ADAI News

New Journals in Addictions

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

Alcoholism: Clinical & Exper Res 39(7)and 39(8)
American Journal on Addictions 24(5) and 24(6)
Counselor Magazine 16(5)
Drug & Alcohol Dependence v.150, v.151 and v.152
Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment v.58
Journal of Studies on Alcohol & Drugs 76(4) and 76(5)

2015 Injury and Violence Prevention Summit, Nov 13

The 1-day conference Transforming Injury and Violence Prevention: Innovations in Policy, Practice, and Partnership will bring together public health, health care, and community organizations to discuss the changing prevention landscape and ideas for future innovations.  The summit will feature thought-provoking presentations on opioid overdose, senior falls, adverse childhood experiences, marijuana legalization, sexual assault, traumatic brain injury, suicide prevention, and gun violence. Each topic will be addressed through a policy, practice, or partnership lens.

When:  November 13, 2015, 8 am to 4 pm
Cost:  $195
Registration:  Registration has reached capacity and is now closed.
Where:  Seattle Airport Marriott, 3201 South 176th St., Seattle, WA 98188
Program:  View or download the schedule
Web:  http://www.nwcphp.org/about/funding/phtc/injury-and-violence-prevention-summit

Sponsors include the NW Center for Public Health Practice, WA State Dept of Health, Harborview Injury Prevention & Research Center, and UW Alcohol & Drug Abuse Institute.

Steven Shoptaw on Drug Use & HIV Infection, Nov. 17

Dr. Steven Shoptaw, a professor from the Univ. of California, Los Angeles  Depts. of Family Medicine and Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences will make two presentations about drug use and HIV during a visit to Seattle on Tuesday, November 17th, 2015. 

Non-Injection Drug Use & HIV Infection: New Directions for Behavioral Sciences
11:00 am - 12:00 pm, Nov 17
Alder Commons Rm 106 - Seattle west campus (map)

Methamphetamine Use/Mental Health and HIV
8:00 am - 9:00 am, Nov 17
Harborview Medical Center Research & Training Building (map)

Sponsored by CFAR/Substance Abuse & HIV Scientific Workgroup and the UW Alcohol & Drug Abuse Institute.

Drug User Health, Safe Injection Sites, Town Hall Seattle, Nov. 13

Supervised injection facilities have the capacity to reduce negative health effects and the spread of disease for drug users. First adopted as a strategy in Switzerland in the 1980s and now found in other parts of Europe, Canada, and Australia, nearly 100 SIFs exist worldwide.

On Friday, Nov 13, the short documentary “Everywhere But Safe” will be screened at Seattle Town Hall.  The film illustrates the negative effects of public and semi-public drug use due to homelessness–including overdose deaths and infectious disease transmission. After the film a panel discussion will explore public drug use, harm reduction, and safe injection sites in Seattle.

Drug User Health, Safe Injection Sites
7:00PM, Friday, November 13, 2015
Downstairs at Town Hall

$5 suggested donation; no one will be turned away for lack of funds.

 

Buy tickets: https://townhallseattle.org/event/drug-user-health-safe-injection-sites/

 

Sponsored by the Public Defender Association, ACLU of Washington, People’s Harm Reduction Alliance, Real Change, and the Hepatitis Education Project and UW Alcohol & Drug Abuse Institute.