Kara Link
@karalink.bsky.social
PhD student at the University of New Mexico 🌵University of Washington ‘21 🐶 Interests: social-ecological determinants of substance use/addiction, mixed methods, & diverse pathways to recovery 🏃🏼♀️🏔️osaat
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I would like for both @joshuagrubbsphd.bsky.social & @cassie-boness.bsky.social to know that the groupchat we have combining our labs has been named “BAAALD” (ty @karalink.bsky.social )
September 3, 2025 at 2:01 AM
I would like for both @joshuagrubbsphd.bsky.social & @cassie-boness.bsky.social to know that the groupchat we have combining our labs has been named “BAAALD” (ty @karalink.bsky.social )
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Proud of this one. Thanks @apadivision50.bsky.social!
August 8, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Proud of this one. Thanks @apadivision50.bsky.social!
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New research examines the harms of youth detention centers and highlights effective alternatives. Dr. Ben Danielson, a clinical professor of pediatrics says, "I really prefer that a lot of those programs were offered before a young person actually got in trouble."
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@uwmedicine.bsky.social
Incarceration isn’t always the solution for at-risk youth
YouTube video by UW Medicine
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July 29, 2025 at 5:06 PM
New research examines the harms of youth detention centers and highlights effective alternatives. Dr. Ben Danielson, a clinical professor of pediatrics says, "I really prefer that a lot of those programs were offered before a young person actually got in trouble."
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@uwmedicine.bsky.social
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New paper! We used focus groups and arts-based methods to explore whether people ‘other’ when making judgements about harmful drinking and the drinking contexts and features of drinking contexts perceived as being indicative of harmful drinking. bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
<em>British Journal of Health Psychology</em> | Wiley Online Library
Objectives
To explore whether people ‘other’ when making judgements about ‘harmful’ drinking and the drinking contexts (e.g., pub with friends) and features of drinking contexts (e.g., location, com.....
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July 25, 2025 at 1:24 PM
New paper! We used focus groups and arts-based methods to explore whether people ‘other’ when making judgements about harmful drinking and the drinking contexts and features of drinking contexts perceived as being indicative of harmful drinking. bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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New op-ed out in the Albuquerque Journal. I share about the importance of federal substance use and addiction funding for families like mine.
www.abqjournal.com/opinion/arti...
and in case you hit a paywall: unmm-my.sharepoint.com/:b:/g/person...
www.abqjournal.com/opinion/arti...
and in case you hit a paywall: unmm-my.sharepoint.com/:b:/g/person...
OPINION: Federal cuts put addiction treatment and recovery at risk
I vividly remember growing up and my grandmother warning me to be careful with alcohol — because addiction “runs in our family.” She wasn’t wrong. For generations, both sides of
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May 19, 2025 at 12:21 PM
New op-ed out in the Albuquerque Journal. I share about the importance of federal substance use and addiction funding for families like mine.
www.abqjournal.com/opinion/arti...
and in case you hit a paywall: unmm-my.sharepoint.com/:b:/g/person...
www.abqjournal.com/opinion/arti...
and in case you hit a paywall: unmm-my.sharepoint.com/:b:/g/person...
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Cassie said it best in yet another great piece in the ABQ Journal from addiction scientists: "We owe it to every person struggling with substance use, and their families, to act now to save the very infrastructure that saves families from unnecessary suffering." Check it out here:
New op-ed out in the Albuquerque Journal. I share about the importance of federal substance use and addiction funding for families like mine.
www.abqjournal.com/opinion/arti...
and in case you hit a paywall: unmm-my.sharepoint.com/:b:/g/person...
www.abqjournal.com/opinion/arti...
and in case you hit a paywall: unmm-my.sharepoint.com/:b:/g/person...
OPINION: Federal cuts put addiction treatment and recovery at risk
I vividly remember growing up and my grandmother warning me to be careful with alcohol — because addiction “runs in our family.” She wasn’t wrong. For generations, both sides of
www.abqjournal.com
May 19, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Cassie said it best in yet another great piece in the ABQ Journal from addiction scientists: "We owe it to every person struggling with substance use, and their families, to act now to save the very infrastructure that saves families from unnecessary suffering." Check it out here:
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📃New paper (open access)
'Key Terms and Concepts in Alcohol Use and Problems: A Critical Evaluation'
Short 🧵
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
'Key Terms and Concepts in Alcohol Use and Problems: A Critical Evaluation'
Short 🧵
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Key Terms and Concepts in Alcohol Use and Problems: A Critical Evaluation - James Morris, Cassandra L Boness, Micah Hartwell, 2025
Objective: Alcohol use is linked to a wide and complex range of individual and societal harms. Decisions on whether and how to address alcohol-related harms are...
