNIH #AODTxWorks
The Addiction Science Defense Network has developed a nonpartisan Statement of Concern -- click on link to read & consider signing. PLEASE SHARE WIDELY. www.npscoalition.org/projects/add... #AddictionScience #SavetheNIH #AODTxWorks
Addiction Science Defense Network | npsc
The ASDN is an information exchange and action network for individuals and organizations devoted to studying, treating and preventing problems caused by psychoactive substance use, including alcohol, ...
www.npscoalition.org
May 13, 2025 at 3:10 PM
The Statement of Concern has been signed by 29 organizations/professional associations & 437 individuals. There is still time to sign & get their newsletter. Scientists need to stand united. #SavetheNIH #NIDAFunding #AddictionScience
New paper in @drugalcreports.bsky.social: @brittneydawn.bsky.social, Tomko, Kirkland, Ferguson, Squeglia et al. report cannabis use disorder is linked to reduced oral microbiome diversity & unique bacterial patterns, especially with heavier use.
#AddictionScience #Microbiome #MUSC #Cannabis
#AddictionScience #Microbiome #MUSC #Cannabis
September 17, 2025 at 3:52 PM
New paper in @drugalcreports.bsky.social: @brittneydawn.bsky.social, Tomko, Kirkland, Ferguson, Squeglia et al. report cannabis use disorder is linked to reduced oral microbiome diversity & unique bacterial patterns, especially with heavier use.
#AddictionScience #Microbiome #MUSC #Cannabis
#AddictionScience #Microbiome #MUSC #Cannabis
🔬 We're still buzzing from the research presentations and insightful discussions that took place on Wednesday at the 2025 #KahlertSymposium.
Thank you to all our presenters, attendees and organizers for making the day a success!
#AddictionResearch #AddictionScience #Innovation
Thank you to all our presenters, attendees and organizers for making the day a success!
#AddictionResearch #AddictionScience #Innovation
May 30, 2025 at 2:23 PM
🔬 We're still buzzing from the research presentations and insightful discussions that took place on Wednesday at the 2025 #KahlertSymposium.
Thank you to all our presenters, attendees and organizers for making the day a success!
#AddictionResearch #AddictionScience #Innovation
Thank you to all our presenters, attendees and organizers for making the day a success!
#AddictionResearch #AddictionScience #Innovation
Ibogaine doesn't just mask withdrawal — it resets the brain's reward circuitry. NMDA antagonism, GDNF upregulation, serotonin rebalancing. Here's what the neuroscience actually shows.
#Ibogaine #Neuroscience #AddictionScience #HarmReduction
#Ibogaine #Neuroscience #AddictionScience #HarmReduction
March 5, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Ibogaine doesn't just mask withdrawal — it resets the brain's reward circuitry. NMDA antagonism, GDNF upregulation, serotonin rebalancing. Here's what the neuroscience actually shows.
#Ibogaine #Neuroscience #AddictionScience #HarmReduction
#Ibogaine #Neuroscience #AddictionScience #HarmReduction
Ibogaine doesn't just mask withdrawal — it resets the brain's reward circuitry. NMDA antagonism, GDNF upregulation, serotonin rebalancing. Here's what the neuroscience actually shows.
#Ibogaine #Neuroscience #AddictionScience #HarmReduction
#Ibogaine #Neuroscience #AddictionScience #HarmReduction
March 4, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Ibogaine doesn't just mask withdrawal — it resets the brain's reward circuitry. NMDA antagonism, GDNF upregulation, serotonin rebalancing. Here's what the neuroscience actually shows.
#Ibogaine #Neuroscience #AddictionScience #HarmReduction
#Ibogaine #Neuroscience #AddictionScience #HarmReduction
The Science of Addiction 🧠
Addiction isn’t simply a lack of willpower. Repeated exposure to rewarding substances or behaviors can reshape the brain’s reward, motivation, and decision-making systems.
#AddictionScience #BrainHealth #MentalHealth #Neuroscience #HealthEducation
Addiction isn’t simply a lack of willpower. Repeated exposure to rewarding substances or behaviors can reshape the brain’s reward, motivation, and decision-making systems.
#AddictionScience #BrainHealth #MentalHealth #Neuroscience #HealthEducation
September 18, 2026 at 1:14 AM
The Science of Addiction 🧠
Addiction isn’t simply a lack of willpower. Repeated exposure to rewarding substances or behaviors can reshape the brain’s reward, motivation, and decision-making systems.
