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Addiction Medication Marketplace: Opportunities for Drug Developers New SAMHSA Administrator Says Addiction Field not Secondary to MH Prospects Seem Promising for addictiona's Inclusion in Parity Bills Co‐Dependent No More celebrates 20th Anniversary Mental Health vs. Addiction Expenditures Briefly Noted Resources Coming up     

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Quality Group Urges Greater Utilization of Medications to Treat Addiction Foundations Embraces Model for Integrated MH and Addiction Most Americans Don't Know About Parity Law: APA Survey Legislators Look at Ways to Fund Addiction Treatment in W. Va. Act Now, Don't Wait for Budget Cuts to Come Downstream Briefly Noted In the States Call for Applications Coming up     

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State Policymakers and Providers Struggle to Fund and Treat Gambling Addiction Associations Hold Joint Meetings to Discuss Co‐Occurring Disorders Injectable Naltrexone Shown Effective in Reducing Heavy Drinking Side Effects of Injectable Naltrexone The Prevalence of Gambling Addiction Alcoholism and Problem Gambling Recommendations From NASADAD Report Poll Shows Workplace Impact of Family Addiction SAMHSA Study Links Alcohol Use, Delinquent Behavior Names in the News Resources Briefly Noted Coming up…     

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How CBT Can Help Addiction Treatment be More Recovery‐Oriented Hazelden Targets Young Adults for New NYC Programs Mixed News About Smoking from SAMHSA and the CDC New Commission for Accrediting Addiction Curricula ValueOptions Wins Grant to Use Peers to Cut Repeat Detox Teens in Substance Abuse Treatment Used Diverted Medical Marijuana: Study Briefly Noted Coming up     

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Addiction Treatment Growing as a Financial Investment Denver Center Pursues Integration While Honing its Specialty Care SBIRT Focus: Not to Find Alcoholics, but to Prevent the Disease M.D. Says Doctors Feel Pressured to Over‐Prescribe Opioids A Federation of State Addiction Counseling Licensing Boards ATTC Awards Announced for Next 5 Years Briefly Noted State News Coming up     

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Call to Action on Underage Drinking Emphasizes Coordinated Response Addiction Workforce Report Released without SAMHSA Endorsement NIDA Pain‐Addiction Conference Focuses on ‘Balance’ CTN to Evaluate 1‐Month Bupe Treatment for Rx Opiates Study Finds Power of Craving Underestimated by Opioid Addicts NJ Contracting System Changes Due to IG Investigation Recommendations from Workforce Report Briefly Noted Resources Coming up     

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Delaware Study Shows 4‐6 Hours of Paperwork Per Patient can be Eliminated California Credentialing Bill Would Create Four Tiers for Addiction Counselors Oregon Budget Would Slash Addiction Treatment Co‐occurring Disorders — Progress? Study: Disorders in TANF Group Show Need to Examine Policies Briefly Noted State News Resources Obituary Names in the News Coming up     

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Supreme Court Upholds Individual Mandate, Medicaid Expansion Program Blends Suboxone and Alternative Addiction Treatments SAAS/NIATx Attendees Learn How to Function Like Businesses New WHO Database Maps Addiction Resources in 147 Countries National Organization Setting Standards for Recovery Homes West Virginia AG Sues 14 Rx Drug Distributors Meeting Coverage for NASADAD and RSA Briefly Noted Names in the News Coming up     

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Full Court Press for Addiction Field on Capitol Hill TC Programs See Benets of Offering Dental Services Access to HBO's Addiction Tobacco Up for FDA Regulation; GAO on State Use Funds Final NJ OIG Report Blasts Addiction Treatment Provider Group Briefly Noted Resources Call for Applications Names in the News Coming up     

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Treatment Program and Book ‘Addiction Cure’ Claims Raise Hackles Powerful, Yet Elusive: Field Tries to Maximize Energy of Program Alumni States Take Steps to Train Workforce to Treat Veterans: NASADAD Report From NIDA's Blending Conference Alkermes Submits Application to Use Vivitrol for Opioid Addiction Treatment Breaks Even in Florida at Last Stage of Budget Briefly Noted Resources 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     

