RECORDING AVAILABLE: ADAI/CEDEER Virtual Conference: Supporting the Health of People Who Use Drugs, June 2-3, 2026

ADAI’s Center for Community-Engaged Drug Education, Epidemiology & Research (CEDEER) met over two days to learn more about practical strategies and programs that support the health of people who use drugs in Washington State.
The session recordings and slides are now available!

Topics for this event included:

• Core services to support health, including syringe exchange, safer smoking supplies, and naloxone distribution
• Wound care and other medical care
• Integrating harm reduction and healthcare
• Legal services navigation
• Providing the basics, like a food program, to help connect people to services
• The importance of community buy-in and partnerships

Presentations from experts from WA DOH, Clallam County Public Health, Capitol Hill Pharmacy, Bloom Psychiatry, Harborview, Public Health-Seattle & King County, Northeastern University, Gather Church, and Sound Pathways!

Thank you to those who were able to converse and connect!

Watch the recordings