Johannes Thrul
@drjthrul.bsky.social
mHealth and substance use research, Associate Prof, @JohnsHopkinsDMH, @JohnsHopkinsSPH, immigrant 🇩🇪 ➡️ 🇺🇸
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2/2 She is launching a trial to improve housing stability and health outcomes for women survivors of violence.
Check out the project here: reporter.nih.gov/search/eZwj4...
Check out the project here: reporter.nih.gov/search/eZwj4...
RePORT ⟩ RePORTER
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November 21, 2025 at 4:11 PM
2/2 She is launching a trial to improve housing stability and health outcomes for women survivors of violence.
Check out the project here: reporter.nih.gov/search/eZwj4...
Check out the project here: reporter.nih.gov/search/eZwj4...
5/5 Congratulations to the team at Brown led by @janemetrik.bsky.social for this rigorous work. It lays the foundation for the next step: understanding how these interactions play out in the wild.
November 20, 2025 at 2:12 PM
5/5 Congratulations to the team at Brown led by @janemetrik.bsky.social for this rigorous work. It lays the foundation for the next step: understanding how these interactions play out in the wild.
4/5 We need both the "Bar Lab" and the "Real World" data to paint the full picture for public health.
November 20, 2025 at 2:12 PM
4/5 We need both the "Bar Lab" and the "Real World" data to paint the full picture for public health.
3/5 In our ongoing National Cannabis Study, www.cannabisandhealth.org/national-can... we are tracking medicinal cannabis patients in the real world to understand how different products, dosages, and consumption methods impact health outcomes over time.
The National Cannabis Study - Part of CHRI
The NCS is a collection of firsthand experiences with medical cannabis. If you're beginning to use cannabis for medical purposes, consider participating.
www.cannabisandhealth.org
November 20, 2025 at 2:12 PM
3/5 In our ongoing National Cannabis Study, www.cannabisandhealth.org/national-can... we are tracking medicinal cannabis patients in the real world to understand how different products, dosages, and consumption methods impact health outcomes over time.
2/5 The study found reduced drinking after smoking THC dominant cannabis in the lab. This is a crucial piece of the puzzle. It will be important to see if these results replicate in observational real-world data.
November 20, 2025 at 2:12 PM
2/5 The study found reduced drinking after smoking THC dominant cannabis in the lab. This is a crucial piece of the puzzle. It will be important to see if these results replicate in observational real-world data.
Targeting maladaptive pain coping may reduce craving & misuse risk.
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September 4, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Targeting maladaptive pain coping may reduce craving & misuse risk.
@cdnordeck.bsky.social @momartelmcgill.bsky.social @drkellydunn.bsky.social
@johnshopkinssph.bsky.social @dmh-bsph.bsky.social @hopkinsmedicine.bsky.social
@cdnordeck.bsky.social @momartelmcgill.bsky.social @drkellydunn.bsky.social
@johnshopkinssph.bsky.social @dmh-bsph.bsky.social @hopkinsmedicine.bsky.social
7/ Open access paper: doi.org/10.1186/s128...
Thanks to co-first authors Saud & Michelle, all co-authors, participants, and funding by Ithra Sync.
@johnshopkinssph.bsky.social
@dmh-bsph.bsky.social
Thanks to co-first authors Saud & Michelle, all co-authors, participants, and funding by Ithra Sync.
@johnshopkinssph.bsky.social
@dmh-bsph.bsky.social
Stakeholder perspectives on digital wellbeing in Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional survey - BMC Public Health
Background In Saudi Arabia, the rapid growth of digital media and smartphone use has raised concerns about problematic usage and its impacts on well-being, especially among young people. Research on s...
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July 23, 2025 at 5:15 PM
7/ Open access paper: doi.org/10.1186/s128...
Thanks to co-first authors Saud & Michelle, all co-authors, participants, and funding by Ithra Sync.
@johnshopkinssph.bsky.social
@dmh-bsph.bsky.social
Thanks to co-first authors Saud & Michelle, all co-authors, participants, and funding by Ithra Sync.
@johnshopkinssph.bsky.social
@dmh-bsph.bsky.social
6/ These findings directly inform the next phase:
We are co-developing a digital wellbeing intervention for Saudi adolescents, to be evaluated through a randomized controlled trial.
We are co-developing a digital wellbeing intervention for Saudi adolescents, to be evaluated through a randomized controlled trial.
