Focus on Meth Educational Series
Focus on Meth 2025 examined methamphetamine use in Washington State through the lenses of harm reduction, clinical care, and real-world research. This project was coordinated by the ADAI Center for Community-Engaged Drug Education, Epidemiology, and Research (CEDEER).
2025 Webinars and Symposium
January 23, 11am-12pm PT: Latest Overdose Trends and Reasons for ED Visits, Dr. Lauren Whiteside and Dr. Caleb Banta-Green. Recording available here.
February 26, 12pm-1pm PT: Harm Reduction at SSPs and in Primary Care, Christina Muller-Shinn, Mason County Department of Health and Dr. Sarah Leyde, UW Harborview. Recording available here. Slides available here.
March 12, 12-1 PT: What’s in the Meth? Results from the WA Community Drug Checking Network. Recording available here.
March 27, 1-2pm PT Syphilis, HIV, hepatitis C and other infectious diseases, Dr. Tim Menza, UW, and Melissa Cross, Blue Mountain Heart to Heart. Recording available here. Slides available here.
April 17, 11-12pm PT Meth Use among Men who have Sex with Men, Peter Cleary, Project NEON, and Mike Barry, UW Department of Epidemiology PhD candidate. Recording available here. Slides available here.
June 12: Methamphetamine Symposium
As part of CEDEER’s Focus on Meth series, this one-day online symposium focused on the scope and impact of methamphetamine use in Washington State and ways to best support people across a spectrum of health care, harm reduction, and treatment needs.
Watch the symposium recording here! (Available by 6/20/25)
Stimulant Health Matters Series
June 2-16, every Monday from 12-1 PT
This three-part online series from the WA State Opioid Response Training Team brings together leading experts to discuss evidence-based interventions to address stimulant-related health needs.
Healthcare experts will present actionable strategies for:
• Neuropsychiatry & mental health
• Wound care & skin health
• Cardiovascular monitoring & treatment
Presenters
• Kayla Cross, MSN, MA, ARNP, PMHNP-BC, Bloom Psychiatry & Veterans Health Administration
• Hailey Heilman BSN, RN, CWON, CHAS Lead Care Team
• Emily Fejeran, BSN, RN, CHAS Street Medicine
• Danee Hidano, MD, Cardiology, Harborview Medical Center
Related Resources
Data/Background
- WA State methamphetamine overdose death data (ADAI data)
- Results from the 2023 WA State Syringe Services Program Health Survey (ADAI)
- WA State Community Drug Checking Network data on methamphetamine (ADAI data page)
- Perspectives of People Who Use Methamphetamine on Reducing or Stopping Their Use, qualitative interviews from 2021 (ADAI)
Harm Reduction
- What’s New in Harm Reduction Research? Focus on Harm Reduction and Methamphetamine (February 2025)
- Methamphetamine: Practical Strategies for Harm Reduction and Client Engagement, January 2021
Health
- Stimulant health conversation guide, (ADAI)
- What’s the Latest? Methamphetamine and Psychosis, webinar March, 2024 (YouTube)
- Methamphetamine Overdose/Overamping (StopOverdose.org)
Treatment/Contingency Management
- Stimulant health conversation guide, (ADAI)
- What is Stimulant Use Disorder? (LearnAboutTreatment.org)
- Overview of Treatment for Stimulant Use Disorder (LearnAboutTreatment.org)
- Contingency Management Training (Prism Collaborative)
- Contingency Management in the Wild (NW ROTAC)
