ADAI News

New Journals in the ADAI Library

These journal issues were received recently by the ADAI Library (click links for tables of contents).

Addictive Behaviors 32(7)
American Journal on Addictions 16(1) and 16(2)
Journal of Substance Use 12(2)
Washington FOCUS Spring 2007

State Prescribing Guidelines Hamper Treatment for Pain?

Patients suffering from severe pain may have difficulty finding a doctor who will adequately prescribe certain medications, according to a story in the Seattle Times on May 21, 2007.  Recent state guidelines suggesting a daily limit on opioid doses are intended to address the increased number of deaths related to prescription-type opiates.  But the guidelines, along with prosecutions of physicians around the country for overprescribing narcotics, have apparently made some local physicians fearful.  While critics say the new guidelines will make it harder for legitimate patients to obtain powerful painkillers, the state calls those fears unwarranted and said it simply wants to safeguard against doctors prescribing too many opioids for too long.  [read story in Seattle Times]

New Journals in the ADAI Library

These journal issues were received recently by the ADAI Library (click links for tables of contents).

Drug and Alcohol Dependence 89(1)
Drugs: Education, Prevention & Policy 14(2)
Journal of Opioid Management 3(2)
Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment 32(4)

Elaine Thompson Receives Distinguished Research Award

Dr. Elaine Thompson, professor in the UW School of Nursing Department of Psychosocial and Community Health, received the Distinguished Research Award at the annual Nursing Recognition Banquet on May 10, 2007.  Dr. Thompson's research career is dedicated to improving the health and well-being of adolescents, focusing on the prevention of adolescent depression, aggression, substance use, risky behaviors and suicide risk. She is a principal investigator and co-founder of the Reconnecting Youth Prevention Research Program, which examines the effects of psychosocial risk and protective factors on adolescent development.  She also directs a postdoctoral training program for nurses in substance abuse research.

New Journals in the ADAI Library

These journal issues were received recently by the ADAI Library (click links for tables of contents).

Alcohol Research & Health 29(3)
American Indian & Alaska Native MH Research 14(1)
NIDA Science & Practice Perspectives 3(2)

Mary Larimer Elected to RSA Executive Board

Mary Larimer, PhD, was elected to the executive board of the Research Society on Alcoholism. She will begin a 2-year term as RSA Secretary in June, 2007.  Dr. Larimer is an Associate Professor in Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences and director of the Center for the Study of Health & Risk Behaviors at the University of Washington.  RSA is the world's leading scientific association in the study of alcoholism and alcohol-related problems.

New Journals in the ADAI Library

These journal issues were received recently by the ADAI Library (click links for tables of contents).

Addiction 102(5)
American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse 33(2)
Drug and Alcohol Review 26(3)
Nicotine & Tobacco Research 9(5)

New Journals in the ADAI Library

These jounal issues were received recently by the ADAI Library (click links for tables of contents).

Addiction Research & Theory 15(1)
Addictive Behaviors 32(6)
Drug & Alcohol Dependence 88(Suppl 1) and 88(2-3)
Journal of Addictions Nursing 18(1)
Journal of Alcohol & Drug Education 51(1)
Journal of Studies on Alcohol & Drugs 68(3)