ADAI News

New Journals in the ADAI Library

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

American Journal of Public Health 100(4)
American Journal of Public Health 100(Suppl 1)
Drug & Alcohol Review 29(2)
Journal of Studies on Alcohol & Drugs 71(2)
Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment 38(3)
Psychology of Addictive Behaviors 24(1)

Pacific Northwest Node/ADAI Authors in JSAT’s Special Supplement: A Decade of Research in the CTN

In honor of the CTN’s 10th anniversary, the Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment presents “A Decade of Research by the National Drug Abuse Treatment Clinical Trials Network.”

This special supplement features overview articles describing the completed studies and outcomes from the past decade of CTN research. It also reviews several ancillary investigations, where data from original CTN protocols is examined in a new way to reveal new correlations and propose future research.

Five articles in the issue are co-authored by researchers and clinicians from the Pacific Northwest node of the CTN, where the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute serves as the Regional Research Training Center (RRTC):

Ron Jackson, from Evergreen Treatment Services, cowrote “The First Decade of the National Drug Abuse Treatment Clinical Trials Network: Bridging the Gap Between Research and Practice to Improve Drug Abuse Treatment,” which reviews the rationale for the CTN, describes the translation of its guiding principles into research endeavors, and anticipates the future evolution of clinical research within the Network.

In “Study Results from the Clinical Trial Network’s First 10 Years: Where Do They Lead?” Elizabeth (Betsy) Wells, Don Calsyn and Dennis Donovan from ADAI, Andrew Saxon from the VA Puget Sound, and Ron Jackson from Evergreen Treatment Services, review the completed (to date) protocols in the CTN with the aim of identifying the incremental progress toward improving drug treatment made by these trials.

“From Research to the Real World: Buprenorphine in the Decade of the Clinical Trials Network,” was co-written by Andrew Saxon of the VA Puget Sound, and reviews the 6 CTN  buprenorphine protocols (CTN-0001/2, 0003, 0010, 0027, 0030), describing related efforts to overcome challenges to the implementation of buprenorphine therapy in mainstream practice.

Jessica DiCenzo from Recovery Centers of King County, a PN Node CTP, was co-author for “Predicting Outpatient Treatment Entry Following Detoxification for Injection Drug Use: The Impact of Patient and Program Factors.”  This secondary analysis of data from CTN-0017  examined variables predicting outpatient treatment entry within six months of residential detoxification.

And finally, Don Calsyn from ADAI co-authored “Multisite Effectiveness Trials of Treatments for Substance Abuse and Co-Occurring Problems: Have We Chosen the Best Designs?“  This article systematically examines, for each of the completed CTN protocols, the experimental design type chosen and its original rationale, the main findings of the trials, and the strengths and weaknesses of the design in hindsight.

Congratulations to all our Pacific Northwest Node authors!

Find these articles and all the others from the JSAT special supplement in the CTN Dissemination Library.

Calling all CDPs and Counselors — Free Online Video Workshop from the CTN!

Are you interested in earning FREE CEUs?  Do you want to learn how your peers are using NIDA research in their clinical programs?

Watch the 2-hour online video Methods for Disseminating Evidence-Based Treatments ~ From the Frontlines of Community Treatment Programs, showcasing real-world examples of how treatment providers in the National Drug Abuse Treatment Clinical Trials Network (NIDA CTN) are successfully disseminating evidence-based treatment into their practice settings.  The video is available in the CTN Dissemination Library.

From a substance abuse counselor:  “The web information was easy to access and I like the variety in the workshop discussions. . . It was designed with me in mind.  If I can do it, anyone can!”

Watch the video, take a quick ten-item quiz, and then apply to receive 3 NAADAC contact credit hours from the National Office of the Addiction Technology Transfer Center (ATTC).  It’s easy!  These credits are being offered FREE for a limited time by the NATTC, so don’t delay!

Get started here:  http://ctndisseminationlibrary.org/display/402.htm

This training is NOT limited to CTN providers.  Please distribute our flyer to anyone you think might be interested!

New Journals in the ADAI Library

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

Addictive Behaviors 35(5)
CrossCurrents 13(3) Spring
Journal of Addictive Diseases 29(1)
Journal of Dual Diagnosis 6(1)
Journal of Ethnicity and Substance Abuse 9(1)
Journal of Groups in Addiction & Recovery 5(1)
Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions 10(1)
Journal of Studies on Alcohol & Drugs 71(1)

ADAI's CTN INVEST Fellow to Present at April's Steering Committee Meeting

Dr. Leonard Estacio, Jr., the Pacific Northwest Node's NIDA CTN INVEST Fellow, will be presenting about methamphetamine use among Filipino adolescents at the upcoming Steering Committee meeting this April.

