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Roger Roffman Chronicles Society’s Long Struggle with Pot in ‘Marijuana Nation’

Roger Roffman is a UW professor emeritus of social work who has studied marijuana dependence interventions for 30 years, and was a sponsor of Initiative 502, which legalized recreational marijuana in Washington. In an interview with UW News and Information, he answered a few questions about his new book, “Marijuana Nation: One Man’s Chronicle of America Getting High: From Vietnam to Legalization.”   The book follows Roffman’s exposure to marijuana while serving as a US Army officer in Vietnam, his personal use (and cessation of use), and his research and activism on behalf of patients who would benefit from medical marijuana.  From lobbying in Washington, to talking to doctors and nurses in oncology wards, and watching his brother struggle with addiction, Roffman has experienced the layered and complex relationship Americans have with marijuana first-hand. He was a co-sponsor of Washington State Initiative 502, which legalized marijuana for adults.

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New Journals in the Addictions

These issues of addiction journals were recently published online. Click on links to connect to tables of contents.

Addiction Professional (Jan-Feb 2014)
Alcohol Research Current Reviews 35(2)
Counselor Magazine April 2014
Journal of Studies on Alcohol & Drugs 75(1)
Journal of Studies on Alcohol & Drugs Suppl 17:
    Alcohol Studies: 75 Years in Review
Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment 46(4)
Nordic Studies on Alcohol & Drugs 31(1)
Psychology of Addictive Behaviors 28(1)

New Journals in the Addictions

These issues of addiction journals were recently published online. Click on links to connect to tables of contents.

Addiction 109(2)
Addiction 109(3)
American Journal on Addictions 23(2)
Drug & Alcohol Dependence 135
Drug & Alcohol Dependence 136
Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment 46(2)
Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment 46(3)

Prescription Drug Take-Back Day, April 26, 2014, 10am - 2pm

The National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day aims to provide a safe, convenient, and responsible means of disposing of prescription drugs, while also educating the general public about the potential for abuse of medications.

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Collection site locations are now available. More than 50 sites in Washington State!  Check back often; sites are added daily. Please contact the Call Center at 1-800-882-9539 if you require assistance.

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Is Naloxone 'Stigma' a Barrier to Prescribing for Overdose Prevention?

Although giving out naloxone to patients at high risk of overdose sounds like a good idea, researchers who work with the drug say the stigma surrounding its use may be a barrier to wider uptake among both patients and doctors, according to an article by Kristina Fiore in the online Medpage Today.

Patients may feel they're being treated like addicts and that their opioid prescriptions will be tempered, while doctors worry that just talking about naloxone may scare patients away, said Caleb Banta-Green, PhD, MPH, of the UW's Alcohol & Drug Abuse Institute.

"Both doctors and patients feel like they're under the microscope," Banta-Green told MedPage Today. "It's a very sensitive time."

Banta-Green and his colleagues are enrolling patients at high risk for opioid overdose -- both heroin users and patients on prescription opioids -- in a randomized trial to test whether providing naloxone, along with education and counseling, can reduce overdose.

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