Kara Link

Woohoo!!!!

I think we must also zoom in on Alex’s contact photo here:

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 )

Photo of a glass award presented to Cassandra Boness for 2025 Distinguished Scientific Contributions to Public Interest

Proud of this one. Thanks @apadivision50.bsky.social!

So well deserved!!! 🥳

Such a fun morning!!! 🤩

YouTube video by UW Medicine Incarceration isn’t always the solution for at-risk youth

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."
@uwmedicine.bsky.social

<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.....

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/...

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

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...

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:

Love this!!

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...

📃New paper (open access)

'Key Terms and Concepts in Alcohol Use and Problems: A Critical Evaluation'

Short 🧵

journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

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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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.

From Alcohol Justice: "After Kennedy’s Destruction at NIH, Alcohol Prevention and Addiction Medicine Must Stand In Solidarity" alcoholjustice.org/blog/kennedy...

Go Sydney!!!!

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.

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...

Grateful to be doing this work with such a great team!

Yes thanks for sharing! 😊

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Congrats John!!! 🎉🎈👏

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…

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....

Eliza’s W chain is 🔥🔥🔥

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...