ADAI News & Events
March 10, 2021
Webinar: Criminal Legal Fines and Their Impact on Opportunity and Inequality (March 23)
March 23, 2021 | 10:00-11:00am PST | Register here Many people with opioid and other substance use disorders have criminal legal involvement. Even after incarceration, criminal legal fees and fines can pose barriers to recovery, financial stability, employment, and housing. In this webinar Dr. Alexes Harris will speak about her research on the ways that sentenced fines…
March 5, 2021
UW Daily: Deaths from Fentanyl Overdose Rise in Washington
The UW student newspaper, The Daily, recently spoke to ADAI’s Dr. Caleb Banta-Green about the rise in fentanyl overdoses in Washington state. “Based on the evidence that we’ve seen, basically any pill that you’re getting not directly from a pharmacy is 99% likely to be fentanyl, not oxycodone,” Banta-Green said. “You don’t know what you’re…
March 1, 2021
Putting People First: The Why Behind ADAI’s Name Change
by ADAI Director Susan Ferguson, PhD ADAI was founded in 1973 with the goal of improving the lives of individuals and communities affected by substance use and addiction. Unfortunately, substance use and substance use disorders have long been stigmatized in our society. This, in turn, can be a major barrier for seeking and receiving medical or…
New Methamphetamine Overdose Materials & Report
ADAI and StopOverdose.org have several new materials available related to methamphetamine overdose and overamping. Report: Acute Consequences of Methamphetamine Use Among Participants of Syringe Services Programs Drug overdose deaths involving methamphetamine have risen over 600% in the last decade. The 2019 Washington State Syringe Exchange Health Survey asked syringe services program participants about nonfatal, acute consequences of…
February 24, 2021
New Factsheet: WA Poison Center Calls for Intentional Exposure to Cannabis, 2017-2020
Washington Poison Center (WPC) receives calls for help about people who used a substance and experienced negative reactions. An increase in poison center calls for cannabis consumption have been documented in legalized states since 2014. Given this increase and the diversification of legalized cannabis products, poison centers began collecting more information on the type of cannabis products…
February 16, 2021
Webinar, March 5: Hepatitis C Treatment in WA – Lummi Tribal Health Center & Statewide HCV Elimination Plan
Washington State has committed to eliminate HCV by 2030. Join us on March 5, 2021 at 10am to learn about: The Lummi Tribal Health Center’s approach to integrating HCV testing and treatment into their harm reduction program. Data from the Department of Health on hepatitis C in WA State. Statewide plan for hepatitis C elimination, including efforts to improve…
February 10, 2021
Washington’s Overdose Deaths Increase Sharply: Fentanyl Availability a Factor
In this interview with KUOW, ADAI Principal Research Scientist Caleb Banta-Green, PhD, MPH, MSW, describes a striking increase in drug overdoses in the first half of 2020 and continuing on into the year. Fentanyl’s increasing availability, typically sold as what looks like prescription Oxycodone pills, is a major contributing factor. “The issue is that because…
February 9, 2021
Webinar, Feb. 24: Parent-Child Assistance Program: Supporting Substance Use Disorder Recovery for Pregnant and Parenting Women
Join the Northwest ATTC on February 24 (12-1pm PT) for this webinar presented by Susan Stoner, PhD, ADAI Research Scientist and Director of the Parent-Child Assistance Program (PCAP) at ADAI. In this session, Dr. Stoner will provide an overview of this award-winning, evidence-informed, 3-year case management intervention and present practice-based evidence of its effectiveness in…
February 5, 2021
Q&A with Dr. Caleb Banta-Green: Fentanyl’s Growth Among Overdoses “Stunning”
In late December, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that 81,230 Americans had died from a drug overdose in the year that ended in May 2020 — the highest total ever for a 12-month span. The report largely attributed the rise to illegally manufactured fentanyl, an opioid often found in counterfeit oxycodone pills….
February 4, 2021
ADAI’s Marijuana Research, Outreach, and Education Work, 2019-2021
The ADAI Cannabis Workgroup carries out research, outreach, and education projects that respond to emerging needs of Washingtonians in the context of legalized cannabis, with the goal of helping agencies, policymakers, and individuals make decisions and set priorities. Our 2019-2021 Interim Marijuana Research Report describes the studies, collaborative work, and information products completed during the 2019-2021 biennium…
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