#AddictionScience #BrainHealth #MentalHealth #Neuroscience #HealthEducation
Addiction isn’t simply a lack of willpower. Repeated exposure to rewarding substances or behaviors can reshape the brain’s reward, motivation, and decision-making systems.
#AddictionScience #BrainHealth #MentalHealth #Neuroscience #HealthEducation
Does anyone have or know of a good practice/demo video (on YouTube or wherever) I can show in class and have students use to do a very basic/rudimentary mental status exam? Of someone role playing mental health symptoms for example?
#academicsky
#addictionsci
#HarmReduction
#addictionscience
#academicsky
#addictionsci
#HarmReduction
#addictionscience
March 5, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Does anyone have or know of a good practice/demo video (on YouTube or wherever) I can show in class and have students use to do a very basic/rudimentary mental status exam? Of someone role playing mental health symptoms for example?
#academicsky
#addictionsci
#HarmReduction
#addictionscience
#academicsky
#addictionsci
#HarmReduction
#addictionscience
#BariatricSurgery #PublicHealth #AddictionScience #ObesityTreatment #HealthPromotion #AUD #SleeveGastrectomy #RYGB #ClinicalResearch
September 30, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Anonymous former NIH employee confirms that the administration is ignoring court injunctions & traumatic working environment for NIH staff. #SavetheNIH #AddictionScience
NIH Post-Mortem by a Former NIH Insider: It’s Worse Than You Think [Anonymized]
The National Institutes of Health (NIH), the world’s largest public funder of biomedical research, is under unprecedented assault, not just…
medium.com
May 13, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Anonymous former NIH employee confirms that the administration is ignoring court injunctions & traumatic working environment for NIH staff. #SavetheNIH #AddictionScience
💡 It has been two years since our founding, and we are proudly making progress in #addictionscience and research.
Learn more about the Kahlert Institute for Addiction Medicine and the achievements we have made in the past two years from our colleagues at @ummedschool.bsky.social.
Learn more about the Kahlert Institute for Addiction Medicine and the achievements we have made in the past two years from our colleagues at @ummedschool.bsky.social.
🚨 300 lives are lost daily to overdose.
@kahlertumsom.bsky.social is fighting back—2 years in, they’re launching bold clinical trials, tackling stigma, and building a future where addiction is treated with science and compassion. 💡💊
🔗 Learn more: shorturl.at/pi9ne
#Research #OverdoseCrisis
@kahlertumsom.bsky.social is fighting back—2 years in, they’re launching bold clinical trials, tackling stigma, and building a future where addiction is treated with science and compassion. 💡💊
🔗 Learn more: shorturl.at/pi9ne
#Research #OverdoseCrisis
May 24, 2025 at 10:53 AM
💡 It has been two years since our founding, and we are proudly making progress in #addictionscience and research.
Learn more about the Kahlert Institute for Addiction Medicine and the achievements we have made in the past two years from our colleagues at @ummedschool.bsky.social.
Learn more about the Kahlert Institute for Addiction Medicine and the achievements we have made in the past two years from our colleagues at @ummedschool.bsky.social.
#ICYMI Our next Seminar Series presentation is approaching!
Join us on Wednesday, November 12, as Aditi Ringwala, MD, assistant professor of medicine at @medschool.umaryland.edu, presents on "Opioid Use Disorder: Inpatient Management."
#AddictionResearch #AddictionScience #OUD
Join us on Wednesday, November 12, as Aditi Ringwala, MD, assistant professor of medicine at @medschool.umaryland.edu, presents on "Opioid Use Disorder: Inpatient Management."
#AddictionResearch #AddictionScience #OUD
November 10, 2025 at 6:32 PM
#ICYMI Our next Seminar Series presentation is approaching!
Join us on Wednesday, November 12, as Aditi Ringwala, MD, assistant professor of medicine at @medschool.umaryland.edu, presents on "Opioid Use Disorder: Inpatient Management."
#AddictionResearch #AddictionScience #OUD
Join us on Wednesday, November 12, as Aditi Ringwala, MD, assistant professor of medicine at @medschool.umaryland.edu, presents on "Opioid Use Disorder: Inpatient Management."
#AddictionResearch #AddictionScience #OUD