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Rutgers Addiction Research Center @rutgersarc.bsky.social · 10h

Join us Oct. 21 at 1 PM for the next RARC TARP Meeting featuring Lisa Briand, PhD, on adolescent social isolation and responses to drugs of abuse. Attend in person on Busch Campus or via Zoom. Open to TARP/RARC faculty, trainees & friends:https://loom.ly/8wSI9wI

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10.21 RARC Training in Addiction Research Program (TARP) Meeting

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Rutgers Addiction Research Center @rutgersarc.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

RARC researcher Jessica E. Salvatore, PhD, was featured in Prevention discussing rising alcohol use among adults ages 50–64, including possible links to financial stress and the importance of alcohol use as a modifiable factor in healthy aging. Learn more: loom.ly/zwkGvMU

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Older Adults Are Now Drinking More Alcohol Than Any Other Age Group

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Rutgers Addiction Research Center @rutgersarc.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

RARC’s Anne Fernandez of @rwjms.bsky.social was featured in Medscape discussing changing trends in alcohol use, the rise of abstinence and cutting back, and what these shifts mean for clinical care and long-term health. Learn more: loom.ly/4xcoIks

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Rutgers Addiction Research Center @rutgersarc.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

A new @rutgerssph.bsky.social and @rutgersifh.bsky.social study found U.S. benzodiazepine prescriptions declined 26.7% from 2013–2024, with average doses also decreasing. Learn more: ttps://loom.ly/menHybQ

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 06/10/2026

The deaths of two University of Mississippi students potentially linked to synthetic kratom triggered renewed calls to ban the addictive drug. But it remains legal, both federally and in most states, despite mounting evidence of its harms.

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Kratom, an opioid-like drug linked to deaths, remains legal in most states

The deaths of two college students have renewed calls to ban the addictive drug.

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Rutgers Addiction Research Center @rutgersarc.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Join us Oct. 22, 11am–12pm for the RARC College Substance Use SIG with Jennifer Buckman, PhD. Come in person for a preview of the NEW NJ HELIX Rutgers Health building, or join via Zoom. Topic: health risks of recreational alcohol & cannabis use. loom.ly/09G4aDM

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Rutgers Addiction Research Center @rutgersarc.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Public Health Alert: Cychlorphine, a highly potent synthetic opioid, has been detected in the U.S. drug supply & may be mixed with fentanyl, stimulants or counterfeit pills. It may be up to 10× more potent than fentanyl & may require multiple doses of naloxone in an overdose: loom.ly/FVpsxOU

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Public Health Alert: Cychlorphine, a Highly Potent Emerging Synthetic Opioid

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Rutgers Addiction Research Center @rutgersarc.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

RARC’s new collaboration with Partnership to End Addiction was featured in Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly, highlighting efforts to move addiction research into real-world practice and make emerging science more useful to families, professionals, and communities: loom.ly/qcanG3I

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Rutgers Addiction Research Center @rutgersarc.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Applications are open for RARC’s NIAAA-funded TRACE Postdoctoral Training Program, offering mentorship, advanced methodological training, professional development & interdisciplinary alcohol research experience. Apply by Nov. 15: loom.ly/_M2PJCE

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Rutgers Addiction Research Center @rutgersarc.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

RARC trainees 📣 Interested in building your mentoring skills? Take 2–3 minutes to tell us which mentoring activities, formats, and leadership roles interest you most through RARC’s NIDA- and NIAAA-funded training programs: loom.ly/PPSTDQU

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Rutgers Addiction Research Center @rutgersarc.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

RARC is seeking translational project ideas that can move addiction research toward real-world impact—from implementation and scale-up to partnerships, commercialization, policy, and practice change. Priority deadline: October 10 🔗 Learn more: loom.ly/dh74Ngs

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Supporting Research to Real-World Impact

Send us your best ideas so we can help bring them to life!

