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Addictions, Drug & Alcohol Institute (ADAI) at the University of Washington. Part of @UWPsychiatry and @UWMedicine. BSKY: @adai_uw.bsky.social
Seattle, WA
Joined January 2012
New from @knkxfm: ADAI/@UWPsychiatry's Caleb @BantaGreen talks about the value of health engagement hubs like EMOTE in Everett: Ppl who use drugs "need to be comfortable coming out of the shadows [and] going to a care site that's going to treat them well":
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AK, ID, OR, WA addiction counselors, harm reduction folks, peers, social workers, healthcare workers: the @NorthwestATTC wants to know what YOU want to know! Take their survey and help craft their training and TA programming for the coming years!
Two weeks left to take our Needs Assessment Survey! . If you live in AK, ID, OR, or WA, we want to hear from you! Tell us what you want to learn about over the next few years and whether you want to learn in person, via webinars, through readings, etc.!
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Congratulations to all our awardees! Read more about their projects here:
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Finally, Katherine Walukevich-Dienst, PhD, & Christine Lee, PhD (@UWPsychiatry) will be testing an intervention that helps daily cannabis users take breaks from their cannabis use to reset tolerance (T-breaks). Results will help improve the guide & reduce harms in young adults.
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P. Priscilla Lui PhD (@UWPsychology) is examining why Asian American youth are drinking more: acculturative stress, the pressure of balancing Asian & American cultural expectations. Findings will help shape culturally tailored strategies to better support this understudied group.
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Rebecca Hoban, MD, MPH & Sara Berkelhamer, MD (@UWPediatrics) are using data from an ongoing study of cannabis use in pregnancy to see how cannabis impacts lactation goals/duration. Their findings will help guide future interventions to support lactation for ppl who use cannabis.
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Abigail Elerding (@UWPharmacology) & Omar Koita, PhD (@UWPsychiatry) are investigating 3 different GABA neurons in the brain’s ventral tegmental area to see how they influences opioid use disorder. Better understanding this function could help lead to more targeted treatments.
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ADAI’s Spring 2025 Small Grant awardees start their projects TODAY! Here’s what they’ll be working on over the next year:
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Addiction Medicine fellows: Get up to $8k to develop your research and be mentored by NIDA-funded experts! Apply for the NIDA Research in Addiction Medicine Scholars (RAMS) program today! Find out how here:
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This new handout from Dr. Banta-Green's team at ADAI provides easy-to-understand info on how to facilitate initial and ongoing conversations to support the health of people who use stimulants in the short and long term:
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.@UWPsychiatry / ADAI expert Caleb @BantaGreen talked about methamphetamine and fentanyl overdoses at an event in Spokane last week. Find out what he had to say in this piece from the @SpokesmanReview:.
While fentanyl addiction and overdoses continue to plague Eastern Washington, those addicted to meth need more attention and services. // story by @SullenderAmanda .
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RT @NorthwestATTC: AK, ID, OR, and WA providers: Looking for a way to brush up on your motivational interviewing skills? Join our monthly M….
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NEW report & webinar (July 9, 9am): ADAI CEDEER staff surveyed 27 WA State syringe services program participants to find out what their experiences with harm reduction and treatment have been. Check out the report and sign up for the webinar here:
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RECORDINGS now available! If you missed our Focus on Meth symposium, get caught up on the latest data, research, and in-the-field approaches to support people who use methamphetamine here:
SAVE THE DATE! Join us June 12 for our virtual FOCUS ON METH Symposium! . Learn from diverse experts about the latest data, research, and in-the-field approaches to support people through health care, harm reduction, treatment, & social services. Register:
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June 24 (6pm PT): Join ADAI/@UWPsychiatry's Dr. Caleb @BantaGreen and Spokane psychiatrist Dr. Amy Burns to learn what's going on in WA State with #fentanyl & #methamphetamine, what support services are available, & how loved ones can help! . Register:
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Check out the recording of our recent webinar on the project and learn how stigmatizing images can hurt people who use drugs and where you can find images that are realistic, positive, and humanizing to make a difference!
ADAI is proud to announce that THE EMPATHY LENS collection is here!. This FREE photo resource aims to reduce stigma against people who use drugs by promoting the use of realistic, respectful images in education, media, & other info outreach. (1/7)
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New from @sciam: ADAI/@UWPsychiatry's Caleb @BantaGreen talks about the dangers of defunding CDC overdose programs: "The general public needs to understand what is being dismantled & the very real impact it’s going to have on them & their loved ones."
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Join ADAI's SOR team THIS WEDNESDAY for a panel discussion with EMS from Port Angeles & Snohomish County to learn about their implementation of buprenorphine following overdose! Register:
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RT @NorthwestATTC: Workforce members in AK, ID, OR, & WA: How can we best serve your educational needs? Take our Needs Assessment Survey an….
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RT @NorthwestATTC: Join us next month (June 25, 11am PT) for our next webinar, about a NIDA CTN study on the use of transcranial magnetic s….
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