Rutgers Addiction Research Center
@rutgersarc.bsky.social
The RARC at the Brain Health Institute brings together researchers, clinicians, and community members dedicated to tackling addiction.
Big news for #RARC! @nbcnewspr.bsky.social featured our Leadership Council member Gene Barduson and Director @drdanielledick.bsky.social in a powerful story on the urgent need for more funding in #substanceuse #research.
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Watch here: loom.ly/24XBteE
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November 11, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Big news for #RARC! @nbcnewspr.bsky.social featured our Leadership Council member Gene Barduson and Director @drdanielledick.bsky.social in a powerful story on the urgent need for more funding in #substanceuse #research.
Watch here: loom.ly/24XBteE
Watch here: loom.ly/24XBteE
Now Accepting Applications: Rutgers Training in Addiction Research Program (TARP) - Predoc + postdoc slots in addiction neuroscience. International applicants welcome. 📩 Send your CV to chris.pierce@rutgers.edu
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Now Accepting Applications: Rutgers Training in Addiction Research Program (TARP) - Rutgers Addiction Research Center (RARC)
The Rutgers Training in Addiction Research Program (TARP) will open predoctoral and postdoctoral training slots during the 2025–26 academic year. […]
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November 7, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Now Accepting Applications: Rutgers Training in Addiction Research Program (TARP) - Predoc + postdoc slots in addiction neuroscience. International applicants welcome. 📩 Send your CV to chris.pierce@rutgers.edu
Learn more: loom.ly/cFck6oA
Learn more: loom.ly/cFck6oA
Now Accepting Applications 📣 #TRACE trains postdocs to study how biology, psychology & environment shape alcohol use and its consequences—preparing the next generation of scientists to develop evidence-based solutions that save lives. Apply Nov 1–Jan 15.
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Training in Research on Alcohol use and its Consequences and Etiology (TRACE) - Rutgers Addiction Research Center (RARC)
Launched in 2025 with funding from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (T32AA032229), the Training in Research on Alcohol […]
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November 6, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Now Accepting Applications 📣 #TRACE trains postdocs to study how biology, psychology & environment shape alcohol use and its consequences—preparing the next generation of scientists to develop evidence-based solutions that save lives. Apply Nov 1–Jan 15.
Learn more: loom.ly/_M2PJCE
Learn more: loom.ly/_M2PJCE
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@rutgersarc.bsky.social is tabling at the Resource Fair 5–6 PM! Stop by to learn about our latest research & initiatives. After, hear from Leadership Council members Creighton Drury (Partnership to End Addiction) & Lauren Sisler (ESPN).
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Campus Surge 2025: Rutgers University - New Brunswick
Mobilize Recovery is bringing the Campus Surge 2025 initiative to Rutgers University as part of a nationwide effort to address the challenges of substance use and mental health among college students.
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November 3, 2025 at 5:28 PM
@rutgersarc.bsky.social is tabling at the Resource Fair 5–6 PM! Stop by to learn about our latest research & initiatives. After, hear from Leadership Council members Creighton Drury (Partnership to End Addiction) & Lauren Sisler (ESPN).
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What drives a scientist to dedicate their life to understanding addiction? Dr. Travis Baker shares the personal story behind his research and how his team’s new findings on reward responses in opioid use disorder offer hope for better treatment.
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From Sawmills to Robotic Brain Stimulation: A Personal Quest to Rewire Addiction
A personal journey from a rainy night conversation with my brother to discovering how transcranial magnetic brain stimulation can normalize reward responses in opioid use disorder.
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October 31, 2025 at 2:12 PM
What drives a scientist to dedicate their life to understanding addiction? Dr. Travis Baker shares the personal story behind his research and how his team’s new findings on reward responses in opioid use disorder offer hope for better treatment.
communities.springernature.com/posts/from-s...
communities.springernature.com/posts/from-s...
Tomorrow is the last day to register!
RARC Translational Impact Workgroup · Mon, Nov 3 · 11:30 ET
Hybrid (New Brunswick + Zoom) — lunch for in-person.
RSVP: loom.ly/sfsI2C0
RARC Translational Impact Workgroup · Mon, Nov 3 · 11:30 ET
Hybrid (New Brunswick + Zoom) — lunch for in-person.