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Rutgers Addiction Research Center @rutgersarc.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

RARC trainees: interested in building your mentoring skills? 🎓 Take 2–3 minutes to tell us which mentoring activities, formats, and leadership roles interest you most through RARC’s NIDA- and NIAAA-funded training programs: loom.ly/PPSTDQU

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Rutgers Addiction Research Center @rutgersarc.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Addiction science is moving into real-world student support at Rutgers. All About U, developed by RARC + Rutgers–New Brunswick Student Affairs, brings personalized, science-based prevention to ~8,000 incoming students this fall. Read the full story: loom.ly/b1eszHo

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A Science-Backed Reimagining of Drug Prevention, Student Success

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Rutgers Addiction Research Center @rutgersarc.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Congrats to the 2026 RARC Fall Symposium Poster Award winners! 🏆 Eden Lee – Undergraduate 🏆 Utsav Gyawali – Neuroscience 🏆 Luke Poole – Clinical Thank you to all of our trainees and researchers who shared their work at this year’s symposium! Learn more: loom.ly/FSuLFRY

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2026 RARC Fall Symposium - Rutgers Addiction Research Center (RARC)

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the 2026 RARC Fall Symposium on Wednesday, September 16, as we celebrated the five-year […]

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Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs @jsadjournal.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

The future of PTSD and addiction research may be hidden in data we already have (new @jsadjournal.bsky.social FastTakes post) by Denise A. Hien, Steven Curto, Nancy Kassam-Adams.... @nancyka.bsky.social @rutgersarc.bsky.social @rti.bsky.social @ohsunews.bsky.social www.jsad.com/do/10.15288/...

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The future of PTSD and addiction research may be hidden in data we already have

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Rutgers Addiction Research Center @rutgersarc.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

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Rutgers Addiction Research Center @rutgersarc.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Could ovarian hormones influence how addiction vulnerability changes over time? New RARC work from Francesca LoFaro & Anna Konova proposes a framework linking estradiol and progesterone with reward, learning and decision-making processes. loom.ly/iAadg_U

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Could Ovarian Hormones Help Explain Shifts in Addiction Vulnerability?

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Rutgers Addiction Research Center @rutgersarc.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Join us for the first meeting of the RARC College Substance Use Special Interest Group! 📅 Wednesday, September 9 | 2–3 p.m. | Virtual Learn more: loom.ly/jHHuZps

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Rutgers Addiction Research Center @rutgersarc.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

A new #RARC #ResearchSpotlight examines how motives for alcohol and cannabis use can shift from day to day among college students. Days with many overlapping motives were linked to some of the highest use, co-use, and negative consequences. Read the full research spotlight: loom.ly/Kp-0eDI

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Why Young Adults Use Alcohol and Cannabis May Change From Day to Day

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Rutgers Addiction Research Center @rutgersarc.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

A recent article on today’s online gambling landscape references earlier work by Lia Nower, Director of the Center for Gambling Studies, and fellow researchers—highlighting why transparent, responsible information matters. Read more: loom.ly/WXWZCZg #GamblingResearch #AddictionResearch

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A Look at GamblingSites & its Role in Player Education

Optimal decision-making depends, among other factors, on the availability of reliable, comprehensive information. Gambling researchers Alex Blaszczynski...

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Rutgers Addiction Research Center @rutgersarc.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Today, on #IOAD2026, we’re highlighting a free Rutgers resource: virtual naloxone training offered 7x/month for adults who live, work, or attend school in NJ. Eligible participants also receive a free Narcan kit. Learn more: loom.ly/8TJrlNA #OverdoseAware #EndOverdose #Naloxone

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Rutgers Addiction Research Center @rutgersarc.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Join TARP on Sept. 1 at 1 p.m. for a hybrid seminar featuring Leslie Ramsey, PhD, and Marco Venniro, PhD, discussing drug and social learning and the role of social connection in addiction neuroscience. Learn more: loom.ly/gAdRxLA

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Rutgers Addiction Research Center @rutgersarc.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

New RARC research featuring Nina Cooperman examines whether the capacity to experience love and empathy is associated with opioid use among adults receiving methadone treatment. Read more: loom.ly/EXWM65Y

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Love, Empathy, and Recovery: New Insights into Opioid Use Disorder

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Rutgers Addiction Research Center @rutgersarc.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

AI can help point people toward resources—but it can’t replace individualized medical assessment. Rutgers’ Diane Calello explains why Poison Control remains essential for medication errors, overdoses, drug/alcohol interactions, cannabis exposures & more. Read more: loom.ly/ykEL3ko

