1/4 New publications from our team on just-in-time mobile interventions Smartphones offer a way to deliver high-quality support when people actually need it: Applied here at the moment they feel an urge to smoke.

1/2 Wonderful news and proud mentor moment: My first-ever PhD student and former mentee, Dr. Courtney Nordeck, received her first R01! Congrats @cdnordeck.bsky.social! Securing this level of funding is a massive validation of grit, resilience, and scientific vision.

1/5 Important new work on cannabis and alcohol substitution. I got to weigh in on these results for @nytimes.com Link to original paper: psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/... Link to NYT article: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/w...

It was a pleasure talking to @publichealthpod.bsky.social about the health effects of alcohol, especially the cancer risk. Thanks for having me on the podcast! @dmh-bsph.bsky.social @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social

We spoke with @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social's Dr. Johannes Thrul to better understand his groundbreaking research into cannabis use. This MPI work w/ Dr. Ryan Vandrey is shaping the future of addiction science and public health. 🔗 Read the full story: bit.ly/46DOu66

Text Messaging Intervention for Postpartum Alcohol Use: Micro-Randomized Trial Supports Feasibility, Acceptability ... (just accepted in @jsadjournal.bsky.social) @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social @janardan.bsky.social @drjthrul.bsky.social @capraustralia.bsky.social www.jsad.com/doi/abs/10.1...

When do people with chronic pain crave opioids or cannabis most? Our new study in DAD followed patients for 30 days using real-time surveys. 🔹 Craving ↑ on co-use days 🔹 Pain catastrophizing was strongest predictor 🔹 ~⅓ reported little/no craving authors.elsevier.com/a/1lj4z1LiD3...

New paper in @ecp-editor.bsky.social: Trials on cannabis for chronic pain often miss what matters most to patients: sleep, coping, function, opioid substitution. Time to look beyond pain scores. 👉 doi.org/10.1037/pha0... @dmh-bsph.bsky.social @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social

Recent Gallup poll numbers on drinking in America show historic lows. I spoke with @nytimes.com about potential reasons incl changes in social norms, harm perceptions, and cannabis. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/13/w... @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social @dmh-bsph.bsky.social

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1/ Our new study in BMC Public Health examines stakeholder perspectives on digital wellbeing in Saudi Arabia. Findings point to high screen time, concerns about health impacts, and strong support for education-based interventions. 🧾 doi.org/10.1186/s128...

1/3 Had a great time at my first @researchmj.bsky.social meeting in Detroit. Fantastic science & welcoming community. Highly recommend for anyone in the cannabis research space. We shared our work using LLMs + NLP to extract structured data from EMRs.

1/5 New paper on medicinal cannabis: We followed adults with clinically significant anxiety & depression who were new to medicinal cannabis using 8 weeks of EMA and 6 months of longitudinal follow up and saw significant and clinically meaningful benefits. authors.elsevier.com/c/1lQBfbXYiy...

1/2 Cannabis researchers: We’ve developed new instruments to help standardize self-reported cannabis data. - Cannabis Use Questionnaire (CUQ) - Core Assessment Battery on Cannabis (CABC) Both are free to download (Qualtrics, REDCap): www.cannabisandhealth.org

1/4 🚭 New from our lab in BMC Public Health! We tested 124 digital smoking cessation messages with over 300 young adults who smoke. Acceptance- and distraction-based messages were rated similarly overall, with some but key differences by sociodemographics. doi.org/10.1186/s128...

Excited to have this paper out in @apsad-dar.bsky.social: We collected EMA data on drinking in the postpartum period and found that maternal self-efficacy may be a more relevant intervention target than drinking self-efficacy.

What are Zyn nicotine pouches and how can they impact health? @meghannnn.bsky.social and @drjthrul.bsky.social explains how they work, how they’re marketed, and what we know—and don’t yet know—about their long-term health effects. Listen now: podcast.publichealth.jhu.edu/889-zyn-nico...

