ADAI News

Drug Trends in the Seattle-King County Area, 2008

The Community Epidemiology Work Group, led by ADAI research scientist Caleb Banta-Green, today released the 2008 drug trends report for Seattle-King County.  Key findings include:

• Heroin continues to be a problem locally, though deaths related to heroin use in 2008 declined slightly to 59 out of 256 total drug-caused deaths;
• 24% of decedents were under age 30, a figure similar to that in 2007 and up slightly from the previous seven years;
• Heroin treatment admissions were second only to cocaine among illegal drugs for adults, with an increase in the number (240) and proportion (13%) of young adults ages 18 to 25, compared with numbers from a decade ago;
• At the same time, both the number (401) and proportion (22%) of treatment admissions for individuals over age 50 doubled from 1999 through 2008.

View the full report here | Read the press release here

New Journals in the ADAI Library

These journals were recently received by the ADAI Library. Click on links to connect to tables of contents.

Alcohol Alert: Neuroscience No. 77
American Journal on Addictions 18(4)
Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions 9(2)
Journal of Studies on Alcohol & Drugs 70(4)
Journal of Studies on Alcohol & Drugs Suppl 16
Psychology of Addictive Behaviors 23(2)
Substance Use & Misuse 44(1)
Substance Use & Misuse 44(2)
Substance Use & Misuse 44(3)

Jobs at Univ. of Washington in Drug & Alcohol Research

Several positions are available in drug and alcohol research projects at the University of Washington, Seattle.  For details, see the "Employment" page on the ADAI website:

http://depts.washington.edu/adai/jobs.htm

Building Motivational Interviewing Skills: A Practitioner Workbook

by David B. Rosengren -- New York: Guilford Publications, 2009, xvi, 335 p.

Developing expertise in motivational interviewing (MI) takes practice, and this user-friendly workbook is designed to help clinicians learn and pratice MI skills. The book is packed with real-world examples from a range of clinical settings, as well as sample interactions and hands-on learning activities. The author David Rosengren (formerly a Research Scientist at ADAI) is an experienced MI researcher, clinician, and trainer who facilitates learning with quizzes, experiential exercises, and reproducible worksheets.

Borrow this book from the ADAI Library, or purchase from Amazon.com

Addressing Suicidal Thoughts & Behaviors in Substance Abuse Treatment

CSAT Treatment Improvement Protocol; TIP no. 50.  -- Rockville, MD: Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, 2009, xii, vi, 335 p.

Research consistently shows a high prevalence of suicidal thoughts and suicide attempts among persons with substance abuse problems who are in treatment. This volume in the CSAT TIP series is designed to assist substance abuse counselors in working with adult clents who may be suicidal, and will help clinical supervisors and administrators support the work of substance abuse counselors. 

Borrow this book from the ADAI Library, or order from NCADI.

New Journals in the ADAI Library

These journals were recently received by the ADAI Library. Click on links to connect to tables of contents.

Addiction 104(7)
Addictive Behaviors 34(8)
Addictive Behaviors 34(9)
Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research 33(7)
American Journal of Public Health 99(7)
International Journal of Drug Policy 20(4)
Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment 36(4)
Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment 37(1)