ADAI News & Events
November 30, 2023
ADAI: Celebrating 50 Years!
The University of Washington’s Addictions, Drug & Alcohol Institute (ADAI) was established by the Board of Regents in November 1973. We are celebrating our 50th anniversary this fall and will be spending our 50th year sharing our history and plans for the future with you in a variety of ways! Let’s start with a recap…
November 27, 2023
Webinar: What’s the Latest? Drug Trends (Nov. 29, 12-1pm PT)
Join us on November 29, 2023 (12-1pm PT) for our next “What’s the Latest” webinar: Drug Trends with ADAI’s Caleb Banta-Green, PhD, MPH, MSW. Dr. Banta-Green will provide an overview of current drug trends in Washington State with a focus on fentanyl, methamphetamine and overdoses. Data sources will include qualitative interviews and surveys with people who use drugs,…
NEW ADAI Brief: The Use and Impact of Community Drug Checking Services
How to cite the new ADAI Brief: Kingston S, Biamont B, Banta-Green C, WA State Community Drug Checking Network. The Use and Impact of Community Drug Checking Services. Seattle, WA: Addictions, Drug & Alcohol Institute, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Washington, November 2023. Drug checking services (DCS) provide ways…
November 21, 2023
ADAI Researchers Bryan Hartzler and Mandy Owens Receive Garvey Institute Innovation Grants
The UW Medicine Garvey Institute for Brain Health Solutions is funding 12 new partnerships that will develop and test new ways to extend the impact of mental health professionals in Washington. Two of these awards will go to ADAI projects: Implementing Contingency Management in a Supportive Housing Context to Promote Resident Well-Being Principal Investigator: Bryan Hartzler, PhD Supportive…
November 13, 2023
CEDEER Webinar: Harm Reduction 101: From Yesterday to Today (Nov. 15, 11am PT)
Join ADAI’s Center for Community-Engaged Drug Education, Epidemiology & Research (CEDEER) for their next webinar, Harm Reduction 101: From Yesterday to Today. In this webinar you will learn: Presenters:Emalie Huriaux, MPH, Program Manager, Office of Infectious Disease, WA State Dept of Health Lupe Hurtado, Peer Counselor, Opioid Treatment Network, Downtown Emergency Services Center Register here!
November 9, 2023
RECORDING AVAILABLE: UW Substance Use & Addiction Research Open House – Nov. 8, 2023
Did you miss our November 8, 2023 virtual Open House? Catch up by viewing the recording! You can also download the slides and view the contact list. The goal of this event is to welcome a new generation of addiction professionals and encourage young people from diverse communities to consider this field. The UW Addictions,…
November 1, 2023
ADAI Lunch & Learn: WA State Behavioral Health Workforce Development: Addition of the Behavioral Health Support Specialist (Nov. 16, 12pm PT)
The effort to establish a new Behavioral Health Support Specialist (BHSS) role reached a milestone in May 2023 when Governor Inslee signed the role into law, paving the way for credentialing of the new role to start in January 2025. This innovative solution creates a new entry-level role for mental health care professionals without a master’s…
October 30, 2023
RECORDING AVAILABLE: CEDEER webinar: What’s New with Naloxone?
For this webinar, held on October 24, 2023, the CEDEER team at ADAI partnered with the WA Dept of Health and Dr. Sharon Stancliff of the NY State Dept of Health to answer frequently asked questions about naloxone and overdose response. Webinar topics included: View the recording here!
October 9, 2023
ADAI Lunch & Learn: Promoting Equitable Access: How to Make Clinical Care and Research Inclusive of People with Disabilities (Oct 25, 12pm PT)
Join us for our next Lunch & Learn webinar, October 25, 2023 (12-1pm PT) featuring ADAI Research Scientist Robin Harwick, PhD, MS! About 42.5 million people in the US have a disability and yet many clinicians and researchers do not consider disability inclusion in their work. This can lead to people with disabilities being: In…
October 4, 2023
RECORDING AVAILABLE: Community-Law Enforcement Aligning in Response to Substance use (CLEARS Project)
Presented on: Oct 3, 2023 01:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Description: The CLEARS Project brings together diverse stakeholders in a “policy codesign process” to develop regional strategies to improve interactions between law enforcement and people who use drugs. This webinar presented on the process conducted in Clallam, Thurston, and Yakima Counties in 2022-23,…
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