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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…
October 16, 2019
UW Researchers Receive $40M in NIH Efforts to Address Pain
To address the opioid epidemic, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) launched the HEAL Initiative to support research aimed at helping people with opioid addiction, and exploring safer treatment options for chronic pain. The University of Washington School of Medicine has received multiple awards totaling about $40 million. Included in the HEAL research funding are…
October 4, 2019
Dr. Caleb Banta-Green on “Drugs, Addiction & Recovery”
What do you need to know about substance use disorders and what is the latest science on drugs, addiction, and recovery? Find out from ADAI Senior Research Scientist Caleb Banta-Green, PhD, MPH, MSW, who gave a one-hour presentation to King County prosecutors in September on why people use drugs or alcohol, what substance use disorders…
September 24, 2019
King Co. Behavioral Health Legislative Forum, Nov. 18
Monday, November 18, 2019, 6:00-8:30 p.m. Seattle Center Exhibition Hall – 301 Mercer Street, SeattleFree and Open to All King County’s 2019 Behavioral Health Legislative Forum will include: Opportunities for community members to connect with legislators and county council members before the program. Remarks by King County Executive Dow Constantine. King County’s proposed behavioral health…
September 20, 2019
Marijuana Research Report, 2017 – 2019
ADAI’s new Marijuana Research Report describes our many research studies, collaborations, and dissemination efforts conducted during the 2017-2019 biennium with support from the Washington State Dedicated Marijuana Fund. During this period the Institute supported 8 pilot research studies on marijuana by scientists throughout the UW, bringing the total to 15 small grants funded since 2015,…
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…
August 15, 2019
CBD Confusion: UW Experts Urge Research to Clarify Claims
An op-ed published today by ADAI senior scientist Bia Carlini, PhD, MPH, Dr. Greg Carter, and pharmacology professor Nephi Stella points to the dearth of science-based information about the rapidly proliferating products containing CBD (cannabidiol) — a non-intoxicating component found in cannabis and hemp. “Today, cannabis is federally criminalized and research into its potential medical…
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 8, 2019
Overdose Deaths Continue to Rise, with Added Impact from Fentanyl
Deadly overdoses in King County continue to rise, with a new high-water mark of 409 in 2018, even as new research points to high rates of deadly overdoses being unique to America. There are more signs that the opioid epidemic both locally and across the country has morphed into a heroin and fentanyl one, even…
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