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June 20, 2019
Northwest ATTC’s New Interactive Online Training for Peers About Opioids
The Northwest Addiction Technology and Transfer Center (Northwest ATTC), located at the UW Alcohol & Drug Abuse Institute, is excited to offer a new training product for peer support specialists about opioid use disorder. Supporting Recovery from Opioid Use: A Peer’s Guide to Person-Centered Care is a one-hour, interactive, self-paced course designed to equip peers, care navigators,…
May 6, 2019
ADAI Welcomes New Director Susan Ferguson
Dr. Susan Ferguson was named as the new Director of the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute in April, 2019, and officially began her role at ADAI on July 1. “Addiction is a devastating disease with effects that run deep and wide. I’m excited to be part of an institute that is combatting this disease on…
March 11, 2019
Cannabis Advertising in Free Magazines: Webinar
In this March 14, 2019 webinar, Dr. Beatriz Carlini presented findings from a recently concluded study looking at how cannabis products, legal stores, and vaping devices are portrayed in print media ads and the implications of these findings for prevention and education. The webinar was sponsored by Washington Healthy Youth Coalition; Washington Association for Substance Abuse…
December 11, 2018
Addressing High-Risk Sexual Behavior for People in SUD Treatment (Webinar)
Join the Northwest ATTC at the Alcohol & Drug Abuse Institute for its next webinar: What: Addressing High-Risk Sexual Behavior for People in SUD Treatment: Tips for Counselors When: December 19, 2018, 12-1pm (PT) Presented by ADAI Research Scientist Mary Hatch-Maillette, PhD, this webinar will describe how and why treatment counselors should strive for greater…
Updates on Fentanyl in Washington State
The Washington State Department of Health has shared a press release detailing an increase in deaths from fentanyl,a potent opioid, as well as tips for how people who use opioids can stay safe. There was also a recent large DEA bust across five Washington counties that seized counterfeit pressed pills containing fentanyl, “Fentanyl drug sales linked to…
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