Jane Metrik
Assistant Professor of Community Health (Research):
Bio Med Alcohol & Addiction
Phone: +1 401 863 6650
Jane_Metrik@brown.edu
Marijuana's effects on mood and behavior
This human laboratory study examines the pharmacological and psychological bases of acute effects of marijuana on human behavior and decision-making process in marijuana smokers. A number of similar placebo-controlled pharmacological trials with marijuana are conducted in universities and medical schools across the country.
Interests
This three-year R01 grant was awarded by NIDA for $953,260 in 2007. Jane Metrik is the Principal Investigator. Co-Investigators include Peter Monti, Damaris Rohsenow, Christopher Kahler, and John McGeary. Controlled research on marijuana's acute effects is limited. The primary goal of this experimental research is to examine the independent effects of marijuana pharmacology and expectancies on a number of behaviors and identify individual difference characteristics such as genetic variability that may influence this response. The targeted population is current marijuana smokers (18-30 years old) who are not seeking marijuana treatment. The long-term objective of this program of research is to examine how knowledge gained from cannabis-administration laboratory studies can help develop innovative clinical intervention strategies for marijuana smokers. The study is reviewed by the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Food and Drug Administration, National Institute on Drug Abuse, and the Brown University Institutional Review Board.
Degrees
Ph.D.
Curriculum Vitae