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March 12, 2025 at 4:09 PM
📃New paper (open access)
'Key Terms and Concepts in Alcohol Use and Problems: A Critical Evaluation'
Short 🧵
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
'Key Terms and Concepts in Alcohol Use and Problems: A Critical Evaluation'
Short 🧵
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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Loved working with @hannahcarlon.bsky.social who used critical discourse analysis to assess how US opinion news media portrays harm reduction. Spoilers: Over 80% of opinion media in 2023-2024 was positive, yet stigmatizing language abounds. 50 days free access: authors.elsevier.com/c/1kvxI3PEro...
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April 11, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Loved working with @hannahcarlon.bsky.social who used critical discourse analysis to assess how US opinion news media portrays harm reduction. Spoilers: Over 80% of opinion media in 2023-2024 was positive, yet stigmatizing language abounds. 50 days free access: authors.elsevier.com/c/1kvxI3PEro...
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From Alcohol Justice: "After Kennedy’s Destruction at NIH, Alcohol Prevention and Addiction Medicine Must Stand In Solidarity" alcoholjustice.org/blog/kennedy...
After Kennedy's Destruction at NIH, Alcohol Prevention and Addiction Medicine Must Stand In Solidarity - Alcohol Justice
Kennedy's funding cuts and mass firings at NIH means alcohol prevention, research and recovery--and the entire addiction medicine field--must stand together.
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April 7, 2025 at 5:25 PM
From Alcohol Justice: "After Kennedy’s Destruction at NIH, Alcohol Prevention and Addiction Medicine Must Stand In Solidarity" alcoholjustice.org/blog/kennedy...
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One of our wonderful community partners, Ashli Timmons, discussed her important role in our alcohol use research as part of a special collection @natrevpsych.bsky.social!
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
A lived experience perspective on sharing personal information - Nature Reviews Psychology
Nature Reviews Psychology is interviewing people with lived experience of mental health challenges. We spoke with Ashli Timmons about discussing private experiences in research environments.
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March 18, 2025 at 1:54 PM
One of our wonderful community partners, Ashli Timmons, discussed her important role in our alcohol use research as part of a special collection @natrevpsych.bsky.social!
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Grateful to be doing this work with such a great team!
Feels like an especially strange time to be sharing about work, but I'm super proud of @karalink.bsky.social for writing this important paper for health service psychologists on reducing stigma and enhancing care for people who use alcohol! link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Reducing Stigma and Enhancing Care for People Who Use Alcohol - Journal of Health Service Psychology
Alcohol use is common and associated with varying degrees of harm. Heavy alcohol use can lead to the development of an alcohol use disorder (AUD). The stigma and discrimination that people with AUD of...
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March 15, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Grateful to be doing this work with such a great team!
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We're looking for participants for our study on CBT-based telehealth treatments for MS fatigue! The aim of this study is to develop an effective, efficient, and accessible treatment for MS fatigue. You can read more on our website at uwmsrehabwell.org/cbt-for-ms-f....
cBT for mS fatigue
STUDY OVERVIEW People with multiple sclerosis often have problems with fatigue. Unfortunately, available treatments don’t provide enough relief for many people. This study will compare three telehe…
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February 19, 2025 at 12:25 AM
We're looking for participants for our study on CBT-based telehealth treatments for MS fatigue! The aim of this study is to develop an effective, efficient, and accessible treatment for MS fatigue. You can read more on our website at uwmsrehabwell.org/cbt-for-ms-f....
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Great to see that the American Society of Addiction Medicine released "Engagement and Retention of Nonabstinent Patients in Substance Use Treatment,” but Harm Reduction Therapists have been doing this work for DECADES. NONE were cited. www.asam.org/quality-care...
ASAM Guideline on Engagement and Retention of Nonabstinent Patients in Substance Use Treatment
The American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) has made available for public comment a draft of its Clinical Considerations for Engagement and Retention of Non-Abstinent Patients in Treatment. The ...
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January 3, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Great to see that the American Society of Addiction Medicine released "Engagement and Retention of Nonabstinent Patients in Substance Use Treatment,” but Harm Reduction Therapists have been doing this work for DECADES. NONE were cited. www.asam.org/quality-care...