RSVP: loom.ly/sfsI2C0
October 29, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Tomorrow is the last day to register!
RARC Translational Impact Workgroup · Mon, Nov 3 · 11:30 ET
Hybrid (New Brunswick + Zoom) — lunch for in-person.
RSVP: loom.ly/sfsI2C0
RARC Translational Impact Workgroup · Mon, Nov 3 · 11:30 ET
Hybrid (New Brunswick + Zoom) — lunch for in-person.
RSVP: loom.ly/sfsI2C0
New! RARC Translational Impact Workgroup — Mon, Nov 3 @ 11:30 ET
Turning research into real-world impact (policy, practice, partnerships).
Hybrid: New Brunswick + Zoom (lunch for in-person).
Co-led by Dr. Jamey Lister & Dr. Danielle Dick.
RSVP by Oct 30: loom.ly/sfsI2C0
Turning research into real-world impact (policy, practice, partnerships).
Hybrid: New Brunswick + Zoom (lunch for in-person).
Co-led by Dr. Jamey Lister & Dr. Danielle Dick.
RSVP by Oct 30: loom.ly/sfsI2C0
October 22, 2025 at 6:10 PM
New! RARC Translational Impact Workgroup — Mon, Nov 3 @ 11:30 ET
Turning research into real-world impact (policy, practice, partnerships).
Hybrid: New Brunswick + Zoom (lunch for in-person).
Co-led by Dr. Jamey Lister & Dr. Danielle Dick.
RSVP by Oct 30: loom.ly/sfsI2C0
Turning research into real-world impact (policy, practice, partnerships).
Hybrid: New Brunswick + Zoom (lunch for in-person).
Co-led by Dr. Jamey Lister & Dr. Danielle Dick.
RSVP by Oct 30: loom.ly/sfsI2C0
🚨Postdoc Opening: Addiction Neuroimaging, Motivation, and Interventions (ANMI) Lab at Rutgers with Dr. Suchismita Ray to work on NIH-funded projects in drug #addiction, biobehavioral mechanisms, and behavioral/pharmacological interventions.
🔗 Learn more: loom.ly/aerZ8fQ
🔗 Learn more: loom.ly/aerZ8fQ
Postdoctoral Associate in the Addiction Neuroimaging, Motivation, and Interventions (ANMI) Lab - BHI
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October 21, 2025 at 4:38 PM
🚨Postdoc Opening: Addiction Neuroimaging, Motivation, and Interventions (ANMI) Lab at Rutgers with Dr. Suchismita Ray to work on NIH-funded projects in drug #addiction, biobehavioral mechanisms, and behavioral/pharmacological interventions.
🔗 Learn more: loom.ly/aerZ8fQ
🔗 Learn more: loom.ly/aerZ8fQ
Stay up-to-date with the latest addiction-related news and events at @rutgersu.bsky.social
Highlights include updates on #RARC and @rutgersbhi.bsky.social events, funding opportunities, upcoming trainings, resources, and much more ➡️
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Highlights include updates on #RARC and @rutgersbhi.bsky.social events, funding opportunities, upcoming trainings, resources, and much more ➡️
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October 20, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Stay up-to-date with the latest addiction-related news and events at @rutgersu.bsky.social
Highlights include updates on #RARC and @rutgersbhi.bsky.social events, funding opportunities, upcoming trainings, resources, and much more ➡️
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Highlights include updates on #RARC and @rutgersbhi.bsky.social events, funding opportunities, upcoming trainings, resources, and much more ➡️
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Intravenous Buprenorphine Reversed Opioid-Induced Respiratory Depression Without Precipitating Withdrawal in Emergency Department Patients (just accepted in @jsadjournal.bsky.social)
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Intravenous Buprenorphine Reversed Opioid-Induced Respiratory Depression Without Precipitating Withdrawal in Emergency Department Patients: Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs: Vol 0, No ja
Objective: Buprenorphine is a high affinity partial agonist that can displace full opioid agonists and could be used to reverse opioid induced respiratory depression. There is scant evidence to suppor...
