University of Washington
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Research Dissemination Activities
Conferences and Lectures Co-Sponsored by ADAI
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Blending
Addiction Science & Practice: Bridges to the Future Sponsored by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), UW Alcohol & Drug Abuse Institute, and Oregon Health & Science University. This two-day event, the 6th in a series of NIDA Blending conferences, brought together 900 clinicians and researchers from the Northwest and other states to examine cutting-edge scientific findings about drug abuse and addiction and their application to clinical practice. Five plenary presentations and 24 breakout sessions addressed topics including treatment approaches for women, adolescents, criminal justice populations, neurobiology of addiction, and evidence-based practices. A special feature was the preview of new Blending Products developed from the NIDA Clinical Trials Network in collaboration with CSAT's Addiction Technology Transfer Centers. View Blending agenda with slides for most presentations. |
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Substance Abuse Research Forum
Seattle, WA -- October 26, 2004 Partners: The Hazelden Foundation and the University of Washington Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute. This one-day research forum featured presentations about national and local drug trends, as well as current community-based substance abuse treatment research in Washington state. It provided a forum for sharing addiction research with policy makers and professionals from the fields of addiction treatment, public health, education, and law enforcement. The afternoon session focused on the National Drug Abuse Treatment Clinical Trials Network (CTN), with findings from some of the early studies in the CTN. Visit the SARF web site for details and PowerPoint slides of some of the presentations. |
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Addiction
& Mental Illness in Adolescence: Making the Connections Sponsored by the University of Washington School of Nursing, Continuing Nursing Education; Alcohol & Drug Abuse Institute; Health Sciences/UW Medicine News & Community Relations, and the Northwest Frontier Addiction Technology Transfer Center This one-week summer institute explored the intersection of addiction and mental illness in adolescents with a focus on the neuroscience of addiction, current drugs of abuse, research-based approaches to the assessment and treatment of substance abuse and mental illness, and strategies for prevention and education. Attendees included 120 chemical dependency professionals, social workers, nurses, psychologists, educators, and others who work with adolescents. Agenda. |
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Addiction:
Hijacking the Brain. Neuroscience for the New Millennium
July 7-18, 2003 Partners: University of Washington School of Nursing, School of Medicine, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute, Health Sciences and Medical Affairs News and Community Relations, and the Pacific Science Center, Group Health Cooperative, and the Washington Association for Biomedical Research. Addiction: Highjacking the Brain was a two-week Summer Institute to teach the neurobiology of addiction. It was the latest in a series of professional training and public education activities supported by a Science Education Partnership grant to the UW School of Nursing from the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Visit the AHB Web site |
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Taking
Drug Users Seriously: 4th National Harm Reduction Conference Sponsored by: Harm Reduction Coalition, Public Health Seatle-King County, UW Alcohol & Drug Abuse Institute, UW Addictive Behaviors Research Center, Evergreen Treatment Services, many other national and local partners. 1500 advocates, researchers, service providers and drug users gathered at "Taking Drug Users Seriously" December 1-4, 2002 at the Sheraton Seattle Hotel and Towers. This was the fourth national conference of the Harm Reduction Coalition (HRC), an organization that promotes the health of drug users by offering sane, effective, life-saving alternatives to the War on Drugs. Former U.S. Surgeon General Jocelyn Elders delivered a keynote speech on December 1st, World AIDS Day, and Dr. Alonzo L. Plough, of Seattle-King County Public Health, addressed the group on December 2nd, saying that although politicians and law enforcement authorities have "come a long way," the local methadone program is "woefully underfunded" and needle-exchange programs are overwhelmed. The conference also featured the rarely heard voices of ordinary people whose families and communities have been devastated by the War on Drugs. |
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Harm
Reduction in the Pacific Northwest On the day prior to the National Harm Reduction conference, the UW Addictive Behaviors Research Center, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute, and the School of Social Work sponsored a one-day program on Harm Reduction activities in the Pacific Northwest. Approximately 150 attendees heard presentations on: Overview and history of harm reduction; Policy and legal perspectives on harm reduction; Pacific Northwest programs implementing harm reduction techniques; Research evaluating harm reduction techniques; Harm reduction with special populations such as homeless adults, college students, and Native Americans; and Harm reduction and HIV/AIDS. |
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Services Research on Alcohol-Related Problems: NIAAA Funding Opportunities
and a Quick Look Behind the Scenes"
September 5, 2001.
