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November 14, 2019
Speaking from the Heart: The Parent-Child Assistance Program (PCAP)
The Parent-Child Assistance Program (PCAP) is an award-winning home visitation case‐management intervention working with a challenging population: pregnant and parenting women who have substance use disorders and trauma histories. Begun in 1991 at the University of Washington, PCAP now operates in fifteen counties throughout Washington State with the goals of helping mothers build healthy families…
October 22, 2019
“Treat Us Like Human Beings”: New ADAI Report Features Interviews with Syringe Exchange Participants
A new brief from Alison Newman, MPH, Connor Henry, MPH, and Caleb Banta-Green, PhD, MPH, MSW, “Treat us like individual human beings”: 2018 qualitative interviews with Washington State syringe exchange participants,” is now available on our Publications & Reports page. To get a richer understanding of the lives of syringe exchange participants, the authors conducted…
October 18, 2019
Sign Up to Get a Monthly Summary of New Opioid/Overdose Research
Susan Kingston of the Alcohol & Drug Abuse Institute puts out a monthly email newsletter that features the latest in opioid and overdose-related research and commentary. If you’re interested in subscribing, send an email to stopovd@uw.edu. Here’s what was featured in the October 2019 issue: From Local Researchers Engaging an unstably housed population with low-barrier…
September 19, 2019
Peer Support Groups and Medications for OUD
A new ADAI research brief, “Peer Support Groups and Medications for OUD,” written by Alison Newman, MPH, and Caleb Banta-Green, PhD, MPH, MSW, is now available on our Publications & Reports page. For this brief, ADAI surveyed people with opioid use disorder and care providers who work with them to find out more about their…
July 26, 2019
Methamphetamine in Washington State Symposium, June 2019
The Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute brought together more than 130 state policy makers, researchers, and leaders in behavioral health, health care, and social services for a symposium on Methamphetamine in Washington: Informing Policy and Research, held June 28, 2019 on the University of Washington campus. The conference began with two individuals who have lived…
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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