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Rachel Rattenni @rachelrattenni.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

17th annual Road-to-Recovery conference is NEXT WEEK September 22nd!! This year’s theme is emerging topics in addiction! The conference is fully virtual with tickets available here: www.eventbrite.com/e/road-to-re...

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Road-to-Recovery Conference 2026

The 17th Annual Road-to-Recovery Conference sponsored by the Johns Hopkins Behavioral Pharmacology Research Unit!

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Rachel Rattenni @rachelrattenni.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

We’re covering kratom, behavioral addictions (and whether eating disorders fit here), the national drug early warning system, and addiction philosophy! Speakers include Hanna Pickard, DPhil, Austin Zamarripa, PhD, Marc Potenza, MD PhD, Linda Cottler, PhD MPH, and Angela Guarda, MD. CEs available!

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Rachel Rattenni @rachelrattenni.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

17th annual Road-to-Recovery conference is September 22nd!! This year’s theme is emerging topics in addiction! The conference is fully virtual with tickets available here: www.eventbrite.com/e/road-to-re...

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Road-to-Recovery Conference 2026

The 17th Annual Road-to-Recovery Conference sponsored by the Johns Hopkins Behavioral Pharmacology Research Unit!

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Rachel Rattenni @rachelrattenni.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

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Road-to-Recovery Conference 2026

The 17th Annual Road-to-Recovery Conference sponsored by the Johns Hopkins Behavioral Pharmacology Research Unit!

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Johns Hopkins Psychedelic Research Center @jhpsychedelics.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Have you had separate experiences with psychedelics and cannabis? If so, take our survey! tinyurl.com/psyches-cann... Your responses help us understand these compounds better, so that we can continue to expand the science of psychedelics and knowledge about their risks and benefits.

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Johns Hopkins Psychedelic Research Center @jhpsychedelics.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Can psilocybin assisted therapy reduce opioid use and improve quality of life? We are seeking people near Baltimore, Maryland with Opioid Use Disorder to participate in a trial to see if psilocybin can reduce opioid use and improve quality of life. jhmi.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

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Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

drinking my daily smoothie and dreaming about a summer trip to the cottage🥰

Cover for Heated Rivalry show on Netflix. Two hockey players about to face off. Text reads: What we learned from Heated Rivalry

Two hockey players embracing as one player kisses the other's helmet. Text reads: wear properly fitted sports gear: Sports injuries can be prevented with proper use of safety gear. Helmets should fit securely, meet safety standards for its intended use, and be replaced if when expired, damaged, or outgrown.

Man holding out a water bottle. Text reads: Stay hydrated: Thirsty? Us, too. Getting enough to drink before, during, and after a sport or activity is essential. Make sure you are drinking water throughout your workout, not just when you start to feel thirsty.

Two people embracing. One is holding a bottle of sunscreen. Text reads: Make sure your partner wears SPF 30+ Everyone should wear sunscreen daily, all year round. It’s one of the easiest ways to prevent skin cancer.

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Rachel Rattenni @rachelrattenni.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

This was rescheduled to Monday 1/26…join us to learn about groups underrepresented in addiction research while you’re snowed in ☃️Tickets still available! @hopkinspsych.bsky.social @jhcannabislab.bsky.social @jhpsychedelics.bsky.social @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social

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Rachel Rattenni @rachelrattenni.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

Road-to-Recovery Conference tickets are live! Join us virtually 9/15 to learn about blind spots in addiction research & treatment. Topics incl. harm reduction, substance use among sexual minority youth, lessons from Indigenous communities, &more! Speakers inc @maiasz.bsky.social @mlwalls.bsky.social

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Rachel Rattenni @rachelrattenni.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

🚨Road to Recovery Conference🚨 @hopkinspsych.bsky.social Join experts, researchers, & advocates on the frontlines of addiction treatment & recovery! Virtual conference on September 15. Speakers include @maiasz.bsky.social , @mlwalls.bsky.social , & more! 🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/road-to-re...

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Road to Recovery Annual Conference 2025

Join us during National Recovery Month for a virtual conference on research of substance use disorders in underrepresented populations.

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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

This is one of the most profound essays I’ve read in years. You don’t need me to tell you that Hanif Abdurraqib is one of the finest writers of our time, but this essay in particular is a hard-won offering. Please read it and share with people you love.

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In Defense of Despair

The feeling is most commonly framed as an end point, a level of despondency that cannot be overcome. But it doesn’t have to be so.

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Claire Zagorski, PhD, MSc, EMT-P @clairezagorski.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

“We need literally everyone to be able to make sense of an issue that bioethics nerds argue over” fuck me

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Rachel Hoopsick, PhD, MS, MPH, MCHES @rachelhoopsick.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

The entire National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) team at SAMHSA was terminated today. Do not listen to the platitudes of this administration when they say they care about drug overdose, addiction, mental health, or suicide.

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Jaclyn A. Siegel, PhD @jacasiegel.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Please distribute widely! This is a great opportunity to receive a novel eating disorder treatment specifically tailored to the LGBTQ+ community and developed by an LGBTQ+ eating disorder research lab!

