We are so proud of our student research assistants who created and presented a poster at the UW Undergraduate Research Symposium! Kazu, Rachel, and Ryan (above) did a wonderful job presenting some of our findings from the eHaRT-A Phase 1 data. In short, participants found the eHaRT-A to be feasible, acceptable, and usable. Click the poster below to view a higher definition version. We have taken feedback from these interviews to help further shape the eHaRT-A which is now in the RCT phase.
This year some of our HaRRT members were honored to present a symposium at the 2025 Collaborative Perspectives on Addiction (CPA) Conference! We shared our ongoing work with colleagues from all over the US, highlighting how we center lived experience, promote equity, and strengthen the impact of harm reduction interventions by using community-based participatory research (CBPR) methods to advance substance use treatment for minoritized groups. Thanks so much to those who were able to attend, it was a great conference!
Our first CHaRRM-CN article has been published online! This article is a content analysis of perceptions of combined pharmacobehavioral treatment for American Indian people with opioid use disorder (OUD).
You can read the article here: https://depts.washington.edu/harrtlab/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Nelson-et-al-2025.pdf
The primary outcomes from our Harm Reduction Talking Circles (HaRTC) study have been published in the Journal of Community Psychology! You can read the full article here: https://depts.washington.edu/harrtlab/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Nelson-et-al-2024-hartc.pdf
In summary:
“Although the single‐arm study design precludes causal inferences, participants evinced statistically significant decreases in days of alcohol use and alcohol‐related harm over the three timepoints. Additionally, both sense of spirituality, which is a factor of cultural connectedness, and health‐related quality of life increased over time as a function of the number of HaRTC sessions attended. Virtual HaRTC shows initial feasibility and acceptability as a culturally aligned intervention for AI/AN people with AUD. Future randomized controlled trials will provide a test of the efficacy of this approach.”
UPDATE: We have reached the recruitment quota for this aim of the study. Please keep an eye out for other opportunities!
Hello!
Exciting update! We are happy to report that we will be partnering with Harm Reduction Treatment, Training & Technical Solutions (HaRT3S) to support development of a mobile app version of our Harm Reduction Treatment for Alcohol Use Disorder (mHaRT-A).
The aims of this initial project are:
We are excited to embark on this new project that builds on our strengths and community partnerships, while also pushing us outside our comfort zones in pursuit of more accessible and effective harm reduction treatment options for all!
All the best,
The HaRRT Center Team
Our colleagues at the University of Washington Addictions, Drug & Alcohol Institute (ADAI) have put together some videos from parents, health care providers, and individuals sharing how high-THC products have affected their families, their clients, or themselves.
Check it out here: https://www.learnaboutcannabiswa.org/personal-experiences-high-thc-cannabis
Drs. Collins and Clifasefi have released a book that goes over the history of harm reduction, empirical evidence for harm reduction treatment (HaRT), and provides practitioners with the tools to integrate harm reduction in daily practice. Input from community members is included and we would like to thank them for their valuable contribution to both this book and the work we do every day.
The authors are donating royalties to community-led harm-reduction organizations. You can find the link to purchase below, thank you for the support!
https://www.hogrefe.com/us/shop/harm-reduction-approaches-93326.html
The West and East sides of the HaRRT Center are coming together to present at the 2023 Research Society on Alcohol (RSA) Annual Scientific Meeting on the HaRTC and LEAP findings! See our posters below:
As the WA State legislative special session convenes today, let’s all remember to support people who have substance use disorders, not punish them. “It’s not only the right thing to do, it what works.” Read more on evidence-based ways to end the war on drugs in PubliCola op ed from HaRRT Center codirector, Susan Collins, today.”
Here’s the link: https://publicola.com/2023/05/16/we-must-support-people-who-use-substances-not-punish-them-heres-how/