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
On this page, you’ll find websites and other tools with information and data/statistics of particular relevance to college students, teachers, and other educators. Got a resource to suggest? Email Meg Brunner at meganw@uw.edu.
Parents/Community Groups
On this page, you’ll find websites and other tools with information and data/statistics of particular relevance to parents, community groups, and the general public. Got a resource to suggest? Email Meg Brunner at meganw@uw.edu.
Professionals/Providers
On this page, you’ll find websites and other tools with information and data/statistics of particular relevance to professionals and providers in the substance use disorder field. Got a resource to suggest? Email Meg Brunner at meganw@uw.edu.
May 16, 2022
Trending Topics
On this page, you’ll find websites and other tools with information and data/statistics related to substance use in Washington State, with a particular focus on substances that have been in the news a lot. Got a resource to suggest? Email Meg Brunner at meganw@uw.edu.
January 11, 2022
Health Services Research
Spanning a science-to-service continuum, Dr. Bryan Hartzler’s professional endeavors promote adoption and implementation of useful treatment and recovery practices in community settings where they may benefit persons with substance use disorders. Trained as a clinical psychologist, his two decades of scientific work at UW has principally focused on empirically supported behavior therapies (foremost among them applications of…
September 13, 2021
College Students Report Record-High Cannabis Use, Record-Low Alcohol Use in 2020 (Washington Post)
A newly released study from Monitoring the Future found that nearly half of the country’s college-age students said they consumed marijuana last year, leading researchers to wonder whether the pandemic may have spurred the record in cannabis consumption, the Washington Post reported. ADAI Research Scientist Susan Stoner, PhD, says in Post article that in places…
December 1, 2020
High Potency Cannabis
CERP: A pioneer in bringing awareness and proposing policy solutions to the health risks of high THC products (high potency cannabis). In the first years of legalization in Washington State, there was little awareness or concern about cannabis manufacturers’ development of new cannabis products containing much higher levels of THC than what had been historically…
February 5, 2020
Cannabis Ads in Washington Mimic Strategies Used by Alcohol Industry
Recent research has shown that exposure to cannabis advertising is associated with cannabis use and/or intention to use, as well as more favorable attitudes toward its use — all consistent with what we already know from a wealth of similar studies about alcohol and tobacco advertising. In Washington State, cannabis was legalized for non-medical use…
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