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October 17, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Intravenous Buprenorphine Reversed Opioid-Induced Respiratory Depression Without Precipitating Withdrawal in Emergency Department Patients (just accepted in @jsadjournal.bsky.social)
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Parlays are booming, and sportsbooks profit most when bettors bundle legs. Rutgers data show NJ bettors lose more on parlays than spreads or totals, with 21–24-year-olds leading the trend. Read more: wapo.st/48sbbeM
Americans can’t stop betting parlays. Sportsbooks are cashing in.
As betting booms, parlays are accounting for an increasing share of the money wagered on sports, according to a Washington Post analysis of state data.
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October 15, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Parlays are booming, and sportsbooks profit most when bettors bundle legs. Rutgers data show NJ bettors lose more on parlays than spreads or totals, with 21–24-year-olds leading the trend. Read more: wapo.st/48sbbeM
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Personalized Feedback in Parent-Based Interventions to Prevent or Reduce Adolescent Drinking (new #openaccess Perspective in @jsadjournal.bsky.social 86/5)
@kristiejrutgers.bsky.social @mailysteers.bsky.social @rutgersarc.bsky.social @rutgersifh.bsky.social
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@kristiejrutgers.bsky.social @mailysteers.bsky.social @rutgersarc.bsky.social @rutgersifh.bsky.social
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Personalized Feedback in Parent-Based Interventions to Prevent or Reduce Adolescent Drinking: Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs: Vol 86, No 5
Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 86(5), 834–841 (2025). http://dx.doi.org/10.15288/jsad.24-00463 -->
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October 14, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Personalized Feedback in Parent-Based Interventions to Prevent or Reduce Adolescent Drinking (new #openaccess Perspective in @jsadjournal.bsky.social 86/5)
@kristiejrutgers.bsky.social @mailysteers.bsky.social @rutgersarc.bsky.social @rutgersifh.bsky.social
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These events are for all TARP and RARC faculty and trainees, as well as collaborators and friends, so feel free to pass along the invitation to others. Food and drinks will be provided. Learn more: loom.ly/Wuwcjb4
October 8, 2025 at 5:02 PM
These events are for all TARP and RARC faculty and trainees, as well as collaborators and friends, so feel free to pass along the invitation to others. Food and drinks will be provided. Learn more: loom.ly/Wuwcjb4
Stay up-to-date with the latest addiction-related news and events at Rutgers University.
Highlights include updates on RARC & BHI events, funding opportunities, upcoming trainings, resources, and much more ➡️ loom.ly/yYOmYTk
Highlights include updates on RARC & BHI events, funding opportunities, upcoming trainings, resources, and much more ➡️ loom.ly/yYOmYTk
October 6, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Stay up-to-date with the latest addiction-related news and events at Rutgers University.
Highlights include updates on RARC & BHI events, funding opportunities, upcoming trainings, resources, and much more ➡️ loom.ly/yYOmYTk
Highlights include updates on RARC & BHI events, funding opportunities, upcoming trainings, resources, and much more ➡️ loom.ly/yYOmYTk
New RARC Digital Health Workgroup co-led by Drs. Kristina Jackson & Marilyn Piccirillo 📣
Kickoff: Dr. Kong on using #SocialMedia + #MachineLearning + #GenerativeAI to spot #Youth #Tobacco trends & inform #PublicHealth #SubstanceUse #MentalHealth.
More: loom.ly/bhzORXk
Kickoff: Dr. Kong on using #SocialMedia + #MachineLearning + #GenerativeAI to spot #Youth #Tobacco trends & inform #PublicHealth #SubstanceUse #MentalHealth.
More: loom.ly/bhzORXk
October 1, 2025 at 3:40 PM
New RARC Digital Health Workgroup co-led by Drs. Kristina Jackson & Marilyn Piccirillo 📣
Kickoff: Dr. Kong on using #SocialMedia + #MachineLearning + #GenerativeAI to spot #Youth #Tobacco trends & inform #PublicHealth #SubstanceUse #MentalHealth.
More: loom.ly/bhzORXk
Kickoff: Dr. Kong on using #SocialMedia + #MachineLearning + #GenerativeAI to spot #Youth #Tobacco trends & inform #PublicHealth #SubstanceUse #MentalHealth.