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Even AI Knows Its Limits: Why Poison Centers Still Matter

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Rutgers Addiction Research Center @rutgersarc.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Sports betting and investing are increasingly overlapping. In a recent Inc. article, Rutgers’ Lia Nower discusses why some sports fans may view betting as investing—and the financial risks that can follow. Read more: loom.ly/HTdZ39k

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Rutgers Addiction Research Center @rutgersarc.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

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Rutgers Addiction Research Center @rutgersarc.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

RARC Fall Symposium – September 16 📣 This year’s symposium will feature keynote speaker Yasmin Hurd, Director of the Addiction Institute at Mount Sinai. Join us as we celebrate 5 years of RARC & explore how addiction research at Rutgers is advancing toward real-world impact: loom.ly/FSuLFRY

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2026 RARC Fall Symposium - Rutgers Addiction Research Center (RARC)

Join us for the 2026 RARC Fall Symposium as we celebrate the five-year anniversary of the Rutgers Addiction Research Center. Join …

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Rutgers Addiction Research Center @rutgersarc.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

A new RARC blog highlights research co-authored by Tammy Chung examining how day-to-day responses to alcohol-related cues may relate to drinking risk in young adults. Faster-than-usual responses were linked to greater desire to get drunk and heavier drinking that same day: loom.ly/_4DS3Tw

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When Alcohol Cues Feel More Relevant, Drinking Risk May Rise the Same Day - Rutgers Addiction Research Center (RARC)

Why do some days bring a stronger urge to drink than others? A new study co-authored by Tammy Chung, a …

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Rutgers Addiction Research Center @rutgersarc.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Heading back to campus? The NJ Poison Control Center warns that mixing energy drinks with alcohol can create a false sense of sobriety and increase the risk of overdrinking, injury, and alcohol poisoning. Learn more: loom.ly/qfCA0P4

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A Back-to-Campus Warning: Energy Drinks Can Hide the Dangerous Effects of Alcohol

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Rutgers Addiction Research Center @rutgersarc.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

NIH Fellowship Writing Group 📣 PhD/MD-PhD students and postdocs preparing NRSA applications can get grant-writing guidance, peer review, and application support this fall. Tuesdays at 12 p.m. ET starting Sept. 15 Sign up by Aug. 25:https://loom.ly/zQpzqCE

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2026 NIH Fellowship Writing Group

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Rutgers Addiction Research Center @rutgersarc.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

New national data show declines in alcohol, tobacco, and illicit drug use among young Americans. Rutgers researcher Denise Hien spoke with ABC News about what may be driving the trend—and how vaping and cannabis use may be reshaping youth substance use. 🔗 loom.ly/AV9JrxA

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Why alcohol and drug use may be declining among young Americans

New federal data shows that alcohol, cigarette and some drug use is declining among American youth and young adults. Public health specialists explain why.

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Rutgers Addiction Research Center @rutgersarc.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

How might traumatic fear memories influence later cocaine use? RARC/BHI researcher Chris Pierce and colleagues found that prior fear conditioning increased cocaine intake in male rats and altered activity in the amygdala. Read more: loom.ly/sV5U2dQ

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Rutgers Addiction Research Center @rutgersarc.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Early-career addiction researchers: Apply for a travel award to attend the 2026 NIDA–NIAAA Frontiers in Addiction Research Mini-Convention and present at the Early Career Investigator Showcase Symposium on Nov. 13. Application deadline: Friday, August 14, 2026 Learn more: loom.ly/ouND5N0

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Rutgers Addiction Research Center @rutgersarc.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Dr. Lia Nower was quoted in The Guardian on concerns that prediction markets like Kalshi may operate without the consumer protections and safeguards required of licensed gambling platforms, potentially increasing exposure & problem gambling risk. Read more: loom.ly/l9OpL6g #RutgersResearch

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New York sues Kalshi prediction market alleging ‘illegal gambling operation’

Calling it an ‘illegal, unlicensed gambling operation’, state seeks to halt Kalshi’s operations and force it to forfeit profits

