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Dedicated to advancing research and training that improves the well-being of people and communities impacted by substance use and addiction.
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Definitely a #phdjourney highlight for me to give @browncaas.bsky.social rounds yesterday! I presented 3 of my xylazine focused studies, two of which informed my dissertation work, and one that is included in my dissertation. Sort of felt like a dress rehearsal for my eventual defense!
November 8, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Definitely a #phdjourney highlight for me to give @browncaas.bsky.social rounds yesterday! I presented 3 of my xylazine focused studies, two of which informed my dissertation work, and one that is included in my dissertation. Sort of felt like a dress rehearsal for my eventual defense!
CAAS Rounds continues tomorrow at 12pm in SPH 245! Join us to hear Patrick Kelly (he/him) present "Healthcare Provider Approaches to Managing the Health Harms of Xylazine." All are welcome.
November 6, 2025 at 5:13 PM
CAAS Rounds continues tomorrow at 12pm in SPH 245! Join us to hear Patrick Kelly (he/him) present "Healthcare Provider Approaches to Managing the Health Harms of Xylazine." All are welcome.
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Brown researchers will conduct an ambitious 5-year study to better understand trends in drug use & barriers to health care services. The team will focus in on how people who use drugs in Massachusetts, Rhode Island & Vermont are impacted by new state programs to prevent HIV, hepatitis C & overdose.
Brown team to co-lead $12M study to improve well-being of people who use drugs in New England
With a focus on Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Vermont, a project funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse will analyze trends in drug use and barriers to care with the goal of strengthening treatment.
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November 4, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Brown researchers will conduct an ambitious 5-year study to better understand trends in drug use & barriers to health care services. The team will focus in on how people who use drugs in Massachusetts, Rhode Island & Vermont are impacted by new state programs to prevent HIV, hepatitis C & overdose.
Thank you to Alex Gautieri of RICARES for leading Recovery Ally Training for CAAS staff and students yesterday! 🌟 We’re grateful for this chance to learn how to better support people in recovery and look forward to RICARES returning in December to talk with our faculty and trainees.
October 30, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Thank you to Alex Gautieri of RICARES for leading Recovery Ally Training for CAAS staff and students yesterday! 🌟 We’re grateful for this chance to learn how to better support people in recovery and look forward to RICARES returning in December to talk with our faculty and trainees.
Thank you to Dr. Maha Mian @mahiimahii.bsky.social for presenting “Exploring Safety and Harm Reduction for Community Uses of Psychedelics” at CAAS Rounds this past Friday! This was such an exciting talk, highlighting the many ways we can uphold and honor the humanity of people who use substances.
October 27, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Thank you to Dr. Maha Mian @mahiimahii.bsky.social for presenting “Exploring Safety and Harm Reduction for Community Uses of Psychedelics” at CAAS Rounds this past Friday! This was such an exciting talk, highlighting the many ways we can uphold and honor the humanity of people who use substances.
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“Kids who experience discrimination are dealing with stressors that others might not face,” @browncaas.bsky.social Professor @rosalesr.bsky.social says. “If a young person lacks coping strategies...they might turn to less healthy ways of coping—such as alcohol or tobacco.”
Discrimination drives up substance use risk among youth of color, new study finds
Amidst a reversal in youth substance-use trends, a new study links experiences of discrimination among young people of color to an increased risk of turning to substances as a coping mechanism.
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October 25, 2025 at 8:16 PM
“Kids who experience discrimination are dealing with stressors that others might not face,” @browncaas.bsky.social Professor @rosalesr.bsky.social says. “If a young person lacks coping strategies...they might turn to less healthy ways of coping—such as alcohol or tobacco.”
🧠 CAAS Rounds this Friday!
Join us for a presentation by Dr. Maha Mian titled “Exploring Safety and Harm Reduction for Community Uses of Psychedelics.”
📅 Friday, October 24
📍 Room 245, 121 S Main St
🕘 12 p.m.
Join us for a presentation by Dr. Maha Mian titled “Exploring Safety and Harm Reduction for Community Uses of Psychedelics.”
📅 Friday, October 24
📍 Room 245, 121 S Main St
🕘 12 p.m.
