Recent Publications

  • "No Smoking" sign on a brick wall.

    Tobacco & Smoking Cessation Research

    Zamarripa, C.A., Dowd, A.N., Elder, H.J., Czaplicki, L., Tfayli, D., Rastogi, K., Thrul, J., Strickland, J.C., Moran, M.B., & Spindle, T.R. (In press). A comprehensive review on oral nicotine pouches: Available scientific evidence and future research needs. Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology. 10.1037/pha0000755

    Moran, M. B., Ibrahim, M., Czaplicki, L., Pearson, J., Thrul, J., Lindblom, E., Robinson-Mosley, S., Kennedy, R. D., Balaban, A., & Johnson, M. (2025). Greenwashed Cigarette Ad Text and Imagery Produce Inaccurate Harm, Addictiveness, and Nicotine Content Perceptions: Results From a Randomized Online Experiment. Nicotine & tobacco research,27(2), 271–281. https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntae200

    Santiago-Torres, M., Mull, K. E., Sullivan, B. M., Matthews, A. K., Skinta, M. D., Thrul, J., Vogel, E. A., & Bricker, J. B. (2025). Do Smartphone Apps Impact Long-Term Smoking Cessation for Sexual and Gender Minority Adults? Exploratory Results from a 2-Arm Randomized Trial Comparing Acceptance and Commitment Therapy with Standard US Clinical Practice Guidelines. Journal of homosexuality, 72(1), 107–128. https://doi.org/10.1080/00918369.2024.2309491

    White, J.S., Toussaert, S., Raiff, B.R., Salem, M.K., Chiang, A.Y., Crane, D., Warrender, E., Lyles, C.R., Abroms, L.C., Westmaas, J.L., & Thrul, J. (2024). Evaluating the Impact of a Game (Inner Dragon) on User Engagement Within a Leading Smartphone App for Smoking Cessation: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 26, e57839. 10.2196/57839

    Dr. Thrul and Dr. Westmaas shared last authorship

  • Silhouette of person holding a cannabis leaf against sunset

    Cannabis Research

    Heley, K., Laestadius, L., McGinty, E. E., Moran, M. B., Thrul, J., Edwards, D. M., Barry, C. L., & Smith, K. C. (2025). #natural, #vegan, #healing: A Content Analysis of Health Content Among Instagram Posts Focused on Cannabis Edibles. Substance use & misuse, 60(4), 457–470. https://doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2024.2422987

    Thrul, J. & Vandrey, R.G. (2024). The Cannabis and Health Research Initiative will help integrate medicinal cannabis in healthcare. Nature Medicine, 30(12), 3394-3395. 10.1038/s41591-024-03288-w

    Joo, J., Devkota, J., Stone, B. M., Dunn, K. E., Zipunnikov, V., Vandrey, R., Finan, P. H., & Thrul, J. (2024). Predictors of participant compliance with ecological momentary assessment among individuals with chronic pain who are using cannabis and opioids. Internet interventions, 38, 100784. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.invent.2024.100784

    McQuoid, J., Regan, T., Devkota, J., Cheney, M. K., Kumar, V., Oehlers, J., Lopez-Paguyo, K., Nguyen, N., Meacham, M. C., Ling, P. M., & Thrul, J. (2024). Situations and roles of cannabis versus cigarette use: Integrating ecological momentary assessment with qualitative mapping interviews. Health & place, 89, 103314. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2024.103314

    Meacham, M.C., Nobles, A.L., Tompkins, D.A., & Thrul, J. (2022). “I got a bunch of weed to help me through the withdrawals": Naturalistic cannabis use reported in online opioid and opioid recovery community discussion forums. PLoS ONE, 17(2), e0263583. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0263583

  • Abstract perspective view of an interior with strings of hanging lights creating a tunnel effect, emanating from a bright light source.

