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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 17, 2024
WA State Drug Brief: BTMPS: New Substance Found in Community Drug Checking Samples
In June 2024, a new substance, Bis(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidyl) sebacate (BTMPS), was detected in the unregulated drug supply nationally in community drug testing programs, most commonly in products sold as and containing fentanyl. BTMPS is an industrial chemical with no approved use in humans. The effects of the substance and why it might be in the drug…
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…
September 9, 2024
New Resource: Health Engagement Programs Resource Kit
Health engagement programs are a newer model of care for people who use drugs. The model featured in this resource kit, developed by the ADAI Center for Community-Engaged Drug Education, Epidemiology & Research (CEDEER), uses a care team or “health support team” of a prescriber, nurse care manager, care navigator, and a mental health coordinator, all working…
September 6, 2024
New DOH Resource: How to Use Insurance to Get Naloxone at WA State Pharmacies
Naloxone is a medication that can reverse an opioid overdose and save someone’s life. It’s available as both a prescription product and over-the-counter. Health coverage plans/health insurance can help cover the cost of naloxone bought at a pharmacy. You can make this type of purchase using either a prescription from your doctor or the Statewide…
September 5, 2024
What’s New in Harm Reduction Research (September 2024)
A review of recently published research on harm reduction topics – September 2024. Need help getting copies of any of these articles? Email Meg Brunner, MLIS (meganw@uw.edu). Free articles have “(open access)” after the titles; all other articles require a subscription to access. FROM LOCAL AUTHORS Harm Reduction in the Field: First Responders’ Perceptions of…
September 3, 2024
ADAI is Hiring! Research Consultant for CEDEER (100% FTE)
Come join an organization that is truly making a difference! The UW Addictions, Drug & Alcohol Institute (Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, UW School of Medicine) is currently seeking a Research Consultant at its Center for Community-Engaged Drug Education, Epidemiology & Research (CEDEER). CEDEER joins research with the “real-world” to generate innovative, evidence-based, and person-centered responses to the…
July 9, 2024
New ADAI Report: Language Matters: Cannabis & Tobacco Use Among Youth of Diverse Racial/Ethnic Backgrounds
Citation: Language Matters: Cannabis and Tobacco Use Among Youth of Diverse Racial/Ethnic Backgrounds. Carlini BH, Harwick RH, Williams JR. Seattle, WA: Addictions, Drug & Alcohol Institute, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Washington, July 2024. Previous studies have highlighted the importance of acculturation — when someone adopts the values and…
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 24, 2024
What’s New in Harm Reduction Research (June 2024)
A review of recently published research on harm reduction topics – June 2024 Need help getting copies of any of these articles? Email Meg Brunner, MLIS (meganw@uw.edu). Free articles have “(open access)” after the titles; all other articles require a subscription to access. FROM LOCAL AUTHORS “I go out of my way to give them…
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