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Rutgers Addiction Research Center @rutgersarc.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

A new preclinical study involving RARC researcher Dr. Jenny Wilkerson found that purified mitragynine reduced methamphetamine self-administration in rats without reducing motivation for food. The findings are an early research lead, not support for self-treating with kratom: loom.ly/uDGC-Ec

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Could a Kratom Compound Reduce Methamphetamine-Seeking Behavior? - Rutgers Addiction Research Center (RARC)

Methamphetamine use disorder remains difficult to treat. Behavioral approaches such as contingency management can be effective, but there are currently …

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Rutgers Addiction Research Center @rutgersarc.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Free opioid overdose prevention and naloxone trainings are available virtually and in person through @rwjms.bsky.social OOPN. Eligible participants receive a free naloxone kit upon completion. Learn more or request a training: loom.ly/8TJrlNA

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Free Opioid Overdose Prevention and Naloxone Administration Trainings

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Rutgers Addiction Research Center @rutgersarc.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

📣 Reminder: Abstracts for the 2026 RARC Fall Symposium are due Friday, Aug. 7! Rutgers faculty, staff, and trainees may submit posters, and trainees can request consideration for a brief oral presentation. Learn more:https://loom.ly/RbxEwxg

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Call for Abstracts: Present at the 2026 RARC Fall Symposium - Rutgers Addiction Research Center (RARC)

RARC is now accepting abstract submissions for poster presentations and oral presentations at the 2026 RARC Fall Symposium on Wednesday, …

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Rutgers Addiction Research Center @rutgersarc.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Dr. Lia Nower, Director of the Rutgers Center for Gambling Studies was featured in a recent New York Times opinion article on young people’s growing exposure to gambling and the need for stronger research, prevention, education, and treatment efforts: loom.ly/lC-9GW4 #AddictionResearch

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We’re Getting America’s Children Hooked on Gambling

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Rutgers Addiction Research Center @rutgersarc.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

What about gambling risk among coaches? A new Rutgers Center for Gambling Studies study found that current coaches reported more frequent gambling, more gambling activities, & higher problem gambling risk. Read why coaches should be included in prevention efforts: loom.ly/sNubN_U

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Coaches May Be an Overlooked Group in Gambling Prevention - Rutgers Addiction Research Center (RARC)

Sports betting has become increasingly difficult to separate from sports themselves. Betting advertisements appear throughout broadcasts, gambling companies sponsor teams and leagues, …

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Rutgers Addiction Research Center @rutgersarc.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

What can the gut tell us about addiction? A Rutgers study led by Dr. Santiago Cuesta found that glycine-consuming gut bacteria were linked to greater cocaine-seeking behavior and changes in addiction-related brain pathways in mice. Read the latest RARC blog: loom.ly/N40YfBk

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What Can the Gut Tell Us About Cocaine Addiction? - Rutgers Addiction Research Center (RARC)

When people think about addiction, they often think first about the brain. That makes sense: addiction changes brain circuits involved …

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Rutgers Addiction Research Center @rutgersarc.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Stay up-to-date with the latest addiction-related news and events at Rutgers! Highlights include updates on #RARC and @rutgersbhi.bsky.social l events, funding opportunities, upcoming trainings, resources, and much more ➡️ loom.ly/Nh5CKUk

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Rutgers Addiction Research Center @rutgersarc.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Registration is open for the 2026 RARC Fall Symposium! Join us Sept. 16 at the Rutgers Busch Student Center as we celebrate five years of RARC and explore how addiction research can create real-world impact. Learn more: loom.ly/FSuLFRY

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2026 RARC Fall Symposium - Rutgers Addiction Research Center (RARC)

Join us for the 2026 RARC Fall Symposium as we celebrate the five-year anniversary of the Rutgers Addiction Research Center. Join …

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Rutgers Addiction Research Center @rutgersarc.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

A new Health Affairs study coauthored by Rutgers’ Dr. Stephen Crystal found that prescriptions for monthly injectable buprenorphine increased tenfold from 2021–2024. Access still varied widely by state, Medicaid policy, and insurance design: loom.ly/25G8K0s

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Uptake of a Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder is Highly Uneven Across the United States

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