ADAI News & Events
January 5, 2021
Paid Graduate Student Internship with Alcohol Justice – Apply by Jan 15
Deadline for applications: January 15, 2021 Alcohol Justice, an industry watchdog, is looking for a smart, up-and-coming graduate student interested in economics and public health policy research to join our dynamic team of experts. The intern will be responsible for analyzing and updating their Alcohol Tax Calculator, a tool developed to help hold the alcohol…
December 10, 2020
Webinar: The More the Merrier: THC Potency in the Legalization Era (Dec. 17, 10am)
Learn how legalization for non-medical marijuana use has transformed the cannabis plant into manufactured products of high THC potency. Washington State researchers will share a recently published Washington State Scientists Consensus Statement on high potency cannabis and the findings of an accompanying report from this same group. In this webinar, Washington State community prevention partners…
November 3, 2020
Webinar: Implementing Contingency Management: The Case for Customizing to Your Setting Needs
Join the Northwest ATTC on Wednesday, November 18 (12pm PT) when Dr. Bryan Hartzler (Director of the Northwest ATTC and Senior Scientist at ADAI) will offer an orientation to therapeutic principles and practices of contingency management. Dr. Hartzler will also provide a case example of its successful, customized dissemination to an opioid treatment program, as well as…
November 2, 2020
Optum Center for Wellbeing Research Seeking Junior Research Scientist
The Optum Center for Wellbeing Research is looking for a Junior Research Scientist with strong project management skills and data analysis experience (master’s degree required, PhD preferred). OCWR does real-world research to improve the effectiveness and impact of health behavior change programs. Their work immediately informs the improvement of interventions that reach 100,000+ individuals across…
October 22, 2020
WATCH: Overdose Response During the COVID-19 Pandemic
This month stopoverdose.org at ADAI partnered with the King County Recovery Coalition, Washington Department of Health, Public Health-Seattle & King County, and a few WA State syringe exchange partners to host a webinar: Overdose Response During the Covid-19 Pandemic. Webinar topics included: Why overdose risk may be higher during the pandemic, statewide data on overdose deaths and trends,…
October 19, 2020
Resources for Overdose Response During the COVID-19 Pandemic
The following resources were compiled by Alison Newman, MPH, Continuing Education Specialist at ADAI. Care in Hospital Settings Overdose Response and Harm Reduction Treatment Safe Prescribing Prevention Substance use disorder Crisis Support Provider Consultation Data
October 12, 2020
Watch the Recording: Peer 2 Peer: Moving from Participant to Partnership in Research and Practice
Transforming our Communities: Health, Equity, and Justice for People Who Use Drugs (ToC), in partnership with BC CoLab, hosted a presentation and discussion via Zoom on October 1, 2020. The BC CoLab is a collaborative community laboratory on substance use and harm reduction. In the presentation, speakers shared experiences from several initiatives in which people who use drugs are partners in…
October 6, 2020
‘There Was Nothing to Help Me’: How the Pandemic Has Worsened Opioid Addiction (The Guardian)
Many addiction treatment centers around the U.S. have shut down or turned away patients because of the pandemic, as they struggle with financial losses and challenging safety protocols. At the same time, rising job losses, isolation, and cuts to resources for people in recovery have been cited as contributing factors to reported rises in opioid…
September 29, 2020
Kaiser Permanente WA Health Research Institute (Seattle) Seeking 2 Research Associates
Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute (KPWHRI), part of the NIDA CTN’s Health Systems Node, is seeking 2 full-time Master’s or PhD-level research scientists (Research Associate II or III) to collaborate on addiction- and pain-related research in health care settings. Competitive applicants will be interested in devoting 100% of research time to working on fast-moving teams led by…
August 27, 2020
August 31 is International Overdose Awareness Day
Monday, August 31, is International Overdose Awareness Day, a day to remember those we’ve lost to overdose. The goal of this day is to raise awareness of overdose deaths, and increase understanding of how to respond to overdose at an individual and community level. This email includes: resources for Overdose Awareness Day, upcoming webinars of interest,…
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