Road-to-Recovery Conference tickets are live! Join us virtually 9/15 to learn about blind spots in addiction research & treatment. Topics incl. harm reduction, substance use among sexual minority youth, lessons from Indigenous communities, &more! Speakers inc @maiasz.bsky.social @mlwalls.bsky.social

🚨Road to Recovery Conference🚨 @hopkinspsych.bsky.social Join experts, researchers, & advocates on the frontlines of addiction treatment & recovery! Virtual conference on September 15. Speakers include @maiasz.bsky.social , @mlwalls.bsky.social , & more! 🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/road-to-re...

This is one of the most profound essays I’ve read in years. You don’t need me to tell you that Hanif Abdurraqib is one of the finest writers of our time, but this essay in particular is a hard-won offering. Please read it and share with people you love.

“We need literally everyone to be able to make sense of an issue that bioethics nerds argue over” fuck me

The entire National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) team at SAMHSA was terminated today. Do not listen to the platitudes of this administration when they say they care about drug overdose, addiction, mental health, or suicide.

Please distribute widely! This is a great opportunity to receive a novel eating disorder treatment specifically tailored to the LGBTQ+ community and developed by an LGBTQ+ eating disorder research lab!

Cannabis, the flagship journal of the Research Society on Marijuana, is committed to publish high quality empirical research, including studies that focus on diverse populations and topics (e.g., sexual and gender diverse groups). See full statement below. www.researchmj.org/journal

It is my mission to see a shift in the field of eating disorders towards appreciating the role of biology as a primary component - across aetiology, illness, treatment and recovery. I wrote this paper to elaborate on why this is so important: www.cell.com/trends/molec...

Another study finds that overdose rates in Oregon did not increase as a result of decriminalization but actually because of the toxic drug supply under prohibition. Oregon’s Measure 110 wasn’t a failure; rolling back drug decriminalization will be. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

A queer teenager from Nebraska, where lawmakers passed a ban on gender-affirming care last year, responds to Pamela Paul. "I fear for my future. I fear for my friends and their future."

Our final episode on the ‘terminal’ AN proposal is with Dr. Paul Appelbaum from Columbia Psychiatry! Dr. Appelbaum brings his expertise in psychiatry + bioethics to this discussion and considers the larger danger of considering psychiatric conditions terminal podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...

“I sometimes wonder if shame can be successfully treated in therapy, at all. Most of what I have learned, I have learned through making mistakes.” Guest Post by Susan Mahler www.psychiatrymargins.com/p/shame-anim...

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We were incredibly lucky to be joined by Rosiel Elwyn for episode 3 of our series responding to the proposal of “terminal” AN. Rosiel is a PhD student and lived-experience researcher who thoughtfully articulates the harms accompanying such a label: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...

Here is the second episode in our series on “terminal” anorexia nervosa with Dr. Angela Guarda! Dr. Guarda brings a wealth of experience in her urging for caution and humility podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...

This is one of my favorite episodes!

Here’s our interview with Donna Friedman! Donna comes to the field as someone with personal experience of an ED, as a parent of someone with an ED, and as a clinician. Her interview is full of insight about the importance of connection in recovery podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...

Here is our new episode with Dr. Bryn Austin of @harvardchanschool.bsky.social and STRIPED! We cover eating disorders in terms of public health, economics, and public policy! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...

Here is our recent interview with @ruthsweissman.bsky.social ! We discuss Dr. Weissman’s Big Idea about the cost-effectiveness of eating disorder treatment podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...

"It seems to me a kind of magical thinking to assume that explaining the genetic causes of obesity will reduce stigma when that new explanation is lodged firmly within a broader project of treating, preventing, or curing fatness," writes our T32 fellow Cassie Houtz. #bioethics bit.ly/3sDPzte

Here’s our new episode with Dr. Pamela Keel! We talk about Dr. Keel’s work on purging disorder podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...

Happy Halloween!! Here’s our interview with Dr. Glenn Waller. Listen for a discussion about the role of bravery on the part of patients and clinicians during treatment wherever you get your podcasts podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...

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Check out our episode with Dr. Marsha Marcus to hear about how she shifted professionally from an early focus on weight loss to her current work on eating disorders podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...

Here’s our recent interview with Dr. Kelly Vitousek! Listen for a discussion about the similarities between eating disorders and other extreme forms of behavior podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...

Check out our latest interview with Dr. Jenny Thomas. We cover ARFID and her ongoing studies at mass general! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...

Here is our recently recorded episode with Dr. Timothy Walsh from Columbia: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b... You can check out our episodes already posted, and we will be featuring a new episode each week!

Excited to announce our podcast “Big Ideas in Eating Disorders!” Every week @PikeKM will interview a different eating disorder expert—clinicians, researchers, experts by experience, and advocates all included. Check out our intro here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...

Haven’t seen one of these yet, so here’s a body image/eating disorder researcher roundup. Tag yourself or your friends, or introduce yourself and your work in the comments! 🧵