October 21, 2025 at 6:03 PM
🧠 CAAS Rounds this Friday!
Join us for a presentation by Dr. Maha Mian titled “Exploring Safety and Harm Reduction for Community Uses of Psychedelics.”
📅 Friday, October 24
📍 Room 245, 121 S Main St
🕘 12 p.m.
Join us for a presentation by Dr. Maha Mian titled “Exploring Safety and Harm Reduction for Community Uses of Psychedelics.”
📅 Friday, October 24
📍 Room 245, 121 S Main St
🕘 12 p.m.
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“If we are developing into...a fear-based society...that puts us in the danger of having inaction...as being more of the norm, which hasn’t been typical in America.”
Professor @dignityneurosci.bsky.social @abdallahfayyad.bsky.social @globeopinion.bsky.social
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/19/o...
Professor @dignityneurosci.bsky.social @abdallahfayyad.bsky.social @globeopinion.bsky.social
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To be free, you need to feel free. Right now, America isn’t feeling it. - The Boston Globe
What good are rights if people are afraid to exercise them?
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October 20, 2025 at 3:07 PM
“If we are developing into...a fear-based society...that puts us in the danger of having inaction...as being more of the norm, which hasn’t been typical in America.”
Professor @dignityneurosci.bsky.social @abdallahfayyad.bsky.social @globeopinion.bsky.social
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/19/o...
Professor @dignityneurosci.bsky.social @abdallahfayyad.bsky.social @globeopinion.bsky.social
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Thank you again to today’s CAAS Rounds speaker, Dr. Justin Berk, for a great conversation on the links between substance use, health equity, and incarceration.
CAAS Rounds resumes next week with Dr. Maha Mian. Hope to see you there!
CAAS Rounds resumes next week with Dr. Maha Mian. Hope to see you there!
October 17, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Thank you again to today’s CAAS Rounds speaker, Dr. Justin Berk, for a great conversation on the links between substance use, health equity, and incarceration.
CAAS Rounds resumes next week with Dr. Maha Mian. Hope to see you there!
CAAS Rounds resumes next week with Dr. Maha Mian. Hope to see you there!
Tomorrow! Join us at 12pm in SPH 245 -- Dr. Justin Berk (he/him) will present "Addiction and Incarceration" for this week's CAAS Rounds.
October 16, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Tomorrow! Join us at 12pm in SPH 245 -- Dr. Justin Berk (he/him) will present "Addiction and Incarceration" for this week's CAAS Rounds.
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A second new pub! We used EMA to examine how day-level associations between cannabis use and sleep change among adolescents during cannabis treatment.
Big thanks to my co-authors @kirstynsl.bsky.social @sammeisel.bsky.social @robertmiranda.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1111/jora...
Big thanks to my co-authors @kirstynsl.bsky.social @sammeisel.bsky.social @robertmiranda.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1111/jora...
Dynamic associations between cannabis use and sleep in adolescents and young adults during a cannabis intervention trial
Improving cannabis treatment for adolescents and young adults (AYA) is a public health priority. Sleep difficulties may serve as a treatment barrier, as AYA may use cannabis as a sleep aid and cessat...
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October 15, 2025 at 12:11 AM
A second new pub! We used EMA to examine how day-level associations between cannabis use and sleep change among adolescents during cannabis treatment.
Big thanks to my co-authors @kirstynsl.bsky.social @sammeisel.bsky.social @robertmiranda.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1111/jora...
Big thanks to my co-authors @kirstynsl.bsky.social @sammeisel.bsky.social @robertmiranda.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1111/jora...
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New pub! We used EMA to examine how social norms influenced unplanned substance use among sexual minority youth.
Planned Versus Unplanned Daily Substance Use Among Sexual-Minority Youths: The Moderating Role of Social Norms - Ethan H. Mereish, Jamie E. Parnes, Roberto Rentería, Robert Miranda, 2025
In this postregistered study, we examined the daily associations between planned (vs. unplanned) nicotine, cannabis, and alcohol use and the moderating role of ...