Do you want to capture health behavior as it happens? My summer institute on EMA is coming up at the end of this month. Spots are limited - don't miss out! @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social @dmh-bsph.bsky.social

“The fact that alcohol causes cancer is not widely known in the U.S.,” says Johannes Thrul, associate professor in the Department of Mental Health. Learn more about the effort to add warning labels to alcoholic beverages. magazine.publichealth.jhu.edu/2025/why-alc...

1/2 📢 Most Americans don’t know that drinking alcohol causes cancer, and current warning labels aren’t addressing this issue. I spoke with Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Magazine about why it’s time for stronger, clearer labels that inform and protect consumers.

1/2 A few weeks ago Meghan Moran and I joined @publichealthpod.bsky.social to talk about ZYN oral nicotine pouches: their rise in popularity, potential health risks, and why researchers are paying close attention. 📢 Episode now live: johnshopkinssph.libsyn.com/889-zyn-nico...

1/2 ✨Join me at the end of May on Zoom for my Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) Summer Institute! Learn to design and conduct studies with real-time data collection in everyday life. Gain hands-on experience with EMA study setup. 📱🧠 🗓️ May 28-29 📍Zoom publichealth.jhu.edu/course/42016

1/2 New @jama.com study by @bryantshuey.bsky.social shows young women now binge drink more than men—a reversal of past trends. I spoke with @npr.org about potential reasons and why this matters for public health. 📄 Study: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... 🎧 Interview: www.npr.org/2025/04/17/n...

1/3 Now officially published: Our re-analysis of @cjferguson1111.bsky.social's meta-analysis. Our findings suggest social media reduction or abstinence interventions can have small, but significant mental health benefits. @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social @dmh-bsph.bsky.social doi.org/10.1037/ppm0...

1/2 In our latest paper we find that mindfulness-based interventions 🧘‍♂️📱show promise in tackling problematic tech use (gaming, social media, smartphones). Early evidence points to improved emotional self-regulation, but robust trials are needed. authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...

This feels like a major accomplishment - after more than 7 years in a faculty position, my lab finally has a website: www.thrulresearchlab.com All credits go to my team for holding my feet to the fire and making this happen. Special thanks to Dahlia!

“The public health and cancer research community clearly has some work to do and awareness to raise," -- Johannes Thrul, PhD (@drjthrul.bsky.social), and Elizabeth A. Platz, ScD, MPH, on the link between #alcohol and cancer. www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco...

Our latest work presents a multi-stage project to develop a digital wellbeing interventions for young people in Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦. We highlight the importance of cultural tailoring in intervention design & share key lessons learned. 🔗 doi.org/10.3389/fpsy... @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social

Many folks don’t know alcohol causes cancer. In @medpagetoday.bsky.social, we argue in support of cancer warning labels on alcohol proposed by the US Surgeon General to shift social norms and save lives. www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco... @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social

How do we help young people thrive in the digital age? Our latest rapid review dives into interventions that tackle excessive screen time and promote digital well-being. Key takeaway: Combining self-regulation and education works! Read more 👉 www.jmir.org/2024/1/e59968

A few weeks ago I had an opportunity to talk about all things tobacco, nicotine, and smoking cessation with Laurel Bristow for the Health Wanted podcast. I really enjoyed the conversation - thank you so much for having me! www.wabe.org/podcasts/hea...

I’ve put together a starter pack for the growing tobacco control community here. Enjoy, and please let me know if you want to join or recommend others - i know there’s many I’ve missed! go.bsky.app/NuhMfmW

I've started a new cannabis research starter pack! It's a work in progress - please reply here or message me if you want to be added :) I know I'm missing a lot of folks here, just threw something together quickly go.bsky.app/FPKwE4w

Hey everyone, i created an addiction starter pack and I am sure I am missing folks - please send me a note to get added. go.bsky.app/KVDa5PD

Starter pack for EMA, ESM, and Intensive Longitudinal Researchers. Feel free to share, follow, and nominate. Suggestions welcome! go.bsky.app/LzqJoUX #ESM #EMA #AA #IntensiveLongitudinalResearch

🚨 Advancing the Integration of Medicinal Cannabis in Healthcare 🚨 New publication out now with @natureportfolio.bsky.social in Nature Medicine https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-024-03288-w #Cannabis #CannabisScience #HealthcareInnovation (1/9)