A new bill could expand veteran access to MDMA-assisted therapy, thanks in part to the groundbreaking research on MDMA for PTSD and alcohol use by CAAS faculty Erica Eaton, Christy Capone, & Carolina Haass-Koffler. This was the first VA-funded study for psychedelic-assisted therapy since the 1960s.

As wellness conversations broaden beyond abstinence, Food & Wine amplifies new research from CAAS Professor Jane Metrik on cannabis through a harm-reduction lens and what it could mean for moderating alcohol consumption.

Alcohol can make you feel anxious or irritable the next day. CAAS Associate Professor Hayley Treloar Padovano, Ph.D. discusses with The New York Times what causes this — and how to manage it.

As cannabis moves toward federal rescheduling, pregnant people are being left in a vulnerable position. CAAS Assistant Professor Lauren Micalizzi, Ph.D. and Elizabeth Tobin-Tyler, J.D., M.A. co-authored this piece in STAT about the importance of reform.

"We need to listen to people who use drugs and make sure they're part of the process to tell us about what they're experiencing, and to believe and trust that, and follow up on what we're hearing with science." CAAS Director & Professor Christopher Kahler, Ph.D. participated in an NPR podcast segment by Andrew Stelzer on California Sober and a recent relevant study led by CAAS Professor Jane Metrik, Ph.D.

“Any level of drinking has some risk, and it increases with more drinking,” Christopher Kahler, Director of the Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, previously told USA TODAY.

THC beverages make up a “fast-growing segment of the market that is being promoted as an alcohol alternative … because it’s a familiar route of consumption,” Jane Metrik, Ph.D., Professor at the Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, tells TODAY.com.

Mollie Monnig, Associate Professor at CAAS, spoke with the New York Times about the role of aging in the body's ability to process alcohol.

Christopher Kahler, Professor and Director of CAAS, talks with USA Today about the latest developments in government guidelines around alcohol use.