@Tesfa_MY

#PhDone; #MentalHealthResearch; #AcademicTweet; 🇪🇹

 Australia
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The adverse public health effects of non-medical cannabis legalisation in Canada and the USA - The Lancet Public Health thelancet.com/journals/lanpu…

The adverse public health effects of non-medical cannabis legalisation in Canada and the USA

Cannabis consumption is legally prohibited in most countries in the world. Several countries are legalising cannabis for adult consumption. It is important to monitor the public health effects of...

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Janni Leung@jannileung11 Oct 2025
We conducted a review of non-alcoholic beverages on health metrics such as serum/plasma antioxidant levels, heart health, immune response, liver function, metabolism, gut microbiome diversity, and inflammation indicators. #HealthResearch #NCYSUR buff.ly/Nmjp8Qa
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🆕The Short-Term Health Effects of Dealcoholised Red Wine: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis @Tesfa_MY, @GaryCKChan, Daniel Stjepanović, @TianzeSun, Dongwoo Shin, Meghan Lucey, Jisu Choi, John Saunders, Jason P. Connor, @jannileung doi.org/10.1111/dar.70047 @NCYSUR @UQ_News

The Short‐Term Health Effects of Dealcoholised Red Wine: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

Issues Health benefits of red wine are claimed and attributed to its high polyphenol content, but these claims are controversial due to the array of known alcohol-related harms. We undertook a...

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Open Access - Co-Designing #AI-Generated #Vaping Awareness Materials With Adolescents and Young Adults: A Qualitative Study @TianzeSun, @GaryCKChan, Daniel Stjepanović, @Tesfa_MY, Giang Thu Vu, @Cwernlim, ... @ErkuDaniel, @benjohnsonGT, @jannileung doi.org/10.1111/dar.70022
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🔓Tobacco smoking in Sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis Habte Belete, Tesfa Mekonen, Jason P. Connor, @GaryCKChan, @HidesLeanne, @jannileung @bduethiopia @UQPsych @UQ_News @NCYSUR onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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Edward Chesney@ed_chesney3 Dec 2024
Can cannabis withdrawal trigger psychosis? I think so, but in our study 2/3 of clinicians missed the diagnosis. - 45% had a clinician/carer confirm the history - 90% had insomnia, sometimes for days - Persistent cannabis use raised relapse odds by x14 🤯 More here: doi.org/10.1192/bjp.2024.175

Psychosis associated with cannabis withdrawal: systematic review and case series | The British...

Psychosis associated with cannabis withdrawal: systematic review and case series - Volume 226 Issue 5

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Lisbon Addictions seen through a different lens! Thank you @KBraekeleire for your visual summaries of some of today’s #LxAddictions24 sessions. Inspiring!
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✮ exciting research at #ISBRA2024! stop by posters 08, 12, 13 & 22 to see @Tesfa_MY's work on cannabis/tobacco use and dealcoholised wine and @benjohnsonGT's studies on prescription stimulants on TikTok! ｡°
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#RESEARCH EXPOSURE TO NICOTINE ASSOCIATED WITH INITIATION OF CANNABIS USE, new research has shown. The paper, including the Matilda Centre’s Dr @Jack_MWilson, conducted a meta-analysis to estimate the odds of cannabis and nicotine use. Full paper: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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P𝘧OL@psychopharmacol23 Aug 2024
MA: Baseline use of any nicotine products was associated with initiation of any cannabis use at follow-up (aOR=2.59; 2.01-3.32). Baseline cannabis use was positively associated with the initiation of any nicotine use at follow-up, too (2.94; 1.54-5.61) onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…

The relationship between cannabis and nicotine use: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

Background and aims Cannabis and nicotine (tobacco or e-cigarettes) use commonly co-occurs and understanding their relationship can help to inform public health strategies to prevent their harms....

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Cannabis use appears to be associated with prior nicotine use and vice versa, although evidence is mixed. Read the open access systematic review by @Tesfa_MY and colleagues @GaryCKChan @Jannileung @NCYSUR buff.ly/3ArMUX8
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Join us on 30 August, 2-3 AEST on a talk on Cannabis Legalization in Germany. In this presentation, Prof Eva Hoch will reflect on the current opportunities and risks of the new cannabis laws in Germany & the immediate impact of legalization. RSVP using QR code below 👇
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Carmen Lim@Cwernlim29 May 2024
Although social media platforms prohibit nicotine product listings, significant loopholes exist such that people are still able to purchase these products. We proposed several ways to combat covert e-cig marketing on social media platforms. ⬇️ 🔗 harmreductionjournal.biomedc…
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Read the open access systematic review by Habte Belete and colleagues @UQPsych here buff.ly/3yiQZMr
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Check out the #CPGlobalmentalhealth study by @Tesfa_MY et al on religious & traditional healers' role in mental healthcare in Northwest Ethiopia, including barriers to #mentalhealth service utilization for depression & hazardous drinking. Read more: bit.ly/3TM6fK7
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New Research in @DrugAlcoholDep | The prevalence of cannabis use disorders in people who use medicinal cannabis: a systematic review and meta-analysis | sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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Gary Chan@GaryCKChan5 Mar 2024
Thanks for joining us at @NCYSUR symposium on #YOUTH #addiction ! 🙏🙏🙏 Recordings to keynotes by @DavidHammondPhD @KeithNHumphreys @vale_addiction, Prof. John Saunders, Emeritus Prof. Wayne Hall, and Dr. Jill Halladay will be online soon! @UQHealth @UQPsych
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The 2024 NCYSUR symposium is taking place TOMORROW. If you havent already registered, you can do so here 👉ncysur.centre.uq.edu.au/even… #ncysur24
National Centre for Youth Substance Use Research@NCYSUR21 Feb 2024
💥A reminder that our annual symposium will be held next FRIDAY. We have a great line of speakers ▶️ Prof David Hammond ▶️ A/Prof Valentina Lorenzetti ▶️ Prof John Saunders ▶️ Ms Tianze Sun, Giang Vu ▶️ E/Prof Wayne Hall ▶️ Prof Keith Humphreys Reg link 👉https://bit. ly/48ydslK
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💥A reminder that our annual symposium will be held next FRIDAY. We have a great line of speakers ▶️ Prof David Hammond ▶️ A/Prof Valentina Lorenzetti ▶️ Prof John Saunders ▶️ Ms Tianze Sun, Giang Vu ▶️ E/Prof Wayne Hall ▶️ Prof Keith Humphreys Reg link 👉https://bit. ly/48ydslK
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UQ News@UQ_News24 Jan 2024
The Australian government has recently banned the retail sale of vapes, only allowing smokers to access them if they have been prescribed by a doctor. #UQ’s Prof Wayne Hall says this could see people buy vapes illegally. 🔗@Conversationedu: brnw.ch/21wGkCp @UQHealth
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