May 17, 2022
Prevention/Treatment
On this page, you’ll find websites and other tools you can use to find information related to prevention and treatment for substance use disorders in Washington State. Got a resource to suggest? Email Meg Brunner at meganw@uw.edu.
March 3, 2022
Surveys and Interviews with People Who Use Drugs
The team at ADAI’s Center for Community-Engaged Drug Education, Epidemiology, and Research (CEDEER) regularly collects community-level data directly from people who use drugs to learn more about their needs to help shape relevant and impactful services and policies. The WA State Syringe Service Program Health Survey is conducted every two years, followed by qualitative interviews…
February 24, 2022
Webinar: When MOUD Doesn’t Go According to Plan (March 9, 12pm)
When making plans with patients to start or stay on Medication for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) sometimes the plan comes together perfectly and other times it doesn’t. Join Addy Adwell BSN, RN and Mark Duncan, MD on March 9, 2022 (12-1pm PT) for a webinar focused on the not-according-to-plan times in our work with special…
January 26, 2022
Funders and Collaborators
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January 21, 2022
Products
CAAHS has developed a range of professional education products for the addiction workforce, which are freely available via links here on our website. This includes on-demand resources, including webinar recordings, podcasts, online trainings, and video demonstrations of clinical practices and supervision processes, as listed below. Also found below are articles and conference presentations authored by…
About CAAHS
Bryan Hartzler, PhDDirector, CAAHS Lindsay Worth, MPA, MACo-Director, CAAHS Along a science-to-services continuum informed by five decades of collective experience, Dr. Hartzler and Ms. Worth lead a team of UW-based staff and a national rubric of contractors with diverse subject matter expertise within areas of SUD prevention, harm reduction, treatment, and recovery. This collection of personnel is well-positioned…
January 11, 2022
Sponsored Implementation Projects
While CAAHS serves as a direct sponsor for technical assistance provided across a spectrum of regional workforce development efforts via the Northwest ATTC, and as a cosponsor to technical assistance provided via regional contribution to the Opioid Response Network, we also engage in implementation service projects with external sponsors to address specific needs of addiction…
November 30, 2021
New Report: WA State Project to Prevent Prescription Drug/Opioid Overdose: Final Report on Naloxone Distribution
The Washington State Project to Prevent Prescription Drug/Opioid Overdose (WA-PDO) was a five-year project supported by the WA State Health Care Authority/Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery with funds from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The goal of the project was to prevent opioid overdose in WA State by building a statewide…
October 19, 2021
Perspectives of People Who Use Methamphetamine on Reducing or Stopping Their Use
Report by Sierra Teadt, MPH(c) and Alison Newman, MPH Key points Most participants saw both benefit and harm from their methamphetamine use. Almost 2/3rds had interest in stopping their methamphetamine use, while others were interested in reducing their use or changing how they used methamphetamine. Many participants lacked stable housing, employment, or other practical needs…
October 11, 2021
Avery Park
Avery is a fifth-year doctoral candidate at the University of Washington School of Nursing and supports the Parent-Child Assistance Program (PCAP) as their Research Coordinator. She purposely crossed disciplines from Psychology (with an emphasis on Marriage and Family Therapy and Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health) to Nursing Science in hopes of supporting the relational…
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