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October 15, 2025 at 12:06 AM
New pub! We used EMA to examine how social norms influenced unplanned substance use among sexual minority youth.
New in Alcohol & Alcoholism: a review of Dry January finds consistent benefits — reduced drinking, better biomarkers, & potentially higher well-being. @meganstrowgerphd.bsky.social (CAAS alum), @sqcolby.bsky.social (CAAS), Matthew Meisel (CAAS), Sarah Uriarte
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A scoping review of Dry January: evidence and future directions
Short Summary: The current scoping review examines Dry January, a month-long alcohol abstinence challenge, highlighting its growing popularity and positive
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October 10, 2025 at 9:38 PM
New in Alcohol & Alcoholism: a review of Dry January finds consistent benefits — reduced drinking, better biomarkers, & potentially higher well-being. @meganstrowgerphd.bsky.social (CAAS alum), @sqcolby.bsky.social (CAAS), Matthew Meisel (CAAS), Sarah Uriarte
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Rethinking E-Cigarette Flavor Policy: Can We Reduce Harm for Adults Without Inviting Youth Use? (new #openaccess in @jsadjournal.bsky.social 86/5)
@nyusilver.bsky.social @browncaas.bsky.social @laurenmic.bsky.social @marielsbello.bsky.social @dalemaglalang.bsky.social
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@nyusilver.bsky.social @browncaas.bsky.social @laurenmic.bsky.social @marielsbello.bsky.social @dalemaglalang.bsky.social
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Rethinking E-Cigarette Flavor Policy: Can We Reduce Harm for Adults Without Inviting Youth Use?: Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs: Vol 86, No 5
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October 7, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Rethinking E-Cigarette Flavor Policy: Can We Reduce Harm for Adults Without Inviting Youth Use? (new #openaccess in @jsadjournal.bsky.social 86/5)
@nyusilver.bsky.social @browncaas.bsky.social @laurenmic.bsky.social @marielsbello.bsky.social @dalemaglalang.bsky.social
www.jsad.com/doi/full/10....
@nyusilver.bsky.social @browncaas.bsky.social @laurenmic.bsky.social @marielsbello.bsky.social @dalemaglalang.bsky.social
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Happy #NationalRecoveryMonth! Team members from the Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies at Brown University were happy to attend Providence's 22nd #Rally4Recovery last weekend for connection, celebration & community! Thanks to @ricares.bsky.social for organizing such a fun event! #RecoveryMonth
September 16, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Happy #NationalRecoveryMonth! Team members from the Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies at Brown University were happy to attend Providence's 22nd #Rally4Recovery last weekend for connection, celebration & community! Thanks to @ricares.bsky.social for organizing such a fun event! #RecoveryMonth
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Jane will be a fantastic leader for RSMj. Congratulations, Jane!
Exciting news for RSMj: Dr. Jane Metrik will serve as the next President of the organization stating after the 2026 conference. Join us in congratulating Jane. We look forward to her leadership as RSMj enters into its 10 year.
July 20, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Jane will be a fantastic leader for RSMj. Congratulations, Jane!
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I am thrilled that we just received the NOA for the 23rd year of our #NIDA T32 at @browncaas.bsky.social, headed by Jen Tidey and Damaris Rohsenow. We await the NOA for year 40 of our #NIAAA T32. These are essential pipelines for early career investigators, who are navigating so much uncertainty.
July 11, 2025 at 6:29 PM
I am thrilled that we just received the NOA for the 23rd year of our #NIDA T32 at @browncaas.bsky.social, headed by Jen Tidey and Damaris Rohsenow. We await the NOA for year 40 of our #NIAAA T32. These are essential pipelines for early career investigators, who are navigating so much uncertainty.
