Comparing cannabis policy changes to psychedelics. (Figure from Nora Satybaldiyeva et al.'s paper on relationship between cannabis and psychedelic policy reforms and microdosing interest in the US—jamanetwork.com/journals/jama-….)

Americans show growing interest in microdosing psychedelics: Study Kevin H. Yang UC San Diego Department of Psychiatry UC San Diego School of Medicine John W. Ayers | Computational Epidemiologist Eric C Leas PhD MPH Nora Satybaldiyeva John W. Ayers | Computational Epidemiologist UC San Diego Health Sciences UC San Diego School of Medicine Qualcomm Institute upi.com/Health_News/20…

Thank you for sharing our work! We found that #microdosing searches increased, especially among states with more permissive policies around #psychedelic and #cannabis use.

Celebrating this year’s Summer Division Party was a blast! 🎉 It was wonderful to come together and honor alison moore on her new role as Director of UC San Diego Stein Institute for Research on Aging. Congrats, Alison!

As I mention in this article, the hemp derived products urgently need regulation, so they can be safe and reliable for consumers (but just banning/criminalizing them might make everything worse by driving them into the illicit market). commonwealthbeacon.org/marijuana/stat…

Excited to contribute to Medscape Psychiatry's recent piece on #psychedelics and #microdosing. It's crucial for clinicians to navigate patient questions on this topic. Great insights from Grinspoon -- Grinspoon on Drugs and Rachel Yehuda as well. medscape.com/viewarticle/ps…

I passed my dissertation defense! #PhDone

Excited to showcase our idea next month! wWe aim to support individuals with SUD by helping them connect w/ others thru timely notifications based on personalized, context-sensitive triggers.Stanford Medicine Innovations for Substance Use Disorders Junghwan Park linkedin.com/posts/i4sud_i4…

Older adults depend on their health care providers for advice about cannabis use link.springer.com/10.1007/s40801…

1/In this commentary, led by Camille C. Cioffi, we reflect on recent guidance issued by a nonprofit organization regarding the selection of people with lived experience of SUD to engage in public discourse. Code to download (the first 50 readers): authors.elsevier.com/c/1jqup3PErogu…

Excited to share our commentary on #livedexperience, and a discussion on #recovery in public discourse Beyond the 5-year recovery mark: Perspectives of researchers with live... sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Celebrating 10 years today! #onedayatatime #RecoveryPosse

Our new study on trends and correlates of ketamine use 2015-2022 in Journal of Affective Disorders: past-year ketamine use ⬆️82% (2015-2019) and ⬆️40% (2021-2022). Recent increases were only significant in non-depressed adults. Wayne Kepner, PhD, MPH Joseph Palamar doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.…

Our new AAPI study: 5.1% of AAPI adults in the US have used ecstasy/MDMA. Higher odds among women, ages 26-34, and polysubstance users. Highlights need for targeted prevention Kevin H. Yang Joseph Palamar Nora Satybaldiyeva tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Our latest study, which is the first to detect cannabinoids using biological measures, found THCA-A and CBN in saliva samples of NYC nightclub attendees in 2024. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… Kevin H. Yang Joseph Palamar #cannabinoids #publichealth #drugtesting

We also found that awareness of California's flavored tobacco sales restriction differed by tobacco use status and flavored tobacco use.

Delta-8-tetrahydrocannabinol use more common where marijuana remains prohibited and less common where delta-8-tetrahydrocannabinol sales are regulated or prohibited (legalize #cannabis & you get rid of these dangerous and unrelated hemp-derrived products) ajpmonline.org/article/S0749-…

Thanks to the CA DCC for sharing our work! Full article here: sciencedirect.com/science/articl… #cannabis #hemp #policy

States without legal weed see more Delta-8 THC usage. Nora Satybaldiyeva forbes.com/sites/ajherrin…

I was quoted this week in The Washington Post discussing a new UCSD study on the genetics of cannabis use. “The brain is too complex, and addiction is not just biological or neurochemical." David Ovalle washingtonpost.com/health/2025/10…