AUBURN UNIVERSITY RESEARCH STUDY
VIRTUAL EATING DISORDER
TREATMENT FOR LGBTQIA+
INDIVIDUALS
The ACCEPT Lab at Auburn University
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specifically developed for members of the
LGBTQIA+ community. This study will occur over
the span of 9 months and is completely
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YOU MAY QUALIFY IF YOU:
Are 18-65 years old
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Are experiencing problems with eating or body
image
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PRIDE@AUBURN.EDU
Scan this QR code with your smartphone camera, Snapchat OR go to
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IN E-GIFTCARDS

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Research Society on Marijuana @researchmj.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Cannabis, the flagship journal of the Research Society on Marijuana, is committed to publish high quality empirical research, including studies that focus on diverse populations and topics (e.g., sexual and gender diverse groups). See full statement below. www.researchmj.org/journal

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James Downs @jamesldowns.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

It is my mission to see a shift in the field of eating disorders towards appreciating the role of biology as a primary component - across aetiology, illness, treatment and recovery. I wrote this paper to elaborate on why this is so important: www.cell.com/trends/molec...

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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 09/09/2024

Another study finds that overdose rates in Oregon did not increase as a result of decriminalization but actually because of the toxic drug supply under prohibition. Oregon’s Measure 110 wasn’t a failure; rolling back drug decriminalization will be. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Key Points
Question: Is the 2021 Oregon law that decriminalized drug possession associated with overdose mortality when accounting for the spread of fentanyl through the state's unregulated drug market?
Findings: In this cohort study of fatal overdose and fentanyl spread through Oregon's unregulated drug market, decriminalization of drug possession was not associated with an increase in fatal drug overdose rates in Oregon in the 2 years after its enactment.
Meaning: The findings of this study suggest that when evaluating the association of public policies with overdose mortality, it is critical to account for the role of fentanyl as the principal driver of the overdose mortality epidemic in the US.

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Gillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 10/02/2024

A queer teenager from Nebraska, where lawmakers passed a ban on gender-affirming care last year, responds to Pamela Paul. "I fear for my future. I fear for my friends and their future."

To the Editor:
Re "Gender Dysphoric Kids Deserve Better Care" by Pamela Paul
(column, Feb. 4):
I'm an L.G.B.T.Q.+ teenager. Ms. Paul cites stories of
detransitioners as if they are damning to the practice of gender-
affirming care as a whole. Not all detransitioners regret their
transition, and not all transgender people will medically transition
An overwhelming 98 percent of people who started their transition
care as youths continue into adulthood, per a 2022 study from the
Netherlands published in The Lancet.
Speaking from experience, my peers and friends who have
undergone medical transitions have never "regretted" it, and after
beginning care, their quality of life greatly improved. If Ms. Paul
wants to demonize a procedure with a high rate of regret, she
should look toward knee replacement, where one in five people end
updissatisfied.
By writing this article, Ms. Paul further stigmatizes health care for
transgender people. Transition care may be good for some people.
It may not b

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Big Ideas in Eating Disorders Podcast @bigideasineds.bsky.social · 08/02/2024

Our final episode on the ‘terminal’ AN proposal is with Dr. Paul Appelbaum from Columbia Psychiatry! Dr. Appelbaum brings his expertise in psychiatry + bioethics to this discussion and considers the larger danger of considering psychiatric conditions terminal podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...

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‎Big Ideas In Eating Disorders: Dr. Paul Appelbaum on Apple Podcasts

‎Show Big Ideas In Eating Disorders, Ep Dr. Paul Appelbaum - Feb 8, 2024

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Awais Aftab @awaisaftab.bsky.social · 07/02/2024

“I sometimes wonder if shame can be successfully treated in therapy, at all. Most of what I have learned, I have learned through making mistakes.” Guest Post by Susan Mahler www.psychiatrymargins.com/p/shame-anim...

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Shame: The Animator of Symptoms and a Challenge in Therapy

Guest Post by Susan Mahler

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Big Ideas in Eating Disorders Podcast @bigideasineds.bsky.social · 29/01/2024

We were incredibly lucky to be joined by Rosiel Elwyn for episode 3 of our series responding to the proposal of “terminal” AN. Rosiel is a PhD student and lived-experience researcher who thoughtfully articulates the harms accompanying such a label: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...

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‎Big Ideas In Eating Disorders: Rosiel Elwyn on Apple Podcasts

‎Show Big Ideas In Eating Disorders, Ep Rosiel Elwyn - Jan 29, 2024

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Big Ideas in Eating Disorders Podcast @bigideasineds.bsky.social · 25/01/2024

Here is the second episode in our series on “terminal” anorexia nervosa with Dr. Angela Guarda! Dr. Guarda brings a wealth of experience in her urging for caution and humility podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...