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SAMHSA Buprenorphine Meeting: Another Step Toward Lifting the Cap Fraud Probe of Sober Homes Highlights Drug‐Test Scams Bill Proposed to Provide Local Incentives to Treat Addiction N.J. Bill Would Allow Outpatient Commitment for Addiction California Certification: CAADAC + CAARR = CCAPP NASADAD Issues Public Policy Statement Endorsing Naloxone ASAM Revises Public Policy Statement on Naloxone Methadone Patient on the Pain of Stigma Coming up     

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Field Pleased With Medical Management, Other Provisions of Interim Final Rule With Budget Favoring Broad Programs, Will Addiction Needs be Protected? SSI and SSDI — Will it be More Open to Addicts, or Less? Join Together and CASA go Separate Ways Ohio Survey: Many People Don't Think Addiction is a Disease Briefly Noted State News Coming up     

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Drinking and Guns: A Bad Combination Agency, Recipient of Major Gift, to Bring in Addiction Partner Lawford on Recovery, 12 Steps, Treatment and Advocacy ‘Cocktail Tax,’ Beer Tax under Discussion in New Hampshire Addiction Services for People with Developmental Disabilities No Evidence of Liver Toxicity from Suboxone or Methadone Briefly Noted State News Resources Coming up     

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Peer Recovery Workers Gaining Foothold; Their Role May Grow Under Health Reform McLellan to Leave ONDCP Primary Care Physicians Needed in Addiction Treatment Workforce Methadone Staffers Need Training: AATOD and NAMA Code of Ethics for Methadone Advocates NAADAC Prepares First National Scopes of Practice ABAM Certification Hoped to Lead to Official Addiction Specialty Workforce Development Tools Seen in Health Reform Law The Graying Workforce Briefly Noted Resources Coming up     

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Congress Considers Two Bills Expanding Veterans Treatment Study of Naltrexone Buoys Hopes for Viable Gambling Treatments PTSD and Substance Use Disorders Who was Justin Bailey Nebraska Surveys Consumers on Addiction Treatment Topiramate Improves Life and Health for Alcoholics, Study Finds Thoughts on Amenities and Costs of Addiction Treatment Programs Briefly Noted State Watch Coming up     

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California Might Lose All Offender Treatment, Including Proposition 36 Treatment Institute Seeks to Help Drug Courts With Tracking Progress Merger With Mental Health Averted Tarzana Under Fire for Executive Pay and Board Conflicts of Interest SBI is Key to Keeping Addiction on Health Care Reform Agenda Poll: Addiction Treatment Should be Part of Health Care Use ‘Substance Use Disorders,’ Says Whole Health Campaign Briefly Noted State News Coming up     

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Abuse in South Florida may be Tied to Buprenorphine Expansion Vermont Grant Project Seeks Family‐Driven Adolescent Treatment Opioid Treatment Programs and Buprenorphine The Baltimore Studies Reckitt Benckiser on Possible Buprenorphine Abuse Similarities between Obesity and Addiction under Study at NIDA Disrupted Brain Functions Implicated in Behavioral Phenotypes of Obesity/Addiction Oregon to Design Prevention Strategy Based on New Data Briefly Noted Call for Applicants Grants and Funding Resources Coming up     

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Recovery Advocates Pressure Treatment System to Cast Aside Acute Care Model College Campuses Becoming Active Site for Array of Recovery Support Services Leaked Strategy Further Exposes Weaknesses of ONDCP Florida SSA Shares Advice on Budget Issues SSAs to Ask Pregnancy Test Makers to Include Alcohol Warnings FDA Requires Medication Guide be Given to Vivitrol Patients HRSA Funding in Budget for Training Addiction Specialists HIT Bill Would Provide ARRA Funding to Addiction Treatment Briefly Noted Coming up     

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National Strategy Focuses on Screening Seabrook House Will Establish Facility for Transitional Care by Summer Drug Control Funding: Agency Summary FY 2006 – FY 2008 The Addiction Project Combines Film, Host of Activities NIDA Releases Booklet on Addiction to Complement HBO Release CADCA and CHPA Launch Cough Medicine Abuse Campaign Parity Update: Insurance Discrimination Tracked Licensing of Transitional Centers Differs Among States Briefly Noted Resources Names in the News Coming up