Publications
February 29, 2024
New Research: Pharmacists Who Participated in the Respond to Prevent Intervention to Accelerate Provision of Harm Reduction Materials
Citation: Irwin AN, et al. “I go out of my way to give them an extra smile now:” A study of pharmacists who participated in Respond to Prevent, a community pharmacy intervention to accelerate provision of harm reduction materials. Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy 2024 (in press). Community pharmacies are well-positioned to improve the…
February 27, 2024
New ADAI Publication: ER Utilization and Meth Overdose Symptoms Among Syringe Services Program Participants in WA
Citation: Noah D. Frank, Caleb J. Banta-Green, Brandon L. Guthrie, Susan Kingston, Joe Tinsley, Lauren Whiteside & Sara N. Glick. Emergency Room Utilization and Methamphetamine Overdose Symptoms Among Syringe Services Program Participants in Washington State. Subst Use & Misuse 2024 (in press). This new study co-authored by Caleb Banta-Green and Susan Kingston of ADAI’s CEDEER…
February 5, 2024
New from ADAI: Threat, Distract, and Discredit: Cannabis Industry Rhetoric to Defeat Regulation of High THC Cannabis Products in WA
Citation: Carlini BH, Kellum LB, Garrett SB, Nims LN. Threat, distract, and discredit: Cannabis industry rhetoric to defeat regulation of high THC cannabis products in Washington State, USA. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs 2024 (in press). doi: 10.15288/jsad.23-00277 Cannabis industry actors have adopted several arguments used by alcohol, pharmaceutical, food, and tobacco industry…
January 17, 2024
New from ADAI: Food Hardship as a Strong Predictor of Tobacco and Cannabis Use by WA Youth
Citation: Harwick RM, Carlini BH, Williams JR. Food hardship as a strong predictor of tobacco and cannabis use among youth in WA state. Children and Youth Services Review 2024;157:107427. (free link, available through March 4) This brief report from ADAI researchers Robin Harwick, PhD, MS, Beatriz Carlini, PhD, MPH, and Jason Williams, PhD, examines data…
December 7, 2023
New Paper from CERP: Identifying Policy Options to Regulate High Potency Cannabis
Citation: Carlini BH, et al. Identifying policy options to regulate high potency cannabis: Multiple stakeholder concept mapping study in Washington State, USA. International Journal of Drug Policy 2024;123:104270. Dr. Beatriz Carlini, Sharon Garrett, and Lexi Nim, of ADAI’s Cannabis Education & Research Program (CERP), have a new paper out that aims to describe and contextualize…
November 27, 2023
NEW ADAI Brief: The Use and Impact of Community Drug Checking Services
How to cite the new ADAI Brief: Kingston S, Biamont B, Banta-Green C, WA State Community Drug Checking Network. The Use and Impact of Community Drug Checking Services. Seattle, WA: Addictions, Drug & Alcohol Institute, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Washington, November 2023. Drug checking services (DCS) provide ways…
August 18, 2023
New ADAI Report: The Status of MOUD Provision in Washington State Jails, 2021
ADAI has a new report out, authored by Mandy Owens, PhD (UW ADAI), Addy Borges, MPH (UW Dept of Child, Family, and Population Health Nursing), John McGrath (WA Assoc. of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs), and Marc F. Stern, MD, MPH (UW Dept of Health Systems and Population Health). Individuals releasing from incarceration are at an…
June 14, 2023
New Report & Webinar: Unmet Needs, Complex Motivations, and Ideal Care for People Using Fentanyl in WA State
In Fall 2022, the CEDEER Team conducted interviews with 30 WA State syringe services participants who use fentanyl. The purpose of these interviews was to better understand people’s motivations for using fentanyl and what ideal care would look like for them. What did we learn? Want to learn more?
April 18, 2023
Detailed Fentanyl Drug Testing Results for King County (WA Medical Examiner Samples)
“Detailed fentanyl drug testing results for King County, WA Medical Examiner samples” is a new handout on the StopOverdose.org website with photos of drugs and detailed chemical analyses. Results show a broad range of fentanyl content and highly variable appearances. In February 2023, the King County Medical Examiner sent 12 fentanyl samples to the Drug…
February 22, 2023
New ADAI Report & Virtual Tour: Overview and Perspectives of Syringe Services Programs in WA State
New ADAI Report This new report, Overview and Perspectives of Syringe Services Programs in Washington State, written by Susan Kingston of the ADAI Center for Community-Engaged Drug Education, Epidemiology and Research (CEDEER), describes how Washington State syringe services programs (SSPs) operate, the services they provide, the challenges they face, and their untapped potential. Citation: Kingston…
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