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Behavioural Alcohol & Cannabis Lab @bac-lab.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Check out Kyra Farrelly presenting at the 10th Annual Research Society on Marijuana Conference, which took place earlier this month. A huge congratulations on the presentation! 👏#RSMJ2026

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Behavioural Alcohol & Cannabis Lab @bac-lab.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Members of the BAC Lab shared their research during the Addiction Psychology Poster Session at the Canadian Psychological Association Annual Conference in Montreal this past weekend.

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Behavioural Alcohol & Cannabis Lab @bac-lab.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

The BAC Lab is recruiting participants for a new study! Interested in participating? Visit yorku.questionpro.ca/cuesamscreener or click the link in our bio.

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Behavioural Alcohol & Cannabis Lab @bac-lab.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

A round of applause for lab members Audrey and Leeor! Congrats to both on presenting their undergraduate honours theses!

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Behavioural Alcohol & Cannabis Lab @bac-lab.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

York University researchers are looking for 18-29 year-olds who use cannabis for medicinal and nonmedicinal reasons to participate in an online study. Interested in participating? Visit shorturl.at/Jkdw8

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Behavioural Alcohol & Cannabis Lab @bac-lab.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

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Behavioural Alcohol & Cannabis Lab @bac-lab.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

The BAC Lab is recruiting participants for a new study! Interested in participating? Visit yorku.questionpro.ca/cuesamscreener

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Behavioural Alcohol & Cannabis Lab @bac-lab.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

BAC Lab is in the news! 🎉 Check out this CTV news coverage of our most recent findings about alcohol and cannabis co-use. www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/vide... Interested in learning more? Check out our recent blog post which delves into more detail here: www.baclab.org/blog

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New study looks at alcohol and cannabis use in young adults

A new study looks at the impact of alcohol and cannabis together on young people with legal access to both.

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Behavioural Alcohol & Cannabis Lab @bac-lab.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

Studies show that combining alcohol with cannabis is potentially harmful. Why is it so common among young adults? Depression and anxiety may be a risk factor for mixing cannabis with alcohol. Can specific reasons for combining cannabis with alcohol help us understand why this relationship occurs?

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Behavioural Alcohol & Cannabis Lab @bac-lab.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

Check out Ryan Hooshiar’s recent research! Hooshiar’s undergraduate thesis, "Medicinal Versus Recreational Cannabis Use: Examining Associations Between Indicators of Stigma, Use Behaviours, and Negative Outcomes", was completed at the BAC Lab under the supervision of Dr. Jeffrey Wardell.

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Behavioural Alcohol & Cannabis Lab @bac-lab.bsky.social · 03/08/2025

Check out Doug Vasquez Castro’s undergraduate honours thesis, "Polysubstance Use, Gaming Motives, and Their Relationship with Internet Gaming Disorder." Vasquez Castro presented his work at York’s Poster Day and the 2025 Conference for Undergraduate Health Research!

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Behavioural Alcohol & Cannabis Lab @bac-lab.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

Check out Kyra Farrelly presenting Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Alcohol and Cannabis Co-Use: Characterizing the Relationship in a Sample of Treatment-Seeking Adults. Congratulations to Farrelly and the other lab members on their impressive accomplishments and presentations at #RSMj2025!

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Behavioural Alcohol & Cannabis Lab @bac-lab.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

Congratulations to Ryan Hooshiar for presenting his flash talk, Medicinal Versus Recreational Cannabis Use Stigma: Examining Associations Between Indicators of Stigma, Use Behaviours, and Negative Outcomes. #RSMj2025

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Behavioural Alcohol & Cannabis Lab @bac-lab.bsky.social · 20/07/2025

That’s a wrap on the 9th Annual Research Society on Marijuana Conference! Congratulations to lab members Ryan Hooshiar, Annabelle Moore, Kyra Farelly and principal investigator, Dr. Jeffrey Wardell on their accomplishments and presentations! See you next year at RSMj 2026! #RSMj2025

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Behavioural Alcohol & Cannabis Lab @bac-lab.bsky.social · 20/07/2025

This weekend, BAC Lab PI Dr. Jeffrey Wardell chaired a paper session on Co-Occurring Cannabis Use and Mental/Physical Health at #RSMj2025!

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Behavioural Alcohol & Cannabis Lab @bac-lab.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

Congratulations to lab member Ryan Hooshiar for winning the Underrepresented Student Award at #RSMj2025! Ryan Hooshiar will be presenting research on Medicinal Versus Recreational Cannabis Use Stigma: Examining Associations Between Indicators of Stigma, Use Behaviours, and Negative Outcomes.

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Behavioural Alcohol & Cannabis Lab @bac-lab.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

The BAC Lab is headed to Detroit for the 9th Annual Research Society on Marijuana Conference! We're excited to share our latest research. Stay tuned for updates on our presentations and posters! #RSMj2025 @researchmj.bsky.social More details: www.researchmj.org/_files/ugd/1...

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Behavioural Alcohol & Cannabis Lab @bac-lab.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

We had a wonderful time celebrating the incredible accomplishments of the BAC Lab members at our summer social event. A huge thank you to all of our lab members for their hard work and valuable contributions!

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Behavioural Alcohol & Cannabis Lab @bac-lab.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

Recent research shows that trauma-related coping motives for cannabis and a medicinal cannabis use orientation contribute uniquely to cannabis outcomes, and that trauma-related coping motives may mediate a link between PTSD and cannabis problems. Read the full article: shorturl.at/aLzUm

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Indirect Associations Between PTSD Symptoms and Cannabis Problems in Young Adults: The Unique Roles of Cannabis Coping Motives and Medicinal Use Orientation: Substance Use & Misuse: Vol 59 , No 9 - G...

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Behavioural Alcohol & Cannabis Lab @bac-lab.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

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Toronto Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research Consortium @tc3consortium.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Dr. Jeffrey Wardell is sharing interesting data about medicinal and non-medicinal cannabis use in young adults at the 2025 at the #Canadian #cannabis #Reserach Summit cohosted with @ccicbluesky.bsky.social at @uoft.bsky.social @yorkuniversity.bsky.social @camhresearch.bsky.social

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