October 28, 2019
Consumers’ Perspectives on the Function of Marijuana in Their Lives
The overall objective of this study was to generate a taxonomy of how adults who regularly consume marijuana perceive its function in their lives. In particular, this study aimed to use grounded theory to understand the phenomenon of marijuana consumption from the consumer’s perspective, potentially broadening the framework beyond the binary categories of medical vs…
Chronic Pain Management and Marijuana Use: Science-Based Education in Times of Legalization
This project addressed gaps in science-based training and education in the area of chronic pain management and cannabis use. The ultimate goal was to increase awareness of treatment options to treat pain and other medical conditions, and decrease unnecessary suffering among people living with chronic pain in the state of Washington. The project also provided…
July 10, 2024
Speakers & Acknowledgements
Keynote Speaker Marta Di Forti, MD, PhDKing’s College London, UK Dr. Marta Di Forti is a Clinical Reader in Psychosis Research at the Dept of Social, Developmental and Genetic Research, KCL. She leads the first Cannabis Clinic for patients with Psychotic disorders in UK. In 2021 she was awarded the Royal College of Psychiatrist Researcher…
December 10, 2020
Webinar: The More the Merrier: THC Potency in the Legalization Era (Dec. 17, 10am)
Learn how legalization for non-medical marijuana use has transformed the cannabis plant into manufactured products of high THC potency. Washington State researchers will share a recently published Washington State Scientists Consensus Statement on high potency cannabis and the findings of an accompanying report from this same group. In this webinar, Washington State community prevention partners…
September 8, 2020
Provider Toolkit
Developed as part of the online training “Medicinal Cannabis and Chronic Pain” for health professionals, this toolkit contains a variety of resources and tools to assist providers with decision-making and patient care related to the use of medicinal cannabis for the treatment of various conditions, with a focus on chronic pain. These resources may be…
November 30, 2023
Nepenthe and ADAI Today/ADAI News Archive (1973-1995)
From 1973 until 1995, ADAI published a semi-regular newsletter first called Nepenthe and later titled ADAI Today and ADAI News. These newsletters discussed regional and national research in the addictions field, coursework and lectures at ADAI and the University of Washington, local legislation and policy issues, information about funding through ADAI’s Small Grants program and the UW, and a variety…
January 30, 2023
High THC Policy | Final Report: Exploring Policy Solutions: Report to the WA Legislature
To address this emerging public safety challenge of increasingly available high-THC products (e.g. dabs, wax, concentrates), the WA State Health Care Authority was directed by ESSB 5092 (2021) to contract with the University of Washington’s Addictions, Drug & Alcohol Institute (ADAI) to identify areas of common ground and consensus, and develop recommendations for state policies related to cannabis concentration…
June 29, 2022
Speakers
Keynote Speakers Jonathan Caulkins, PhDProfessor of Operations Research and Public Policy Carnegie Mellon University’s Heinz College Dr. Caulkins specializes in systems analysis of problems pertaining to drugs, crime, violence, COVID-19, and prevention, work that earned him the David Kershaw Award from the Association of Public Policy Analysis and Management, a Robert Wood Johnson Health Investigator Award…
May 17, 2022
College Students/Educators
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Parents/Community Groups
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