ADAI News & Events
October 5, 2022
ADAI in the News: Dr. Beatriz Carlini’s Work on High-THC Cannabis Profiled in the Seattle Times
Seattle Times reporter Hannah Furfaro attended our recent ADAI Symposium on High-THC Cannabis in Legal Regulated Markets, then spoke to the Director of ADAI’s Cannabis Education & Research Project (CERP), Beatriz Carlini, PhD, MPH, as well as several other presenters at the symposium, for this article in the Seattle Times: Researchers warn of mental health…
October 3, 2022
Webinar: Washington State Overdose Death Trends, Sept. 20, 12pm PT (Recording now available!)
ADAI’s Dr. Caleb Banta-Green (Center for Community-Engaged Drug Education, Epidemiology and Research (CEDEER)) presented on September 20, 2022 (12-1pm PT) at a webinar about overdose death trends, including fentanyl, in Washington State. Dr. Banta-Green discussed: Current overdose death trends in Washington What substances are involved in overdose Fentanyl basics and key points of community education…
September 1, 2022
Recovery is Health, Health is Recovery: Webinar Series This September
September is National Recovery Month, which celebrates those in recovery from substance use disorders and recognizes the dedicated workers who provide prevention, treatment, and recovery support services for those in need. In addition, Recovery Month also provides an opportunity to spread awareness and education to the community. Throughout the month of September, the Idaho Department of Health & Welfare in…
August 25, 2022
ADAI’s “Meds First” Study Highlighted in Seattle Times Editorial
An editorial by the Seattle Times on August 25, 2022 featured information about the community-based “Meds First” buprenorphine study led by the UW Center for Community-Engaged Drug Education, Epidemiology and Research (CEDEER) at ADAI. The editorial begins by describing last year’s new law (SB 5476) making drug possession a misdemeanor and requiring police to divert…
Opioid Overdose Prevention Webinar (Aug 31, 10am PT)
August 31 is International Overdose Awareness Day, an opportunity for us to talk about and learn how to prevent overdose in our communities. To help us start that conversation, ADAI/CEDEER‘s Alison Newman, MPH is going to be presenting a webinar for the Northwest MHTTC about opioid and stimulant overdose prevention on August 31, 2022 from…
August 22, 2022
The Fentanyl Crisis: How to Keep Loved Ones Safe (Sept 13, Gonzaga U., Spokane)
September 13, 2022, 6-8pm PTBallroom, John J. Hemmingson Center, Gonzaga University, Spokane, WAThis event is being recorded — if you register and can’t attend, you’ll be sent a link to access the recording. Drug overdose deaths have reached record highs in the U.S., among teens and adults. One drug that is 50 times stronger than…
August 17, 2022
ADAI Virtual Training: Seeing & Interacting with Trauma – Sept 14 & 21
ADAI is hosting a 2-day training this September about trauma. REGISTER HERE. The two sessions build on each other and will provide attendees with the opportunity to: Understand how common trauma is and how to recognize it. Learn how our own experience and past trauma influence interactions with clients. Learn skills to interact effectively with…
August 10, 2022
ADAI Job Opening: Program Operations Specialist with CEDEER
Come work for a great team that does the kind of work that truly makes a difference! The ADAI Center for Community-Engaged Drug Education, Epidemiology and Research (CEDEER) has an open position for a Program Operations Specialist to assist with their “Community Drug Checking to Prevent Overdose Project.” The goal of this project is to…
August 8, 2022
Virtual Series: Tribal Sovereignty and the Indian Health Care System
Second Thursdays, August-December, 12pm PT5 CNE available! There are 29 federally recognized Tribes, 7 State recognized Tribes, 6 recognized American Indian organizations, as well as numerous American Indian/Alaska Native (AIAN) organizations and Indian Health Care Providers (IHCP) in Washington State. Although many AIAN people experience worse health outcomes across primary and behavioral health needs, AIAN…
August 3, 2022
Overdose Prevention, Harm Reduction, & Treatment – Webinar Series August 8-19
The Washington Poison Center (WAPC) is hosting a webinar and social media series this month on Overdose Prevention, Harm Reduction, & Treatment, August 8-19th. Through presentations from staff at the WAPC and experts from a range of other organizations, including ADAI, the series will explore unintentional and intentional factors that can lead to overdose, how…
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