More: loom.ly/bhzORXk
Stay up-to-date with the latest addiction-related news and events at Rutgers University.
Highlights include updates on RARC & BHI events, funding opportunities, upcoming trainings, resources, and much more ➡️ loom.ly/wCv6Cl8
Highlights include updates on RARC & BHI events, funding opportunities, upcoming trainings, resources, and much more ➡️ loom.ly/wCv6Cl8
September 29, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Stay up-to-date with the latest addiction-related news and events at Rutgers University.
Highlights include updates on RARC & BHI events, funding opportunities, upcoming trainings, resources, and much more ➡️ loom.ly/wCv6Cl8
Highlights include updates on RARC & BHI events, funding opportunities, upcoming trainings, resources, and much more ➡️ loom.ly/wCv6Cl8
Reminder: Tomorrow (Thu 9/25) @ 12 PM ET — RARC Interest Group on Cannabis Meeting hosts Drs. Julia Chen-Sankey & Meagan Robichaud (Rutgers INTS) on marketing of hemp-derived cannabis products. Open to Rutgers-affiliated.
📩 Request Zoom: rarc@bhi.rutgers.edu
📩 Request Zoom: rarc@bhi.rutgers.edu
September 24, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Reminder: Tomorrow (Thu 9/25) @ 12 PM ET — RARC Interest Group on Cannabis Meeting hosts Drs. Julia Chen-Sankey & Meagan Robichaud (Rutgers INTS) on marketing of hemp-derived cannabis products. Open to Rutgers-affiliated.
📩 Request Zoom: rarc@bhi.rutgers.edu
📩 Request Zoom: rarc@bhi.rutgers.edu
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The Rutgers Addiction Research Center at the Rutgers Brain Health Institute hosted its Fall Symposium on Sept. 5, bringing together neuroscientists, clinicians, and early-career researchers to explore groundbreaking advancements in #addiction science.
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Dr. Huda Akil’s Keynote Advances Addiction Research at RARC Fall Symposium - BHI
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September 18, 2025 at 7:07 PM
The Rutgers Addiction Research Center at the Rutgers Brain Health Institute hosted its Fall Symposium on Sept. 5, bringing together neuroscientists, clinicians, and early-career researchers to explore groundbreaking advancements in #addiction science.
brainhealthinstitute.rutgers.edu/2025/09/16/d...
brainhealthinstitute.rutgers.edu/2025/09/16/d...
New study in Nature Communications: Higher THC in follicular fluid → faster but abnormal egg maturation → fewer euploid embryos, with potential IVF impacts. Rutgers’ Qiana Brown, notes the need for continued human research to understand cannabis’ reproductive impacts: loom.ly/h8ONab8
September 23, 2025 at 5:08 PM
New study in Nature Communications: Higher THC in follicular fluid → faster but abnormal egg maturation → fewer euploid embryos, with potential IVF impacts. Rutgers’ Qiana Brown, notes the need for continued human research to understand cannabis’ reproductive impacts: loom.ly/h8ONab8
📢 Join the RARC Cannabis Interest Group Meeting on Sept 25 @ 12 PM (Zoom)! Drs. Julia Chen-Sankey & Meagan Robichaud of #INTS will present: “Marketing of Hemp-Derived Cannabis Products in the U.S.”
Open to all Rutgers affiliates. 📩 rarc@bhi.rutgers.edu
Open to all Rutgers affiliates. 📩 rarc@bhi.rutgers.edu
September 19, 2025 at 5:56 PM
📢 Join the RARC Cannabis Interest Group Meeting on Sept 25 @ 12 PM (Zoom)! Drs. Julia Chen-Sankey & Meagan Robichaud of #INTS will present: “Marketing of Hemp-Derived Cannabis Products in the U.S.”
