Robert Gabrys, PhD
Robert’s areas of expertise include cognitive neuroscience, stress, cognitive functioning, emotion regulation and depressive disorders.
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Research
There is a lot of information available on the Internet about the health impacts of different substances. Some of this information is accurate and some is not. The research section summarizes resources educators and other youth allies can use to help inform, educate and have important conversations…
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Cocaine
Information and resources about cocaine, including risks, harms and legal status.
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The Impact of Accurate Knowledge about Vaping and Public Health Initiatives on Cannabis Use Habits of Emerging Adults
The Impact of Accurate Knowledge about Vaping and Public Health Initiatives on Cannabis Use Habits of Emerging Adults Yakovenko, I., Stewart, S., Crocker, C., Tibbo, P., & Al-Hamdani, M. This study aimed to assess, among emerging adults, accuracy of knowledge about cannabis vaping, the ef…
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Changes in substance use and mental health in two hospital-based addiction treatment programs over the course of recreational cannabis legalization in Canada
Changes in substance use and mental health in two hospital-based addiction treatment programs over the course of recreational cannabis legalization in Canada Costello, J., MacKillop, J., Cooper, A., Sousa, S., Brasch, J., & Chorny, Y. This study looked at how legalizing non-medical cannab…
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An Examination of the Sex-Specific Psychophysiological Markers of Risk for Physical and Mental Health Problems Across Modes of Cannabis Use
An Examination of the Sex-Specific Psychophysiological Markers of Risk for Physical and Mental Health Problems Across Modes of Cannabis Use Thompson, K., Watt, M., Goldstein, A., Asbridge, M., DeWolf, D., Cooper, S., Macdonald-Spracklin, R., & Frank, D. This study aimed to identify health…
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Addressing potential negative impacts from cannabis legalization: Clinical utility of a brief self-directed intervention for cannabis misuse
Addressing potential negative impacts from cannabis legalization: Clinical utility of a brief self-directed intervention for cannabis misuse Hodgins, D. C., Schluter, M. G., Stea, J. N., & Kilborn, M. L. This study tested the effectiveness of a self-help intervention for people with probl…
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Cannabis Use Patterns and Behaviours During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Canada: A Multi-Wave Analysis of the National Cannabis Survey
Cannabis Use Patterns and Behaviours During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Canada: A Multi-Wave Analysis of the National Cannabis Survey Hathaway, A., Cullen, G., Cristiano, N., Wrathall, M., Walters, D., Tjeng, J., Wadsworth, E. Rates of Covid-19 varied across Canada, with some areas being identif…
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A Gender- and Age-Based Analysis of Cannabis Use for Pain and Mental Health in a Large Canadian Naturalistic Sample
A Gender- and Age-Based Analysis of Cannabis Use for Pain and Mental Health in a Large Canadian Naturalistic Sample Frey, B., Minuzzi, L., MacKillop, J, Pallester, P., & Kuhathasan, N. This study examined cannabis use for the management of pain (n = 1246) and mental health (n = 1307) cond…
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Cannabis and Polysubstance Use
Cannabis and Polysubstance Use Schütz, C. The aim of CAPU project was to understand the role of cannabis use on mental health and substance disorders. CAPU had three complementary objectives, with a project to match each of the following objectives. Aim 1: To summarize existing knowledge o…