Thoroughly enjoyed the #SSAConference a great range of impressive research and insightful talks from people with lived experience. Also enjoyed presenting my poster on my systematic review of cannabis and tobacco co-use and brain volume 🚬🧠(meta-analysis results coming soon!)

AIM postdoc Martine Skumlien recently presented her work at the #NPS2023 conference on the experiences of people who face homelessness and use synthetic cannabinoids/”spice” in the UK, and their views on a new spice detection device led by Christopher Pudney.

Sleep tight Paolo 💕 It’s hard to describe the impact a dog can have on your life, he really was so special. If we ever had a meeting together it’s highly likely that he would’ve been asleep at my feet snoring away!

New open access AIM paper presenting the enhanced cannabis timeline followback (EC-TLFB), a comprehensive assessment of cannabis use, including standard THC units onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ad… Psychology at Bath

Mythbusting the ‘mythbuster’: Independent reviews of the (substantial) scientific evidence consistently conclude that while they are not entirely risk-free, e-cigarettes pose only a small fraction of the risks of smoking tobacco. See gov.uk/government/pub…

Every year, the SSA funds PhDs in addiction science. Apply by 12 March 2024 to begin in the academic year 2024–2025. Hear from our previous SSA funded PhD students here and get more info today: buff.ly/2Nh3myh #PhDAdvice

Want to get involved with psychology research and have some cool VR experiences? We’re looking for participants for our study exploring body perception in virtual reality. Use this link for more info linktr.ee/caitlinnaylor, or contact me at [email protected]. Feel free to share!

Over the next couple of months I will be running two marathons to raise money for Cancer Research. This starts on Sunday with the Barcelona Marathon! If you can spare any cash, please donate using the link below! 👇🙏 fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/edwards-g…

Happy to share longitudinal findings on cannabis use in adults and adolescents from the CannTeen study. Adolescents had persistently higher CUD scores (CUDIT-R) than adults across 12 months, after adjustment for quantity of cannabis used (std THC units) bath.ac.uk/announcements/…

Open access article here: link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Health risks of taking cannabis are higher in adolescents than in adults and it's not because they smoke more or stronger weed - new study finds Addiction and Mental Health Group (AIM) Psychology at Bath @RachelHLees95 bit.ly/4a8HdtA

Our new article #OpenAccess in Addiction Journal. Using Children of the 90s, we look at whether psychotic experiences follow use of #cannabis, and higher-potency cannabis. 🔑Risk of new psychotic experiences was twice as high in those using higher-potency cannabis onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ad… #THC

Around half of #neuroscientists surveyed by the BNA highlighted the lack of training as a barrier to doing #credible, open and reproducible research. We want to help change this. Secure your place today! bna.org.uk/mediacentre/ev…

You are cordially-invited to attend a free webinar hosted by Ad Gridley. Witness breathtaking honesty, sparkling turns of phrase & interesting revelations. You have 4 weeks to claim your ticket! #livedexperience #mentalhealth #Mindcharity #psychosis #NHS bit.ly/3R2H3wO

Thank you for being such great hosts!

✨🫂Exciting new blog alert! Our care-experienced advisory team (Nic, Kim, Megan, and Jasmine) reflect on using their lived experiences to shape research on trauma-informed mental health therapies for children in care. Big thanks to Rosie McGuire and Dr Eva A Sprecher supporting this

🚨After 4 years of work w/ brilliant co-lead Yidian Gao, I’m happy to share that the ENIGMA-Antisocial Behavior Working Group’s 1st study on brain structure alterations in Conduct Disorder is out in Lancet Psychiatry: tinyurl.com/TLP-ASB ENIGMA Consortium Psychology at Bath 1/9

Do you use cannabis? If so, we want to hear from you! Our new interview-based study explores opinions of cannabis between people with and without ADHD. You can take part from home, and will be reimbursed with a £20 Amazon voucher To take part, email Sally ([email protected])