Dr. Alexander Sokolovsky received a 5-year grant titled, "Dual Use of ENDS and Combustible Cigarettes: Shared, Distinct, and Cross-Conditioned Processes." This project will examine the drivers of dual use of traditional and electronic cigarettes in young adults, both in the laboratory and in the natural environment.
Dr. Sarah Helseth received a NIDA K23 grant for her study, entitled "Development and Preliminary Testing of an Adjunct Smartphone App to Reduce Marijuana use in Court-Involved, Non-Incarcerated Adolescents." This 5-year study will explore the mobile health needs and preferences of teens in the juvenile justice system, to build a new smartphone app to help teens cut down on their marijuana use. Congratulations!
Congratulations to Sara Becker and Sarah Helseth on their new publication in Substance Abuse! Studying moderators of treatment outcome is important to help match patients to treatment.
Dr. Mollie Monnig presented a poster at the annual meeting of the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) on 3/9/2020. The presentation was titled "Alcohol Use Is Associated with Degradation of Brain White Matter in HIV Infection."
Congratulations to Ryan Carpenter who presented at APPA in NYC! He presented a poster on whether patients with chronic pain who use opioids as prescribed experienced craving in daily life (they did) and if more intense craving was associated with taking more opioids (it was). https://www.appassn.org/2020-program
