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January 13, 2026
ADAI Assistant Professor Mandy Owens Named to UW Research Impacts Advocates Cohort
Mandy Owens, PhD, an assistant professor with ADAI in the UW Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, has been selected to join the inaugural Research Impact Advocates cohort organized by the UW Office of Research. Dr. Owens’ work aims to improve services for people who use alcohol and drugs with a focus on those involved…
Webinar: What’s the Latest? Opioid Recovery & Care Access (ORCA): A Closer Look (Feb. 10, 12pm PT)
Building on January’s What’s the Latest? session, this webinar will dive deeper into DESC’s ORCA Center—a 24/7, judgment-free space for recovery after overdose and initiation of medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD). You’ll learn about the care ORCA provides, its person-centered approach, and how the team works together to deliver timely, compassionate support to the…
January 8, 2026
RECORDING AVAILABLE: Behind the Design of a 24/7 Post-Overdose and MOUD Initiation Center (the ORCA Center)
On January 7, 2026 (12-1pm PT), the State Opioid Response (SOR) team hosted the second installment of their What’s the Latest? series, a quarterly webinar series addressing innovative approaches related to medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD). This session highlighted the Opioid Recovery Care Access (ORCA) Center—a 24/7, judgment-free space for recovery after overdose, MOUD…
December 29, 2025
Northwest ATTC Webinar: Outreach-Based Long-Acting Injectable Buprenorphine (Jan. 21, 2026, 12-1pm PT)
Join presenters Jeremy Hoog, RN, BSN, MA, and Carson Bell, MPH of the Downtown Emergency Service Center (DESC) in Seattle, WA for the first Northwest ATTC webinar of 2026! Outreach-Based Long-Acting Injectable Buprenorphine: A Viable Pathway to Closing OUD Treatment Gaps January 21, 2026 (12-1pm PT) Overdose deaths involving fentanyl increased by 45% from 2021 to 2022 in…
December 17, 2025
2025 Highlights from CEDEER
ADAI’s Center for Community-Engaged Drug Education, Epidemiology & Research (CEDEER) team just sent out a great newsletter recapping all the amazing work they did in 2025! Read all about the ways they partnered with people across Washington State to better: Some of the work the CEDEER team did this year involved: Check out the newsletter…
December 4, 2025
UW Undergrads: Apply for the ADAI Summer Internship! (Deadline Feb 1, 2026)
ADAI is launching a new summer internship program for UW undergraduates in Seattle, Washington interested in working in substance use/addictions, public health, science/health communications, and related fields!
December 2, 2025
Empathy Lens Webinar: Humanizing Images & Education for Reducing Stigma (December 17, 9am PT)
Research has shown that using stigmatizing language and imagery related to people who use drugs perpetuates harmful stereotypes and health barriers among this already vulnerable population. Finding realistic, high-quality images to support information dissemination work is a constant struggle, as many asset collections, including fee-based stock photo sites, largely contain dehumanizing and/or factually incorrect graphics…
December 1, 2025
Congratulations to Dr. Andrew Saxon of the NIDA CTN’s Pacific Northwest Node!
ADAI wants to issue a hearty CONGRATULATIONS to Andrew Saxon, MD, the recipient of the 2025 Outstanding Achievement and Service Award from the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry (AAAP). [Dr. Saxon is a long-time member of the NIDA Clinical Trials Network’s Pacific Northwest Node, located at ADAI and has been working with many of our staff…
November 20, 2025
Northwest ATTC & FADU Webinar: Meeting Clients Where They Are: Using a Neuro-Informed Lens (Dec. 3, 2025, 12pm PT)
Join the Northwest ATTC on December 3, 2025 (12-1pm PT) for their next webinar, featuring Linda Segur, a professional with over 35 years of experience in human services, specializing in families impacted by substance use, poverty, and mental health issues. This session is co-sponsored by ADAI’s Fetal Alcohol & Drug Unit (FADU). Meeting Clients Where They Are:…
November 6, 2025
RECORDING AVAILABLE: ADAI Virtual Lunch & Learn: Quantifying Cannabis/THC Exposure During Pregnancy
This session was hosted in November 2025. Find the recording here! Quantification and prediction of human fetal THC exposure during pregnancy to inform fetal cannabis toxicity Jashvant (Jash) D. Unadkat, Ph.D.Professor, Dept. of PharmaceuticalsUniversity of Washington Prenatal cannabis use is associated with neurodevelopmental deficits, likely due to exposure to the psychoactive cannabinoid, (-)-Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), and…
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