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SAMHSA Says Money is Tight and NOMs is Key to Accountability As Federal Parity Debate Intensifies, Report Hits Weakness of State Measures Good News: Congress Increases Treatment and Prevention Funding NY State Ready for a Comeback: Workforce and Prevention Most Treatment Programs are Serving Special Needs: SAMHSA Briefly Noted State Watch Grants and Funding Coming up     

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E-Therapy Seen as Having Many Applications on Treatment Continuum SAMHSA, Researchers Step Up Efforts to Treat Co-Occurring Disorders Manufacturers Focus on Tamper-Resistant Opioid Formulations SAMHSA Creates Customized e-Mails in New ‘eNetwork’ Program Profile Areas for eNetwork Hazelden Uses Equine Therapy for Some Extended-Stay Patients NREPP Briefly Noted State Watch Names in the News Resources Coming up     

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SAMHSA Plans Dramatic Changes as Health Reform Proceeds Kansas Professionals See License Law as Pivotal to Elevating Counseling NIDA Heralds New Delivery Systems to Treat Opioid Addiction Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly Wins Two Azbee Awards SAMHSA Grant Will Help Odyssey House Develop Peer Workforce Briefly Noted State Watch Names in the News Obituary Resources Coming up     

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SAMHSA Issues Core Principles for Field in Health Care Reform Counties Mull Local Factors in Deciding Whether to Privatize Treatment Operations NIDA Reminder to Treatment: Counseling is Part of MAT New York State Tells Counties to Improve Access and Efficiency All Eyes on Alcohol Tax in New Jersey Briefly Noted State News Resources Business Names in the News Coming up     

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Premiums May Be Low, but Cost Sharing May Discourage SUD Treatment Insurance Contracts Don't Just Walk Through Your Doors Legal Action Center Expects Confidentiality to Be Preserved Clarification: SAMHSA May Change 42 CFR Part 2 Wording ‘Dear SAMHSA: Don't Walk Away From Recovery Month’ Hazelden and Betty Ford Center to Merge, Expand Outpatient State News Names in the News Coming up     

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SAMHSA Budget: Good News for BG and Prevention, but New Insurance Tap North Dakota Center Hopes State Will Shore Up Financial Picture SA‐MH Integration in LA: People with COD Come First Cape Cod Times Series Focuses on Opioids, Insurance Problems Glitches and Still No Parity for Health Care Reform Obamacare: ‘Navigators’ are Replacing Insurance Brokers State News Coming up     

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EHR Costs for Addiction Treatment Programs: $100,000 and up Unit Reinforces Addiction Medicine via Affiliation with Yale School SAMHSA Workforce Report Has Landed Florida Cities Lobby to Restrict Sober Homes Statewide Five Reasons a Recovery Focus Strengthens Everything Aetna Uses Pharmacy Benefit to Discourage Opioid Abuse Briefly Noted State News Coming up     

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NADCP Supports MAT but Questions Lack of Medication Protocols OTPs Build Electronic Capability to Improve Documentation, Payment HHS Announces $100 Million to Help States Improve Medicaid Care, with Focus on SUDs Controversy Boiling over as SAMHSA Considers Raising Bupe Cap Faces & Voices Supports Retaining 42 CFR Part 2 as is State News Coming up     

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Responding to Negative Press: Methadone, Buprenorphine Targeted Phoenix House Maximizes Chances to Operate Sober Homes The SAMHSA Comment on for‐Profits Hazelden's Seppala Presents on MAT at Rx Drug Abuse Summit Addiction Treatment May Benefit from Parity Lawsuit DOD's Tricare to Pay for Tobacco‐Cessation Medications State News Coming up     

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Congress Heads into Home Stretch for Parity Legislation Oxford Houses Thrive Under Radar of Addiction Community Background on Parity Legislation Budget Battle: SAMHSA Speaks Out – Will Congress Listen? Manicures, the RCSP, and the Budget Alcohol/Drug Screening by Computer Helpful: Psychiatric Study Idaho Governor Backs off on Treatment Cuts State Watch Call for Applications Coming up     

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Treatment Expansion in Washington State Funded by Medicaid Cost Offsets Study Finds No Harm in Religious use of Peyote; Supreme Court Impact Possible Treatment Expansion in Washington State Thumbs Up for Parity Recommendations, Down for Merging SA and MH Issues Older Problem Drinkers Medicating Pain with Alcohol Use of Alcohol to Manage Pain Among Male Non‐Problem and Problem Drinkers, Ages 55 to 65 Years Offender re‐entry Bill Gets Strong Support in Hearings State Prison Population and Substance Abuse SAMHSA Presenting Forums on New Medication for Opioid Addiction Briefly Noted Resources Coming up     

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SAMHSA Workforce Report: More on Mental Health than Addiction Alcohol Allowed Here: Minn. Center Diverges from 12‐Step Model Vermont OTP Hub‐and‐Spoke System Moving Ahead Slowly FDA Panel Recommends Approval of Probuphine Illinois Providers Continue to Wait for Medicaid Expansion Recovery Project Focuses on Buprenorphine Support Briefly Noted State News Coming up     

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SAMHSA Pushes SBI to Address Baby‐Boomer Drug Use Prosecutor Leadership, Coordination Contribute to S.D. Reentry Strides Drug Could Increase Drinking but Reduce Other Problems NIAAA's Drug Development Goes Beyond Alcohol Problems ADAW Wins Journalism Awards for Parity and State Budget Watch Stories Illinois Treatment Providers Have Backlog of Unpaid Claims Congratulations! Briefly Noted State News Call for Applications Coming up     

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Canadian Food Addiction Study Highlights Links to Obesity Yale Food Addiction Scale Same‐Day Access in Many OTPs, but Some Subgroups Face Waits SAMHSA Starts to Back off on Confidentiality of Patient Records Ensuring Confidentiality in Electronic Health Records Information on Exchanges and SUD Services Still Lacking Medicaid Managed Care for SUDs and Mental Health Delayed in New York State News Coming up