CTN INVEST Fellows spend 12 months doing postdoctoral training at CTN Regional Research Training Centers like ADAI, helping to develop an international network of scientists dedicated to exchanging information and collaborating on drug abuse research at a national, regional, and global level.

Dr. Estacio, an Associate Professor in the Department of Behavioral Sciences at the University of the Philippines in Manila, will be giving the  lunchtime presentation on April 20 (12:30pm) entitled "Community-based Randomized Clinical Trial Using Behavioral Therapies to Reduce Methamphetamine Use among Adolescent Filipinos."

Hope to see you there!

View lecture flyer.

New Journals in the ADAI Library

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

Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research 34(3)
American Journal of Public Health 100(3)
Counselor Magazine 11(1)
Journal of Addiction Medicine 4(1)
Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse 19(1)
Nicotine & Tobacco Research 12(2)
Nicotine & Tobacco Research 12(3)

Washington State ATOD Trends for 2009

The 2009 Tobacco, Alcohol, and Other Drug Abuse Trends in Washington State report has been released by the state's Department of Social and Health Services, Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery (DBHR). 

This annual report makes it possible to track trends that can mark the success of legislative efforts, a new intervention or change in public health practice, or changes in behavior.  The trends may also point the way toward increased need for surveillance, research and analysis, or changes in how public services are delivered.

New and changing trends revealed in the 2009 report:

• Prescription-type opiates are an increasing problem in the state.  Washington State's drug-induced death rate is increasing rapidly, reaching 961 people in 2007, more than twice the number who died in 1997.  Some of this increase stems from the misuse of prescription-type opiates.  Washington's rates of prescription drug abuse are among the highest in the nation, and in King County alone, deaths from prescription opiates rose from 29 in 1998 to 153 in 2008. 
• One out of eight 12th graders report using prescription pain relievers to get high in the past 30 days.  In 2008, almost 4 in 10 admissions to publicly funded treatment for prescription-type opiate addiction were for young adults ages 18-25.
• Alcohol abuse and underage drinking continue to be the state's biggest drug problems, with 1/5th of Washington's 12th graders reporting being drunk or high in school in the past year and more than a quarter reporting recent binge drinking.  Almost a third of our 6th graders have at least tried alcohol once, as well.  Adult binge drinking has also increased in the past three years, and adult heavy drinking rates are higher in Washington State than elsewhere in the nation.
• In better news, the number of people who enter treatment within 30 days of completing detox has increased 37% since 2001, most likely due to an increase in the availability of state-funded treatment.  Also, while prescription opiate use is rising, use of methamphetamine and tobacco has decreased.

Find more in the 2009 Trends Report, available free online:
www.dshs.wa.gov/pdf/HRSA/DASA/2009%20Trends%20Report.pdf

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 105(3)
Addictive Behaviors 35(4)
Addictive Disorders & Their Treatment 9(1)
Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly 28(1)
Drug & Alcohol Dependence 107(2-3)
Journal of Drug Issues 39(4) 
Nicotine & Tobacco Research 12(1)
Substance Abuse 31(1)
Substance Use & Misuse 44(12)

David and Nic Sheff, a Father & Son Journey Towards Recovery from Addiction

Author and journalist David Sheff and his son Nic will discuss his book "Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction," on Thursday, March 4 at 7:00 pm at Seattle's Town Hall.  Tickets are $10 / free for students.

Sheff tells about a teenager's addiction from a parent's point of view--a real-time chronicle of his son Nic's descent into substance abuse and the gradual emergence into hope. Before meth, Nic was a varsity athlete, honor student, and award-winning journalist. After meth, he was a trembling wraith who stole money from his eight-year-old brother and lived on the streets. The author traces the first subtle warning signs, the denial (by both child and parents), the three A.M. phone calls (is it Nic? the police? the hospital?), the attempts at rehab, and, at last, the way past addiction. The book is a candid memoir that brings immediacy to the emotional rollercoaster of loving a child who seems beyond help.

Seattle Town Hall, 1119 Eighth Ave., 1-800-838-3006, www.townhallseattle.org/    [map it]

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 Professional 8(1)
Addictive Behaviors 35(3)
Drug & Alcohol Dependence 107(1)
Journal of Alcohol & Drug Education 53(3)
Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment 38(1)
Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment 38(2)
Tobacco Control 19(1)