Double-Webinar Wednesday! Two Great Sessions on March 12: What’s in the Meth and WA Drug Trends
02/28/2025
Wednesday, March 12, 2025 from 12-1pm is the hottest webinar time in town, with two great sessions (unfortunately) overlapping each other. Both sessions will be recorded and posted RIGHT HERE shortly after they conclude, so you pick which one you want to watch live and which one you want to catch later!
Focus on Meth: What’s in the Meth? Results from WA State’s Community Drug Checking Network
March 12, 2025 | 12-1pm
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Presenters: Ben Biamont & Leif Layman, UW ADAI and & a WA State Community Drug Checking Network Technician
Drug-checking can help engage participants and provide insights into the composition of different illicit drugs, including methamphetamine.
In this session, WA State’s Community Drug Checking Network discussed drug checking services and the ways their work relates to methamphetamine and the folks who use it!
This webinar included:
- What does current drug checking data tell us about methamphetamine? Is there fentanyl in methamphetamine?
- What technologies are used to check what’s in meth?
- How can data guide conversations with people who use meth?
- Q&A with those providing drug checking services.
What’s the Latest? Washington State Drug Trends
March 12, 2025 | 12-1pm PT
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Speaker: Caleb Banta-Green, PhD, MPH, MSW (UW ADAI)
This session will focus on emerging drug trends in WA State and the implications of recent mortality and drug checking data for MOUD patients and providers. We’ll share insights into the drug supply from police evidence testing and community drug checking network results, and we’ll review recent data on drug-involved deaths. We will also discuss how drug checking services inform harm reduction strategies and share updates about drug checking initiatives across the state.
For more upcoming events hosted by ADAI Centers and Programs, keep an eye on our Event Calendar!