Presented by Harold Perl, Ph.D., Chief, Health Services Branch, NIAAA. This lecture was a discussion of current opportunities and priorities for research grant support from NIAAA's Health Services Research Branch. Dr. Perl also provided information on NIAAA and NIH funding mechanisms and offered technical assistance on preparing viable grant applications. |
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"Cannabis
Use and Young People in Australia: Patterns of Use, Harms, and Responses,"
June 25, 2001.
Co-sponsored with the Innovative Programs Research Group at the UW School of Social Work Presented by: Jan Copeland, Ph.D. and Wendy Swift, Ph.D., both lecturers from the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia. This lecture outlined epidemiological data on the prevalence and patterns of cannabis use, including cannabis use disorder in Australian juveniles. Drs. Copeland and Swift also discussed a number of research projects being conducted in community and juvenile justice settings, including studies on perceptions of cannabis-related harms among secondary school students and two projects utilizing brief motivational and cognitive-behavioral interventions among adolescent cannabis users.
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Interventions to Improve Treatment Outcomes
April 23-24, 2001 Sponsored by the Northwest Frontier Addiction Technology Transfer Center. A two-day training in Federal Way for Washington State substance abuse treatment providers on evidence-based treatment interventions, as part of a national (NIDA) study looking at the ways substance abuse treatment programs learn about new ideas in the field and adopt them. |
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Addiction:
Hijacking the Brain
February 22, March 1, March 8, 2001 A School of Nursing project. ADAI co-sponsored this 3-day series of lectures on the effects of addiction on the human brain. Presentations included: "The Brain's Reward System" (Akira Horita, Ph.D.), "Stimulants: Physical and Behavioral Effects" (David Scratchley, Ph.D.), "Stimulants and the Juvenile Justice System" (Mathew Gardner), and "Emotional Regulation Techniques" (Jennifer Sayers, Ph.D.). Five continuing education units were available for counselors and social workers who attended all the lectures in the series.
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Does Alcohol Act in the Brain? Lessons from Immediate Early Gene Expression
Mapping"
January 18, 2001. Presented by Andrey E. Ryabinin, M.D., Ph.D., an Assistant Professor in the Department of Behavioral Neuroscience at Oregon Health Sciences University. Dr. Ryabinin discussed his study on the use of immediate early gene (IEG) expression to identify brain regions changing their activity as a result of alcohol adminstration in animals, in an attempt to further understanding of alcohol's mechanisms of action. Results of the study suggest that these mechanisms are radically different from those of other drugs of abuse. |
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"The
Cannabis Policy Debate: Finding a Way Forward,"
September 5, 2000.
Co-sponsored with the Innovative Programs Research Group at the UW School of Social Work Presented by Wayne Hall, Ph.D., Professor and Executive Director of the National Drug and Alcohol Research Center, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. This lecture focused on polarized opinions commonly influencing the debate about cannabis policy. Professor Hall also discussed cannabis policy in Australia and internationally, with an emphasis on identifying a way forward in the shaping of laws concerning this drug. Download PowerPoint slides from the lecture or view them on your browser. Bibliography of selected articles by Wayne Hall. |
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Preventing
Heroin Overdose: Pragmatic Approaches
(Co-sponsored with The Lindesmith Center (now Drug Policy Alliance) ADAI and The Lindesmith Center collaborated on organizing and hosting this international conference on heroin overdose prevention. This two-day meeting brought more than 400 attendees from the Pacific Northwest, with national and international participants. Conference agenda and abstracts |
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NIDA
Town Meeting: Understanding Drug Abuse & Addiction
Co-sponsored with the National Institute on Drug Abuse This meeting attracted an audience of 600 participants involved in drug abuse treatment, research, and policy. The Town Meeting was a day-long series of presentations of current knowledge about addiction treatment and research. ADAI assisted NIDA in the planning and publicity for the meeting and several ADAI Scientists and Research Affiliates made presentations at the event. Highlights from the Town Meeting |
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HIV Prevention
Approaches for Alcohol and Drug Use Among Men who have Sex with Men
(Co-sponsored with the National Institute on Drug Abuse, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment) This workshop brought together 120 participants from throughout the Western states. Researchers presented epidemiological and ethnographic findings on the substance use and sexual behavior of men who have sex with men (MSM), with the goal of gaining insight into the characteristics and behavioral tendencies that make MSM more vulnerable to substance abuse and more prone to engage in behaviors which place them at higher risk for HIV transmission. Following the research presentations, participants divided into work groups to identify concepts and assumptions about the targeted population which require further research, and to recommend action items for the implementation of a research agenda. Recommendations are summarized in the conference proceedings. www.cdc.gov/hiv/pubs/nrwshop.htm |
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25, 2006
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