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This Advisory reviews the evidence on prescription stimulant misuse among youth and young adults. It establishes prescription stimulant misuse as a public health problem, identifies associated risk and protective factors, and provides programs and action steps for stakeholders to prevent misuse. Link to the Article

The National Hispanic and Latino Addiction Technology Transfer Center (NHL ATTC) and The National Hispanic and Latino Prevention Technology Transfer Center (NHL PTTC), both housed at The National Latino Behavioral Health Association (NLBHA), are pleased to deliver an incredible toolkit with several resources around the El Día De Los Muertos/Day of the Dead, Grief and […]

This month, our National Hispanic and Latino ATTC and PTTC would like to celebrate El Día De Los Muertos/ The Day of the Dead, as a traditional and healthy way to cope with the loss of those we love and care for. To learn more, please access our webpages: https://attcnetwork.org/centers/national-hispanic-and-latino-attc/home and https://pttcnetwork.org/centers/national-hispanic-latino-pttc/home Sources: https://latino.si.edu/LVM/DayOfTheDead https://www.joincake.com/blog/day-of-the-dead-symbols/ […]

Substance use disorders and mental illness overlap at the rate of 50 to 70%. Compared to individuals with a single diagnosis, those with co-occurring disorders have more hospitalizations, evictions, arrests, suicide attempts, and actual suicides. Historically, a lack of integration between the mental health and addictions professions has led to fragmented services. The end result […]

The Telehealth for Opioid Use Disorder Toolkit: Guidance to Support High-Quality Care, released in October 2021, focuses on buprenorphine (typically formulated as buprenorphine/naloxone, hereafter termed buprenorphine) and adjunctive psychotherapy treatment options for OUD and does not cover methadone treatment or XR-naltrexone. The primary goal of this toolkit is to provide clinically relevant information to support […]

Join the Northwest ATTC this November for our next webinar: Family Programming for Substance Use Disorders: What Works? featuring speaker Paul Hunziker, MA, LMFT, SUDP! Including families in SUD treatment can create a powerful long lasting positive impact on outcomes while at the same time including families can create many additional complexities to providing treatment. Creating […]

SAMSHA published the 2020 NSDUH on October 25, 2021 This first findings report summarizes key findings from the 2020 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) for national indicators of substance use and mental health among people aged 12 years old or older in the civilian, non-institutionalized population of the United States.   The […]

The goal of this guide is to review the literature on prevention of marijuana use among youth, distill the research into recommendations for practice, and provide examples of the ways these recommendations can be implemented.   Link to News Article    

SAMHSA's recently released [October 2021] resource guide, Preventing Marijuana Use Among Youth, reviews the literature on prevention of marijuana use among youth, distill the research into recommendations for practice, and provide examples of the ways these recommendations can be implemented. A priority topic for SAMHSA is preventing marijuana use among youth. This guide reviews the […]

The goal of this guide is to review the literature on prevention of marijuana use among youth, distill the research into recommendations for practice, and provide examples of the ways these recommendations can be implemented. View the guide here: Preventing Marijuana Use Among Youth 

The guide provides considerations and strategies for clinicians and organizations implementing evidence-based practices. The approaches are designed to assist clinicians, behavioral health organizations, primary care providers, insurers, and policy makers in understanding, selecting, and implementing evidence-based interventions that support adults with concurrent substance use and/or concurrent substance use disorders.   The guide presents three evidence-based […]

To help remediate the impacts of the rising rates of drugs adulterated or laced with fentanyl, the National Council Medical Director Institute (MDI) issued a new publication, “Guidance on Handling the Increasing Prevalence of Drugs Adulterated or Laced with Fentanyl.” Fentanyl and its analogs are currently the primary drivers of deaths in the opioid overdose […]

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) issued a Public Safety Alert warning Americans of the alarming increase in the lethality and availability of fake prescription pills containing fentanyl and methamphetamine. DEA’s Public Safety Alert, the first in six years, seeks to raise public awareness of a significant nationwide surge in counterfeit pills that are mass-produced by […]

This updated TIP reviews what is known about treating the medical, psychiatric, and SUD-related problems associated with the use of cocaine and methamphetamine, as well as the misuse of prescription stimulants. The TIP offers recommendations on treatment approaches and maximizing treatment engagement and retention, and strategies for initiating and maintaining abstinence. Link to the Article

Recently retired co-director, Thomasine Heitkamp, along with other Mountain Plains ATTC/MHTTC team members, Shawnda Schroeder, Maridee Shogren and Christine Harsell were published in the Journal of Addictions Nursing.   ABSTRACT “This article provides examples of the application of technology transfer to improve the delivery of addiction prevention, treatment, and recovery. It illustrates the importance of […]

Join the Northwest ATTC (based at ADAI), the Pacific Southwest ATTC, and the Western States Node of the NIDA Clinical Trials Network for their latest joint webinar: Attitudes & Stigma Around Addiction October 27, 2021 | 11:00am - 12:30pm In this session, John Kelly, PhD, ABPP of Harvard University will discuss the fundamental causes of stigma and discrimination in relation to substance […]

DEA Issues Public Safety Alert on Sharp Increase in Fake Prescription Pills Containing Fentanyl and Meth.  The press release is available at this link.  A fact sheet on counterfeit pills is available at this link. 

Please see the following urgent press release and Counterfeit Pills Fact Sheet below from the DEA regarding fake prescription drugs. Several individuals have lost their kids to these fake pills. Kids are seeing these and buying them on social media, thinking they are like Zanax or ADHD medicine.  They aren’t trying to get high, they are just thinking […]

Sharp Increase in Fake Prescription Pills Containing Fentanyl and Meth DEA Warns that International and Domestic Criminal Drug Networks are Flooding the United States with Lethal Counterfeit Pills Click here to read the full Public Safety Alert! Click here to download he Counterfeit Pills Fact Sheet Go to www.DEA.gov/onepill for more information

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September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. If you or a loved one needs support, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is available to you: 1-800-273-8255 We can all help prevent suicide. The Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones, and best […]

The Northwest ATTC is one of the co-sponsors for Speak Out for Recovery, a virtual event honoring Recovery Month. The event will feature speakers from across the state nominated by their Recovery Coalition to share their Recovery Story. Resources will also be presented, and the winner of this year's King County Recovery Month Poetry and […]

  The 2021 National Recovery Month theme, “Recovery is For Everyone: Every Person, Every Family, Every Community,” reminds people in recovery and those who support them that no one is alone in the journey through recovery. Everyone's journey is different, but we are all in this together.   National Addiction Professionals Day is held in […]

In September we celebrate National Recovery Month! The 2021 National Recovery Month theme is: Recovery is For Everyone: Every Person, Every Family, Every Community. To find out what is going on in your local area, to access resources and/or to get involved we recommend you visit: rm.facesandvoicesofrecovery.org #NLBHA #NHLATTC #NHLPTTC #RECOVERYMONTH2021 Español  ¡En septiembre celebramos […]