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WSU MAC Lab receives NIH funding

Article screenshot showing image of cannabis retailerThe WSU MAC Lab, led by researchers Dr. Stacey Hust and Dr. Jessica Willoughby, recently earned a nearly $670,000 National Institutes of Health Grant to fund an intervention aimed at reducing cannabis misuse.

As shared by Sara Zaske, WSU News and Media Relations, “With the three-year award, Washington State University researchers will refine and test a technology-based intervention aimed at young people in three states where cannabis has been legalized. The project has a particular focus on cannabis edibles, which have become increasingly popular and whose effects are often misunderstood.”

More details can be found in the WSU Insider article.

Willoughby presents at WSU Alcohol and Drug Abuse Research Program Retreat

Jessica Willoughby standing in front of bookshelf

Dr. Jessica Willoughby presented on research conducted by members of the MAC Lab at the fall WSU Alcohol and Drug Abuse Research Program retreat. The presentation, titled “Digital media for prevention: Developing and evaluating health communication interventions,” highlighted work from Murrow faculty related to substance misuse prevention before highlighting one specific MAC Lab team project funded through the ADARP mechanism. The project was a collaboration with members of the WSU College of Nursing.

The project focused on creating an intervention to reduce cannabis use among pregnant women. An article describing the intervention was previously published in the journal Psychology of Addictive Behaviors.

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