Jack Chung

Remarks: THC: Delta-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol, a psychoactive cannabis compound CBD: Cannabidiol, a cannabis compound more associated with medicinal use Thank you my team for supporting this research study: Carmen Lim Daniel Stjepanovic Wayne Hall Jason Connor Gary Chan NCYSUR

🚨 New article in press 🚨 📖 Our study tracks adolescent cannabis vaping trends between 2021 and 2023, we found: 1️⃣ An increase in adolescent vaping of THC, CBD and synthetic cannabinoids. 📈📈📈 🔗 More findings: sciencedirect.com/science/articl… @Cwernlim @NCYSUR @ncysur_epi

4️⃣ Adolescents were increasingly unsure what cannabis products they were vaping; uncertain respondents on vaping synthetic cannabinoids tripled across the years. 😮😮😮

2️⃣ THC vaping peaked in 2022; but synthetic cannabinoids vaping continued to rise. ‼️‼️‼️ 3️⃣ In 2023, 7.4% (or 2.55 million) U.S. adolescents were currently vaping THC; 1.8% (or 620,000) were currently vaping synthetic cannabinoids. ⚠️⚠️⚠️

Aggressive and misleading marketing practices is driving demand for medicinal cannabis. Wayne and I wrote an article in @ConversationEDU on how private clinics may skirt TGA regulations. 👉 tinyurl.com/3v5z8f3b

PhD candidate and Medical student, Brandon Cheng, presenting his research at #APSAD24. His findings highlight how exposure to alcohol-related content on social media can influence young people’s drinking behaviours.

Hong Kong police condemn @chowtingagnes for jumping bail, but did not deny anything that Chow said in her post such as demanding her to sign letter of repent or brainwash trip to China info.gov.hk/gia/general/20…

The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon. The King and The Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return to London tomorrow.

#pilltesting @pilltestingaus

18 out of the 58 people who had their drugs tested discarded the drugs since Australia’s first pill testing facility opened in Canberra last month. This drug checking facility enable visitors to test drugs, receive health advice and information. theguardian.com/society/2022/a…

Giving a talk at the University of Auckland’s Centre for Addiction Research tomorrow on vaping 💨💨💨 📅 18 Aug 🕦 12-1pm (GMT+12) 🔗 DM for zoom link

This Sunday I’m presenting a talk as part of Back to UQ, our new reunion day for all UQ alumni. There’s a range of wonderful activities on offer around St Lucia campus presented by colleagues from across UQ. Details and registration here: alumni.uq.edu.au/event/session/…

Dr Zoe Walter kick start the @APSADConf symposium in Brisbane.

HELP with Gaming Study Know anyone who play video games 3+ hours per week? We are seeking adults to help us do the Video Gamers’ survey for research, link here: buff.ly/3uuD6Gj

⭐️Are you an #Indonesian currently residing in Australia or #Indonesia? ⭐️Are you currently #smoking or living with people who smoke? We would love to hear from you about your thoughts on second-hand smoking. 🔗bit.ly/3xbP2gq @CREtobacco @UQPsych @UQHealth @UQ_News

Our new study on the prevalence & correlates of medicinal cannabis use in Australia led by @jannileung 🌟 2.6% Australians used medicinal cannabis in the past year 🌟0.8% used it solely for medical reasons, of this, 95.9% did not have a prescription 🔗doi.org/10.1016/j.abre…

PhD candidate @JackYCChung presents a systematic review on cannabis vaping and it’s sociodemographic, behavioural and psychological correlates 🍃 💨 #NCYSUR22 @ncysur_epi

Delighted at the global interest in the Stanford-Lancet Commission on the North American Opioid Crisis. Presentation today to Australian audience, Friday to Norwegian audience, then on to World Health Organization and UN next week.

Dr @jannileung presenting her work on a mega review which examined the effects of cannabis use on youth and adolescents in collaboration with Emer Prof. Wayne Hall and Prof. Michael Lynskey at #ncysur22 symposium 🔗annualreviews.org/doi/abs/10.114…

And we’re off! starting with an introduction from the Centre director Prof. Jason Connor for the #NCYSUR22 symposium