Events
October 16, 2024
ADAI Lunch & Learn Webinar: A Socio-Ecological Approach to Deriving Insights about Stigma Relating to Substance Use (Nov. 14, 12pm PT)
Presenter:Annie Chen, PhDAssociate ProfessorUW Department of Biomedical Informatics and Health Education Stigma relating to substance use disorder can have negative impacts in many aspects of those affected, including but not limited to physical and mental health, employment, housing, social relationships, and reluctance to seek treatment. Despite these consequences, questions remain concerning how stigma occurs, the…
October 14, 2024
2024 ADAI Symposium: Slides & Recordings Available
ADAI hosted a day-long research symposium on September 19, 2024 about “Cannabis, Schizophrenia, and Other Psychotic Disorders,” featuring experts like Marta Di Forti, MD, PhD of King’s College (UK) and Deepak Cyril D’Souza, MD of Yale University. Presentations covered the past, present, and future of cannabis use and psychosis; reviewing the evidence; promising clinical interventions…
September 18, 2024
ADAI Webinar: Insights into Xylazine and Other Emerging Issues in the Drug Supply in WA (Oct 3, 2pm PT)
This webinar will answer frequently asked questions related to xylazine and other emerging issues in the unregulated drug supply in WA State: Presenters will include Caleb Banta-Green, Ben Biamont, and others from the WA State Community Drug Checking Network, as well as well as representatives from the Public Health-Seattle & King County Street Medicine Team….
September 16, 2024
Results from the PerCH Survey: Report and Webinar Recording
What do permanent supportive housing residents think about drug use, overdose, where they live, and their service needs? Residents living in permanent supportive housing are at a higher risk to witness or have an overdose. To learn more about this group of people and substance use issues, ADAI Research Coordinator and UW MSW student Saul…
July 5, 2024
Webinar: ASAM Criteria Implementation and Science Based Implementation Strategies (July 17, 12pm PT)
Join the Northwest ATTC at ADAI on July 17, 2023 (12-1pm PT) for their next webinar: ASAM Criteria Implementation and Science Based Implementation Strategies! The collective struggle of healthcare systems to engage in timely and sustained implementation of the ASAM criteria and other EBPs has been well documented. Implementation science helps us to understand the…
June 14, 2024
Slides & Recording Available: What’s in the Drug Supply: Updates from the WA State Community Drug Checking Network
Update: This event was held on June 12, 2024. The slides & recording are now available. The WA State Community Drug Checking Network (CDCN) is a partnership of organizations that provide community-level drug checking and harm reduction services. The ADAI Center for Community-Engaged Drug Education, Epidemiology, and Research (CEDEER) provides support including technical assistance and state-level data on…
June 3, 2024
Recording available: Safe Supply: What is it? Do people want it? What impacts could it have?
Update: This event was held on May 30, 2024. Find the recording and slides here. Overdoses and health problems among people who use drugs are increasing. Safe supply models provide a regulated and known dose of opioids to reduce negative health consequences. In this webinar we’ll explore: Presenters:Addie Palayew, MsC, PhDc, & Caleb Banta-Green, PhD, MPH, MSW, UW ADAI…
April 10, 2024
TOMORROW: Narcare Forum @ UW Featuring 2 ADAI Presenters (Alison Newman & Samyukta Singh) – April 11, 5pm PT
Narcare, an RSO (Registered Student Organization) at the University of Washington, is organizing a forum on the opioid crisis as a public health issue. Despite being one of the leading causes of death in the United States, opioid overdose deaths are ignored, or worse, normalized by public discourse. The purpose of this forum is to…
April 1, 2024
ADAI’s Dr. Mandy Owens Presenting About the CLEARS Project on April 17, 2024
ADAI Assistant Professor Mandy Owens, PhD, will be presenting at a webinar later this month for the Northwest Rural Opioid Technical Assistance Collaborative (ROTA C) about the CLEARS Project. This project, funded by the Washington State Health Care Authority, uses a “policy codesign” approach to bring together law enforcement, people with lived/living experience of drug…
March 5, 2024
Webinar: How Humor Helps: Using Therapeutic Humor to Support Clients (March 27, 12pm PT)
Join the Northwest ATTC on March 27, 2024 for their next webinar: How Humor Helps: Using Therapeutic Humor to Support Clients (12-1pm PT). Humor has long been recognized as a powerful tool in therapy, capable of breaking down barriers, fostering rapport, and promoting healing. This interactive session presented by Mallori DeSalle, MA, LMHC, NCC, CMHC,…
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