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Excited to share that I was elected as Member-at-Large (Early Career Psychologist) for the Society of Addiction Psychology. Looking forward to serving in this role @apadivision50.bsky.social 🎉
June 17, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Excited to share that I was elected as Member-at-Large (Early Career Psychologist) for the Society of Addiction Psychology. Looking forward to serving in this role @apadivision50.bsky.social 🎉
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Our recent pilot study led by Trish Cioe at
@browncaas.bsky.social shows promise for nicotine patch preloading among people with HIV who smoke. Increased self efficacy for quitting and lower cigarettes per day. #HIV #quitsmoking
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@browncaas.bsky.social shows promise for nicotine patch preloading among people with HIV who smoke. Increased self efficacy for quitting and lower cigarettes per day. #HIV #quitsmoking
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Preloading with nicotine replacement therapy in people with HIV who smoke: a pilot randomized controlled trial
AbstractIntroduction. Smoking cessation rates in people with HIV (PWH) are lower than in the general population, even when evidence-based treatments are us
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June 10, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Our recent pilot study led by Trish Cioe at
@browncaas.bsky.social shows promise for nicotine patch preloading among people with HIV who smoke. Increased self efficacy for quitting and lower cigarettes per day. #HIV #quitsmoking
academic.oup.com/ntr/article-...
@browncaas.bsky.social shows promise for nicotine patch preloading among people with HIV who smoke. Increased self efficacy for quitting and lower cigarettes per day. #HIV #quitsmoking
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CAAS researchers are investigating whether the drug MDMA, aka molly or ecstasy, in combination with guided therapy, can help to alleviate PTSD symptoms for veterans. "It's just mind-blowing. It's not something we ever see with traditional PTSD treatments," says Assistant Professor Christy Capone.
A New Study at Brown University May Help Alleviate Symptoms of PTSD - Rhode Island Monthly
For those suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, the drug MDMA might ease the pain. Last year, a team of Brown University researchers launched a
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May 30, 2025 at 10:13 PM
CAAS researchers are investigating whether the drug MDMA, aka molly or ecstasy, in combination with guided therapy, can help to alleviate PTSD symptoms for veterans. "It's just mind-blowing. It's not something we ever see with traditional PTSD treatments," says Assistant Professor Christy Capone.
Huge congratulations to CAAS Assistant Professor David Zelaya for winning the APA Division 45 Emerging Professional – Contributions to Service Award! 🎉 We're so proud of his dedication and impact. #APADivision45 #EmergingProfessional #ServiceAward #PublicHealth @apadivision45.bsky.social
May 29, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Huge congratulations to CAAS Assistant Professor David Zelaya for winning the APA Division 45 Emerging Professional – Contributions to Service Award! 🎉 We're so proud of his dedication and impact. #APADivision45 #EmergingProfessional #ServiceAward #PublicHealth @apadivision45.bsky.social
Congratulations to CAAS Director @chriskahlerphd.bsky.social, the newly elected Vice President of @rsaofficial.bsky.social! 🎉 #AlcoholResearch
May 22, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Congratulations to CAAS Director @chriskahlerphd.bsky.social, the newly elected Vice President of @rsaofficial.bsky.social! 🎉 #AlcoholResearch
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Overdose deaths have declined 27% in 2024. Professors Brandon Marshall and Alexandria Macmadu talked to @washingtonpost.com and @wsj.com about it. Links below.
May 20, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Overdose deaths have declined 27% in 2024. Professors Brandon Marshall and Alexandria Macmadu talked to @washingtonpost.com and @wsj.com about it. Links below.
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US drug deaths plunged in 2024, according to new federal data. “I would characterize this as a historically significant decrease in overdose deaths,” says Professor Brandon Marshall. “We’re really seeing decreases almost across the entire nation at this point.” www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
After hitting staggering heights, U.S. overdose deaths fell sharply in 2024
The opioid crisis in the U.S. shows signs of improvement, with a significant drop in fentanyl overdose deaths in 2024.
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May 15, 2025 at 2:25 PM
US drug deaths plunged in 2024, according to new federal data. “I would characterize this as a historically significant decrease in overdose deaths,” says Professor Brandon Marshall. “We’re really seeing decreases almost across the entire nation at this point.” www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
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Is there a least bad alcohol? Professor Damaris Rohsenow of @browncaas.bsky.social says that, when it comes to hangovers, there may be. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/20/w...
Is There a Least Bad Alcohol?
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May 20, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Is there a least bad alcohol? Professor Damaris Rohsenow of @browncaas.bsky.social says that, when it comes to hangovers, there may be. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/20/w...