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Addictions, Drug & Alcohol Institute at the University of Washington (Seattle), part of the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, UW Medicine. https://adai.uw.edu
#medlibs: Join our Info Svcs Team on Dec. 4 (11am PT/2pm ET) to learn about the Empathy Lens project, funded by #NNLM, which aims to reduce stigma against people who use drugs by offering free humanizing images for outreach & dissemination!

Register: www.nnlm.gov/training/cla...
November 24, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Still time to register for today's FREE webinar on fetal exposure to cannabis during pregnancy! Sign up here and see you there! washington.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Join us on Nov. 20, 2025 for our next (virtual) Lunch & Learn to learn about ways to quantify and predict human fetal #THC exposure during #pregnancy, work that can help guide future studies on prenatal cannabis use! Register: washington.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
November 20, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Join the Northwest ATTC for their next webinar, Dec. 3, 12pm PT, and learn how to integrate a more neuro-informed view into trauma-informed approaches to building working relationships with clients impacted by adversity and substance use disorder. Register: washington.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
November 20, 2025 at 4:33 PM
ADAI's cannabis expert, Beatriz Carlini, PhD, MPH, has been interviewed by multiple news orgs in the last week -- learn more about the implications of the new CHS code here:

UW Medicine: newsroom.uw.edu/blog/disabli...

KOMO: komonews.com/news/local/u...
November 20, 2025 at 12:22 AM
TONIGHT at 5:30pm! Find out what we do at ADAI and how you can get involved in substance use research AND be the first to learn about our new (PAID!) SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM for UW undergraduates! Register: washington.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Interested in working in substance use research? Join us NEXT WEDNESDAY (Nov 12 @ 5pm) for our next Virtual Research Open House! Hear from ADAI faculty & staff about the variety of work we do: research, implementation, training, data science, information services, and more! bit.ly/ADAIOpenHous...
November 12, 2025 at 6:41 PM
The Northwest ATTC has a new Workforce Spotlight video out! In this session, Tolani Ogunyoku talks about:

- how he came to be an LMHC and SUDP
- how he avoids burnout, and
- his excitement about becoming a state certified gambling counselor!

Find the series here: attcnetwork.org/northwest-sp...
November 7, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Join us on Nov. 20, 2025 for our next (virtual) Lunch & Learn to learn about ways to quantify and predict human fetal #THC exposure during #pregnancy, work that can help guide future studies on prenatal cannabis use! Register: washington.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
November 6, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Interested in working in substance use research? Join us NEXT WEDNESDAY (Nov 12 @ 5pm) for our next Virtual Research Open House! Hear from ADAI faculty & staff about the variety of work we do: research, implementation, training, data science, information services, and more! bit.ly/ADAIOpenHous...
November 4, 2025 at 9:39 PM
NEXT WEDNESDAY (10/29, 12pm PT)! Join the Northwest ATTC and the Washington Recovery Alliance to learn how addiction professionals can create treatment environments that are inclusive, culturally responsive, and identity-affirming!

Register here: attcnetwork.org/event/the-po...
October 23, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Data from the WA Young Adult Health Survey by DBHR & @uwpsychiatry.bsky.social shows that while more 18-25 year-olds are using #cannabis, they’re also increasingly recognizing greater physical, emotional, and cognitive risks from regular use: content.govdelivery.com/attachments/...
October 21, 2025 at 3:54 PM
A new diagnosis code for Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome (CHS) took effect Oct. 1. Now instead of using 2 codes (vomiting & cannabis use), a single code can be used, making it easier to track, treat, and study this condition. Learn more 👉 adai.uw.edu/icd-10-code-... (1/3)
October 17, 2025 at 4:12 PM
🎥 NEW videos in our Mental Health Topics for Non-Therapist Professionals series!

Boost your understanding of mental health issues that often co-occur with SUD by watching our 2 new videos on trauma and psychosis.

Find the complete series here: www.learnabouttreatment.org/for-professi...
October 16, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Clients with substance use disorders who also have Internet or gaming addiction need specialized care that addresses both. Learn more at the Northwest ATTC's Nov. 5 webinar from the Cofounder of reSTART, a program for adults with Internet-based behavioral addictions: attcnetwork.org/event/gaming...
October 15, 2025 at 10:30 PM
NEXT TUESDAY! Join ADAI's Caleb Banta-Green & others for an exploration of how people across WA State access treatment for opioid use disorder, w/ a focus on implementation across a variety of care settings (street med, outpatient, emergency, etc.). Register: fhqc.qualityhealth.org/members/evr/...
October 9, 2025 at 10:57 PM
🚨REMINDER! ADAI Small Grant applications are due NEXT WEDNESDAY! 🚨
Attn: UW researchers: The fall cycle for the ADAI Small Grants Program is open!

Apply by Oct 15 to get up to $30K for your pilot project on anything from pharmacology of drugs to studies of treatment strategies, prevention, & social policy.

Info here: adai.uw.edu/research/sma...
October 9, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Many people who use opioids have no choice but to get them from unregulated sources, risking exposure to dangerous drugs like #carfentanil, recently found in pills in WA State seized by the DEA. What is it and how much are we seeing here?

Find out here: adai.uw.edu/carfentanil-...
September 26, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Attention early career addiction scientists!

Apply for the LEAD Program & get mentored by UCSF and NIDA CTN researchers, plus support in grant writing, manuscript development, and more! Deadline Dec. 31. Learn more here: psych.ucsf.edu/lead
September 25, 2025 at 6:28 PM
THIS WEDNESDAY! Don't miss this great session on recovery programs in colleges/universities. 1.5 CE/CME available (free!)!

Register here: washington.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
September 22, 2025 at 4:55 PM
ICYMI: The Northwest ATTC had the Taylor Swift of Motivational Interviewing (Bill Miller -- too much?) over the other day to talk about the origins and diffusion of MI!

Check out the recording from this incredible event here: attcnetwork.org/products_and...
September 4, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Public beliefs about #cannabis health effects have shifted: once seen as harmful & stigmatized, now often viewed as harmless or beneficial. But risks remain.

Get the facts about cannabis and health risks at: www.learnaboutcannabiswa.org/health-risks/
August 28, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Fentanyl doesn’t easily absorb through the skin; you can't overdose just by touching fentanyl pills and powders. Learn more at stopoverdose.org/fentanyl-exp...
August 27, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Learn more about how to find and use naloxone to reverse an opioid overdose at StopOverdose.org!
August 27, 2025 at 4:12 PM
LISTEN: KUOW interviewed ADAI’s Caleb Banta-Green about the new ORCA Center at DESC in Seattle, where folks can go after an opioid OD to get rapid support and care and, if they want, start buprenorphine or methadone treatment for their opioid use disorder: www.kuow.org/stories/a-ne...
August 26, 2025 at 10:16 PM
TOMORROW from the Northwest ATTC: Join Amy Shanahan from Compass Consulting & Training LLC for this interactive webinar exploring employee engagement and ways to use leadership and a positive workplace culture to sustain and retain staff. attcnetwork.org/event/employ...
Employee Engagement: Strategies for Success (webinar) - Addiction Technology Transfer Center (ATTC) Network
attcnetwork.org
August 26, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Attn: UW researchers: The fall cycle for the ADAI Small Grants Program is open!

Apply by Oct 15 to get up to $30K for your pilot project on anything from pharmacology of drugs to studies of treatment strategies, prevention, & social policy.

Info here: adai.uw.edu/research/sma...
August 21, 2025 at 9:46 PM