    Digital Well-being

    Thomas J, Al-Beyahi F, Colder Carras M, Aljuboori D, Alomairah S, Thrul J. Mindfulness-based approaches to problematic technology use: A scoping review. Computers in Human Behavior Reports. 2025;18:100653. 10.1016/j.chbr.2025.100653

    Aljuboori D, Clary LK, Alomairah SA, Colder Carras M, Saquib N, Saquib J, Albeyahi F, Van Rooij AJ, Tuijnman A, Van der Rijst VG, Kaufman MR, & Thrul J. Contextual adaptation of digital well-being interventions for young people: insights from a project in Saudi Arabia. Front Psychiatry. 2024;15:1455962. 10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1455962

    Colder Carras M, Aljuboori D, Shi J, Date M, Karkoub F, García Ortiz K, Abreha FM, & Thrul J. Prevention and Health Promotion Interventions for Young People in the Context of Digital Well-Being: Rapid Systematic Review. J Med Internet Res. 2024;26:e59968. 10.2196/59968

    Thrul J, Devkota J, Aljuboori D, Regan T, Alomairah S, & Vidal C. Social media reduction or abstinence interventions are providing mental health benefits – reanalysis of a published meta-analysis. Psychology of Popular Media. In press. https://osf.io/preprints/psyarxiv/degba_v1

  • Hand holding a glass with ice and liquid splashing

    Alcohol Research

    Dauber, S., Beacham, A., West, A., Devkota, J., Barrie, K., & Thrul, J. (2023). Ecological Momentary Assessment of Heavy Episodic Drinking in the Early Postpartum Period: A Feasibility Study. Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports, 7, 100146. 10.1016/j.dadr.2023.100146

    Dauber, S., West, A., Hammond, C., Cohen, I., & Thrul, J. (2022). Postpartum Heavy Episodic Drinking: A Survey to Inform Development of a Text Messaging Intervention. Drug & Alcohol Review, 41(1), 182-187. 10.1111/dar.13341

    Anderson Goodell, E.M., Labhart, F., Kuntsche, E., & Thrul, J. (2022). Drinking location moderates the association between social group size and alcohol consumption among young adults – an event-level study. Drug & Alcohol Review, 41(1), 238-245. 10.1111/dar.13340

    Nordeck, C.D., Riehm, K.E., Smail, E.J., Holingue, C., Kane, J., Johnson, R.M., Veldhuis, C.B., Kalb, L.G., Stuart, E.A., & Thrul, J. (2022). Changes in drinking days among US adults during the COVID-19 pandemic. Addiction, 117(2), 331-340. 10.1111/add.15622

  • Spilled colorful candies from a prescription bottle on a wooden surface

    Opioid Research

    Thrul, J., Rabinowitz, J.A., Reboussin, B.A., Maher, B.S., Anthony, J.C., & Ialongo, N.S. (2023). Longitudinal associations between age 20 problematic substance use and opioid use disorder incidence at age 30 – findings from an urban cohort. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 160, 1-7. 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2023.01.033

    Mun, C.J., Nordeck, C.D., Anderson Goodell, E.M., Vandrey, R., Zipunnikov, V., Dunn, K.E., Finan, P.H., & Thrul, J. (2022). Real-time monitoring of cannabis and prescription opioid co-use patterns, analgesic effectiveness, and the opioid-sparing effect of cannabis in individuals with chronic pain. Journal of Pain, 23(11), 1799-1810. 10.1016/j.jpain.2022.06.009

    Thrul, J., Reboussin, B.A., Rabinowitz, J.A., Maher, B.S., & Ialongo, N.S. (2021). Alcohol trajectories and subsequent risk for opioid misuse in a cohort of urban adolescents. Substance Abuse, 42(4), 873-879. 10.1080/08897077.2021.1890675

    Thrul, J., Rabinowitz, J.A., Reboussin, B.A., Maher, B.S., & Ialongo, N.S. (2021). Adolescent cannabis and tobacco use are associated with opioid use in young adulthood - 12-year longitudinal study in an urban cohort. Addiction, 116(3), 643-650. 10.1111/add.15183

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