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PARCKA
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The University of Utah's Program for Addiction Research, Clinical Care, Knowledge, and Advocacy (PARCKA) promotes and provides addiction related research, clinical care, knowledge and advocacy locally and nationally.
🚨 Tomorrow’s the day! 🚨 Use With Care premieres TOMORROW Jan 7 — a 12-week series on all things harm reduction & overdose prevention with #amazing community partners 💜

Listen on #ApplePodcasts or #Spotify 🎧
#Learn #Connect #ReduceHarm
January 6, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Use With Care is a 12‑week limited series all about harm reduction, overdose prevention, and the amazing partners doing this work right here in our community. 💜🤝

Join us starting this Wednesday, Jan 7 ➡️ March 25.
#Learn #Connect #ReduceHarm

Listen on #ApplePodcasts or #Spotify 🎧✨
January 5, 2026 at 9:46 PM
During this time of year, everyone deserves a little rest…even a podcast! 😴🎧

Let’s Talk About Drugs in the Intermountain West is taking a short two‑week break, and we’ll be back on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026 with brand‑new episodes! ✨

Happy Holidays from #LTAD! 🎄❄️
December 23, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Our team loved supporting Odyssey House of Utah with a winter clothing drive! ❤️🧥

Huge thanks to our amazing staff for donating and to Odyssey House for all you do for our community. ❄️🤝
December 22, 2025 at 6:48 PM
The holiday season is here, and our team is celebrating in this month's #GINMonthly! 🎄 From service projects to spotlighting our amazing staff and affiliate faculty, there's always a reason to spread joy this time of year!

Check it out now! 🎉✨ medicine.utah.edu/internal-med...
December 18, 2025 at 8:07 PM
🎄✨ Earlier this week, our team went head-to-head in our annual Gingerbread House Decorating Contest! 🍬🏠

All three teams absolutely crushed it, but the crown ended up going to the house that fell on the Wicked Witch of the East, complete with ruby slippers! 🧙‍♀️👠
December 12, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Utah is considering involuntary #mentalhealth + #addiction treatment. In a recent @sltrib.com Op-Ed, #PARCKA Affiliate Faculty Dr. Michael Incze warns of overdose risk after release and calls for evidence-based solutions like #HousingFirst 🏠

Read it here: www.sltrib.com/opinion/comm...
December 11, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Psychedelics in therapy? Dr. Benjamin Lewis is here to explain why it might be a game-changer. 🌈✨ New episode of Let’s Talk About Drugs in the Intermountain West #LTAD is out now! 🎧
December 10, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Every piece matters when building the #AHSR2026 puzzle! 🧩 Meet the amazing Junior Investigator Award Committee Chairs who help make it all come together! 🎉

Stay up to date with #AHSR2026 at tinyurl.com/ahsr2026
December 9, 2025 at 6:18 PM
🚀 @uofuhealth.bsky.social secured $531 million in research funding for FY2025, surpassing the half-billion mark! 🎉 These investments fuel groundbreaking discoveries + advance health in Utah and beyond.

We’re proud that #PARCKA’s research portfolio is part of this historic achievement! 🌟
December 8, 2025 at 9:05 PM
We did it! 💪 Our amazing team just dropped off nearly 400 lbs of food to the Utah Food Bank from last month’s #FoodDrive! 🥫✨ We love every chance to give back to the community that makes our work so meaningful! ❤️
December 5, 2025 at 6:50 PM
A recent #NIDA #CTN study shows that a short, tailored #educational intervention can significantly improve #naloxone acceptance among peripartum individuals receiving treatment for opioid use disorder #OUD

🔍 Read the full paper now: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41125158/
December 4, 2025 at 10:32 PM
New episode of #LTAD! How do we create judgment-free spaces for college students to talk about substance use? 🤔

Reyes Esparza from @utah.edu shares how his team helps students set goals & reduce risk. ❤️
December 3, 2025 at 4:48 PM
#AHSR2026 is getting closer every day! 🎉 Registration opens January 2026—are you ready? #comingsoon

👉 Stay up to date: tinyurl.com/ahsr2026
December 2, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Back from the holiday break and straight into a winter! ❄️ The #PARCKA team is loving our first snowfall of the season, but we are ready for even more! Hope your holidays were full of yummy treats and cozy moments. ⛄✨
December 1, 2025 at 5:34 PM
🎙️ New episode of Let's Talk About Drugs in the Intermountain West #LTAD is out NOW!

We chat with Stephanie Fitch about how her own personal journey helped launch the Montana Obstetric & Maternal Support (MOMS) program. 💡 Listen now! 🎧
November 26, 2025 at 6:52 PM
This season of giving, the #PARCKA team came together to support the Utah Food Bank with a food drive! 🥫✨ Want to make a difference too? Visit utahfoodbank.org to learn how you can give food, time, or funds to help our community. 🧡
November 25, 2025 at 5:58 PM
The November GIN Monthly is here! 🍂 Catch up on everything we’ve been up to at the #GIN_NIDA_CTN this past month. Don’t miss our node's latest updates + highlights! 👇

medicine.utah.edu/internal-med...
November 24, 2025 at 4:57 PM
🌟 Meet the amazing #AHSR2026 Workshops Committee Chairs! 🌟 They’re keeping us connected from sea to shining sea 🌊🏔️ from MA ➡️ OR and everything in between!

Start planning your #AHSR2026 adventure now @ tinyurl.com/ahsr2026 🚀
November 20, 2025 at 7:45 PM
🎙️ New #LTAD Episode Alert!

Data is transforming substance use prevention & treatment. Hear insights from Dr. Corey Hayes (UAMS) + how unexpected connections shape your journey!
November 19, 2025 at 6:46 PM
✨ Our #PARCKA team had an amazing time at #AMERSA2025 in Portland! 🌲✈️ We loved presenting our work 🎤, connecting 🤝, learning 📚, and sharing ideas💡🌟🙌
November 18, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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Nice to see this @jamanetworkopen.com paper first authored by Sophia Huebler, a PhD student (!) @utah.edu released today. #buprenorphine rx for #OUD has dramatically shifted to non-addiction specialty care settings in @deptvetaffairs.bsky.social @parcka.bsky.social
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder in Non–Addiction Specialty Settings
This cohort study evaluates changes in prescribing of buprenorphine treatment for opioid use disorder at primary care, mental health, and pain clinics and substance use disorder clinics in Stepped Car...
jamanetwork.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Reposted by PARCKA
The @uofuhealth.bsky.social @parcka.bsky.social representing at #amersa2025 with over 22 attendees. Time to
celebrate addiction research at UofU and #VASLCHCS. Go #PARCKA!!!
November 14, 2025 at 6:32 AM
When one of our study teams crushes a major milestone, we celebrate in style…on the green! ⛳️ 🏌️‍♀️ Big goals deserve big swings! #TopGolf #TeamGoals #CelebrateSuccess
November 13, 2025 at 3:06 PM
In today's new episode of Let's Talk About Drugs in the Intermountain West #LTAD, we sit down with Becky Smith-Lacey to explore Ice Cream Social 🍦🍨 a welcoming “third space” designed for connection without the focus on substances. A place for #everyone to belong! Listen now!
November 12, 2025 at 6:26 PM