Yang Lu, M.S., and Catharine E. Fairbairn, Ph.D. (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign) join AJP Audio to discuss the longitudinal effects of the use of personal alcohol breathalyzers in a natural setting on alcohol usage. Afterwards, AJP Editor-in-Chief Dr. Ned Kalin joins the podcast to discuss the rest of the April issue, which focuses on subjects related to substance use disorders.

00:57 What did you discover about the long term effects of using a personal blood alcohol monitor?
03:12 Do health monitoring devices actually change behaviors?
04:10 What did your cohort look like?
08:49 Disparate impact of monitoring on heavy drinkers and light drinkers
11:36 Clinical implications
14:34 Limitations
15:46 Avenues for further research
18:39 Kalin interview
18:46 Lu et al.
24:00 Wittekind et al.
29:50 Nicholson et al.

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April 2026: Mobile Health for Alcohol Use Assessment: Longitudinal Effects of Breathalyzer Self-Monitoring in Everyday Contexts