Jane Metrik @janemetrik - Bluesky Profile

Jane Metrik

@janemetrik.bsky.social

Clinical Psychologist, Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, addiction research, cannabis and cannabinoids, cannabis and alcohol co-use, Brown University

21 Followers | 10 Following | 1 Posts | Joined: 20.11.2025 | 1.535

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'California Sober' Trend Gets a Little Support From Trial Cannabis use linked to reduced short-term alcohol consumption, but clinical implications unclear

"We're not quite ready to suggest that cannabis is a safe and effective alternative to alcohol." -- @janemetrik.bsky.social, discussing preliminary research that suggested smoking cannabis may reduce the short-term urge to drink.
www.medpagetoday.com/psychiatry/a...

24.11.2025 15:30 — 👍 5 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0

Proud of our research team at Brown! @rachelgunn.bsky.social @chriskahlerphd.bsky.social, Elizabeth Aston, Robert Swift, and James MacKillop psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/...

20.11.2025 02:02 — 👍 6 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0

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Brown University School of Public Health
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Brown University Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies (CAAS)
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Lincoln Bohn
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Karla Kaun
@karlakaun

Assoc. Prof. Neuroscience at Brown University. Neurogeneticist investigating the neural and molecular mechanisms of cravings. Loves trees🌲 and breaks boards 🥋. Tân’si 👋🏻! 🧬🪰🧠🥃💊🧪 https://www.kaunlab.com/about-5

Johannes Thrul
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mHealth and substance use research, Associate Prof, @JohnsHopkinsDMH, @JohnsHopkinsSPH, immigrant 🇩🇪 ➡️ 🇺🇸 thrulresearchlab.com

Research Society on Marijuana
@researchmj

The Research Society on Marijuana (RSMj) is a network of scientists with the shared goal of promoting the understanding of #cannabis through empirical #research. https://www.researchmj.org/

Chris Kahler
@chriskahlerphd

Psychologist, Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences. Director, Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Brown University School of Public Health. Vice Prez, Research Society on Alcohol. Intervention researcher: alcohol, smoking, HIV

Rachel Gunn, PhD
@rachelgunn

Associate Professor, Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies at Brown University. Clinical Psychologist. Working to better understand etiology of alcohol and cannabis use behaviors.

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