July 23, 2025 at 5:15 PM
6/ These findings directly inform the next phase:
We are co-developing a digital wellbeing intervention for Saudi adolescents, to be evaluated through a randomized controlled trial.
We are co-developing a digital wellbeing intervention for Saudi adolescents, to be evaluated through a randomized controlled trial.
5/ Stakeholders emphasized the importance of culturally grounded interventions aligned with family and religious values.
Some participants described using faith-based commitments to control use.
Some participants described using faith-based commitments to control use.
July 23, 2025 at 5:15 PM
5/ Stakeholders emphasized the importance of culturally grounded interventions aligned with family and religious values.
Some participants described using faith-based commitments to control use.
Some participants described using faith-based commitments to control use.
4/ The survey included 92 stakeholders:
– Youth, parents, and educators
– Clinicians and policymakers
– Tech professionals, gamers, and digital content creators
The sample was diverse but concentrated in central Saudi regions.
– Youth, parents, and educators
– Clinicians and policymakers
– Tech professionals, gamers, and digital content creators
The sample was diverse but concentrated in central Saudi regions.
July 23, 2025 at 5:15 PM
4/ The survey included 92 stakeholders:
– Youth, parents, and educators
– Clinicians and policymakers
– Tech professionals, gamers, and digital content creators
The sample was diverse but concentrated in central Saudi regions.
– Youth, parents, and educators
– Clinicians and policymakers
– Tech professionals, gamers, and digital content creators
The sample was diverse but concentrated in central Saudi regions.
3/ What stakeholders support:
– Strong endorsement for school-based programs and parent-targeted education (each >75% support).
– Also supported: apps to help regulate use.
– Less enthusiasm for regulatory policies or hospital-based interventions.
– Strong endorsement for school-based programs and parent-targeted education (each >75% support).
– Also supported: apps to help regulate use.
– Less enthusiasm for regulatory policies or hospital-based interventions.
July 23, 2025 at 5:15 PM
3/ What stakeholders support:
– Strong endorsement for school-based programs and parent-targeted education (each >75% support).
– Also supported: apps to help regulate use.
– Less enthusiasm for regulatory policies or hospital-based interventions.
– Strong endorsement for school-based programs and parent-targeted education (each >75% support).
– Also supported: apps to help regulate use.
– Less enthusiasm for regulatory policies or hospital-based interventions.
2/ Key findings:
– 48% of participants reported ≥4 hrs/day of recreational screen time on weekdays (57% on weekends).
– Top concerns: sleep disruption, reduced physical activity, impaired concentration.
– 73% had attempted self-regulation (e.g., app deletion, digital detox).
– 48% of participants reported ≥4 hrs/day of recreational screen time on weekdays (57% on weekends).
– Top concerns: sleep disruption, reduced physical activity, impaired concentration.
– 73% had attempted self-regulation (e.g., app deletion, digital detox).
July 23, 2025 at 5:15 PM
2/ Key findings:
– 48% of participants reported ≥4 hrs/day of recreational screen time on weekdays (57% on weekends).
– Top concerns: sleep disruption, reduced physical activity, impaired concentration.
– 73% had attempted self-regulation (e.g., app deletion, digital detox).
– 48% of participants reported ≥4 hrs/day of recreational screen time on weekdays (57% on weekends).
– Top concerns: sleep disruption, reduced physical activity, impaired concentration.
– 73% had attempted self-regulation (e.g., app deletion, digital detox).
July 21, 2025 at 4:00 PM
2/3 Our approach identified 45k medicinal cannabis patients at Hopkins.
Still refining the prompt and extraction but hope to share tools later this year. In the meantime, check out our project + open-access assessment instruments:
🌿 www.cannabisandhealth.org
Still refining the prompt and extraction but hope to share tools later this year. In the meantime, check out our project + open-access assessment instruments:
🌿 www.cannabisandhealth.org
Cannabis and Health Research Initiative (CHRI)
A platform of data collection and dissemination focused on the health outcomes of therapeutic cannabis use at the patient level.
www.cannabisandhealth.org
July 21, 2025 at 4:00 PM
2/3 Our approach identified 45k medicinal cannabis patients at Hopkins.
Still refining the prompt and extraction but hope to share tools later this year. In the meantime, check out our project + open-access assessment instruments:
🌿 www.cannabisandhealth.org
Still refining the prompt and extraction but hope to share tools later this year. In the meantime, check out our project + open-access assessment instruments:
🌿 www.cannabisandhealth.org