Tobacco, Alcohol and Cannabis Use

As cannabis legalization continues to spread, a Brown researcher is driven to understand the risks of impaired driving and to help drivers make safer choices.

We all understand the dangers of smoking—but the debate over vapes, nicotine pouches and other tobacco alternatives rages on: Can vaping really save lives? Or are nicotine alternatives a slippery slope: a dangerous gateway to lifelong substance use? Professors Jasjit Ahluwalia and Jennifer Tidey discuss their takes on a harm reduction and how it applies to the modern nicotine landscape.

The debate over vapes, nicotine pouches and the quest to reduce the global scourge of tobacco-related diseases and fatalities.

Over his 50 years at Brown University, Professor Peter M. Monti has not only been witness to a sea change in our understanding of addictive disorders, but has contributed to that understanding with his research and leadership. At the School of Public Health’s 10th anniversary, he reflects on the decades of work defining Brown’s public health legacy.

A pair of preliminary studies presented at an American Heart Association conference over the weekend sparked intrigue for Rhode Island health professionals and academics.

For more than 14 million people in the US, cannabis use disorder is a major life disruption. Professor Jane Metrik says a new drug to help reduce use shows promise.

A NIDA-backed project will shed light on how social media content and social circles shape motivation for using cannabis

A project by Professors Alexander Sokolovsky and Jasjit Ahluwalia to compare heat-not-burn tobacco to e-cigarettes and to investigate their harm reduction potential among socioeconomically disadvantaged smokers has been awarded Research Seed Funding by Brown University.

Rates of alcohol and cannabis use among adolescents are at a record high, so Brown researchers tried to address the issue.

A national survey finds that children whose mothers use marijuana try it two years younger, highlighting a public health need for targeted interventions.