March 30, 2026
New ADAI Research: Cannabis-Related Problems, Adverse Events, Clinical Experiences, and Barriers to Intervening for Health Care Providers in WA State

Citation: Carlini BH, Kellum LB, Garrett SB, Williams JR. Cannabis-related problems, adverse events, clinical experiences and barriers to intervening: Perspectives of health care providers in Washington State. Substance Use & Addiction 2026 (in press). doi: 10.1177/29767342261426116 This new paper from ADAI’s Cannabis Education & Research Program (CERP) team (CERP Director Beatriz Carlini and Lyndsey Kellum,…
November 14, 2024
Cannabis Projects
Current projects (as of January 2026) Clinical Resources for Cannabis Health Adverse Outcomes: Enhancing Health Care Providers’ Ability to Intervene on Cannabis Hyperemesis Syndrome and Cannabis Induced Psychosis October 2025 – June 2027 Status: Needs and resources’ assessment Patients presenting with cannabis-related adverse events (AEs) and other problems are growing more prevalent in health care settings across the U.S. and Canada, increasing the burden…
March 30, 2026
Results from the 2025 WA State Syringe Services Program Health Survey
Alison Newman, MPH, Caleb J. Banta-Green, PhD, MPH, MSW, Sara N. Glick, PhD, MPH, Joe Tinsley, Courtney Moreno, with contributors Nicole Branche, Leif Layman, MPH, and Jason Williams. Seattle, WA: Addictions, Drug & Alcohol Institute, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Washington, April 2026. Key findings Syringe services programs (SSPs)…
June 6, 2025
“I Think One Enhances the Other”: Use of Harm Reduction & Drug Treatment Among Participants of Syringe Services Programs
Alison Newman, MPH; Teresa Winstead PhD, MA; Leif Layman, MPH Full report | Participant summary | Webinar recording Key Findings Background People who use drugs access different types of services to manage their health and substance use. These can include medical and mental health care, substance use disorder (SUD) treatment, and harm reduction services, most…
September 26, 2019
Substance Use & Addiction Research at the UW
Interested in learning more about substance use and addiction research at ADAI? We host annual Open Houses (virtual) that bring together folks from our various centers and teams at ADAI to talk about the work they’re doing in the field and how you can get involved! To get notified about our next Open House, you…