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‎Big Ideas In Eating Disorders: Dr. Angela Guarda on Apple Podcasts

‎Show Big Ideas In Eating Disorders, Ep Dr. Angela Guarda - Jan 25, 2024

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Rachel Rattenni @rachelrattenni.bsky.social · 19/01/2024

This is one of my favorite episodes!

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Big Ideas in Eating Disorders Podcast @bigideasineds.bsky.social · 04/01/2024

Here’s our interview with Donna Friedman! Donna comes to the field as someone with personal experience of an ED, as a parent of someone with an ED, and as a clinician. Her interview is full of insight about the importance of connection in recovery podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...

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‎Big Ideas In Eating Disorders: Donna Friedman on Apple Podcasts

‎Show Big Ideas In Eating Disorders, Ep Donna Friedman - Apr 17, 2023

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Big Ideas in Eating Disorders Podcast @bigideasineds.bsky.social · 13/12/2023

Here is our new episode with Dr. Bryn Austin of @harvardchanschool.bsky.social and STRIPED! We cover eating disorders in terms of public health, economics, and public policy! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...

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‎Connecting to Apple Podcasts

‎Connecting to Apple Music.

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Big Ideas in Eating Disorders Podcast @bigideasineds.bsky.social · 20/11/2023

Here is our recent interview with @ruthsweissman.bsky.social ! We discuss Dr. Weissman’s Big Idea about the cost-effectiveness of eating disorder treatment podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...

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‎Big Ideas In Eating Disorders: Dr. Ruth Weissman on Apple Podcasts

‎Show Big Ideas In Eating Disorders, Ep Dr. Ruth Weissman - Mar 20, 2023

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PennMEHP @pennmehp.bsky.social · 14/11/2023

"It seems to me a kind of magical thinking to assume that explaining the genetic causes of obesity will reduce stigma when that new explanation is lodged firmly within a broader project of treating, preventing, or curing fatness," writes our T32 fellow Cassie Houtz. #bioethics bit.ly/3sDPzte

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The Genetics of Obesity: A New Narrative or the Same Old Story?

It seems to me a kind of magical thinking to assume that explaining the genetic causes of obesity will reduce stigma when that new explanation is lodged firmly within a broader project of treating, pr...

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Big Ideas in Eating Disorders Podcast @bigideasineds.bsky.social · 06/11/2023

Here’s our new episode with Dr. Pamela Keel! We talk about Dr. Keel’s work on purging disorder podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...

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‎Big Ideas In Eating Disorders: Dr. Pamela Keel on Apple Podcasts

‎Show Big Ideas In Eating Disorders, Ep Dr. Pamela Keel - Nov 6, 2023

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Big Ideas in Eating Disorders Podcast @bigideasineds.bsky.social · 31/10/2023

Happy Halloween!! Here’s our interview with Dr. Glenn Waller. Listen for a discussion about the role of bravery on the part of patients and clinicians during treatment wherever you get your podcasts podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...

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‎Big Ideas In Eating Disorders: Dr. Glenn Waller on Apple Podcasts

‎Show Big Ideas In Eating Disorders, Ep Dr. Glenn Waller - Jul 10, 2023

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Big Ideas in Eating Disorders Podcast @bigideasineds.bsky.social · 19/10/2023

Check out our episode with Dr. Marsha Marcus to hear about how she shifted professionally from an early focus on weight loss to her current work on eating disorders podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...

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Big Ideas in Eating Disorders Podcast @bigideasineds.bsky.social · 16/10/2023

Here’s our recent interview with Dr. Kelly Vitousek! Listen for a discussion about the similarities between eating disorders and other extreme forms of behavior podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...

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Big Ideas in Eating Disorders Podcast @bigideasineds.bsky.social · 09/10/2023

Check out our latest interview with Dr. Jenny Thomas. We cover ARFID and her ongoing studies at mass general! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...

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Big Ideas in Eating Disorders Podcast @bigideasineds.bsky.social · 02/10/2023

Here is our recently recorded episode with Dr. Timothy Walsh from Columbia: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b... You can check out our episodes already posted, and we will be featuring a new episode each week!

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‎Big Ideas In Eating Disorders: Dr. B. Timothy Walsh on Apple Podcasts

‎Show Big Ideas In Eating Disorders, Ep Dr. B. Timothy Walsh - Feb 27, 2023

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Big Ideas in Eating Disorders Podcast @bigideasineds.bsky.social · 02/10/2023

Excited to announce our podcast “Big Ideas in Eating Disorders!” Every week @PikeKM will interview a different eating disorder expert—clinicians, researchers, experts by experience, and advocates all included. Check out our intro here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...

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‎Big Ideas In Eating Disorders: Intro on Apple Podcasts

‎Show Big Ideas In Eating Disorders, Ep Intro - Feb 27, 2023

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Jaclyn A. Siegel, PhD @jacasiegel.bsky.social · 30/09/2023

Haven’t seen one of these yet, so here’s a body image/eating disorder researcher roundup. Tag yourself or your friends, or introduce yourself and your work in the comments! 🧵

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