Open to all Rutgers affiliates. 📩 rarc@bhi.rutgers.edu
Open to all Rutgers affiliates. 📩 rarc@bhi.rutgers.edu
#TARP Monthly Meeting with Dr. Kristina Jackson, Assoc. Director #RARC
📅 Date: Wednesday, September 17
🕐 Time: 1:00 PM
📍 Location: Dean’s Conference Room & via Zoom
Learn more: loom.ly/beU0MxE
📅 Date: Wednesday, September 17
🕐 Time: 1:00 PM
📍 Location: Dean’s Conference Room & via Zoom
Learn more: loom.ly/beU0MxE
September 11, 2025 at 2:36 PM
#TARP Monthly Meeting with Dr. Kristina Jackson, Assoc. Director #RARC
📅 Date: Wednesday, September 17
🕐 Time: 1:00 PM
📍 Location: Dean’s Conference Room & via Zoom
Learn more: loom.ly/beU0MxE
📅 Date: Wednesday, September 17
🕐 Time: 1:00 PM
📍 Location: Dean’s Conference Room & via Zoom
Learn more: loom.ly/beU0MxE
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Rutgers Today just wrote a great piece about @jsadjournal.bsky.social. If you're looking for a good summary of who we are and how we got here, give it a read.
Journal at the Forefront of Substance Use Research Turns 85: Founded in 1940....
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Journal at the Forefront of Substance Use Research Turns 85: Founded in 1940....
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Journal at the Forefront of Substance Use Research Turns 85
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September 3, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Rutgers Today just wrote a great piece about @jsadjournal.bsky.social. If you're looking for a good summary of who we are and how we got here, give it a read.
Journal at the Forefront of Substance Use Research Turns 85: Founded in 1940....
@rutgersarc.bsky.social
www.rutgers.edu/news/journal...
Journal at the Forefront of Substance Use Research Turns 85: Founded in 1940....
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The next RARC Treatment & Recovery Workgroup Meeting is Sept 18 at 12 PM (hybrid – Newark MSB E609 + Zoom). Hear from the IRB, share works in progress & enjoy lunch in person.
RSVP by September 15 to secure your spot: loom.ly/0BHZLxk
RSVP by September 15 to secure your spot: loom.ly/0BHZLxk
September 10, 2025 at 2:15 PM
The next RARC Treatment & Recovery Workgroup Meeting is Sept 18 at 12 PM (hybrid – Newark MSB E609 + Zoom). Hear from the IRB, share works in progress & enjoy lunch in person.
RSVP by September 15 to secure your spot: loom.ly/0BHZLxk
RSVP by September 15 to secure your spot: loom.ly/0BHZLxk
Last call 📣 Online registration closes today (9/3) at 5 PM.
The #RARC Fall Symposium will feature keynote speaker Dr. Huda Akil, a world-renowned neuroscientist. Read more: loom.ly/obkPTFg
Register here to attend on 9/5: loom.ly/EGW3YgA
The #RARC Fall Symposium will feature keynote speaker Dr. Huda Akil, a world-renowned neuroscientist. Read more: loom.ly/obkPTFg
Register here to attend on 9/5: loom.ly/EGW3YgA
Spotlight on Dr. Huda Akil: Leading Neuroscientist to Keynote Rutgers Addiction Research Center Fall Symposium - BHI
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September 3, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Last call 📣 Online registration closes today (9/3) at 5 PM.
The #RARC Fall Symposium will feature keynote speaker Dr. Huda Akil, a world-renowned neuroscientist. Read more: loom.ly/obkPTFg
Register here to attend on 9/5: loom.ly/EGW3YgA
The #RARC Fall Symposium will feature keynote speaker Dr. Huda Akil, a world-renowned neuroscientist. Read more: loom.ly/obkPTFg
Register here to attend on 9/5: loom.ly/EGW3YgA
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Here’s a story on my latest paper on cigarette trafficking. The most common littered packs in NYC are menthol Newports from Georgia NYC-stamped packs came in 4th @RU-INTS.bsky.social @rutgerssph.bsky.social @rutgersarc.bsky.social gothamist.com/news/cigaret...
Cigarette packs littering NYC streets tell story of taxes going up in smoke
A Rutgers University study of cigarette packs found that many are coming from places that charge lower taxes for smokes.
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August 29, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Here’s a story on my latest paper on cigarette trafficking. The most common littered packs in NYC are menthol Newports from Georgia NYC-stamped packs came in 4th @RU-INTS.bsky.social @rutgerssph.bsky.social @rutgersarc.bsky.social gothamist.com/news/cigaret...