Recovery Month will take place: Faces & Voices of Recovery will run it

Last week, we reported that the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration is walking away from its sponsorship of Recovery Month (see “After 30 years, SAMHSA walks away from Recovery Month,” ADAW, July 8, https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/adaw.32770 ). This is correct. However, what needs clarification is this: Recovery Month will still take place, hosted by Faces & Voices of Recovery. Philip Rutherford, director of operations of Faces & Voices of Recovery, told ADAW in an email last week that the organization “is excited to host the Recovery Month website, previously found at recoverymonth.gov .” The new site “will contain a repository for the 2020 Recovery Month digital assets, like graphics and display banners for anyone to download and use, and more. Equally as important, organizations will be able to post information about their events on the Recovery Month calendar.” These materials have “been a staple of the event for years, and Faces & Voices is pleased to be able to keep it going.”     

Table of Contents

Co‐Occurring Disorders Can Be Treated Within SAPT Block Grant Advocates Optimistic as Second Chance Act Clears House Committee Doctor's Sentence Highlights Challenges of Methadone Treatment Recovery Month Slated for Elimination by President's Proposed Budget SAMHSA Announces $96 Million in Access to Recovery Grants Briefly Noted Names in the News Coming up     

Table of Contents

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     

Table of Contents

Rise in Marijuana, Heroin Use Top Concerns in NSDUH Release Long Waits for a Treatment Slot Take Toll on Staff, Reputation Advocates Dismayed as Legalization Moves Forward NIDA on Marijuana Legalization Recovery Month at SAMHSA: Wellness and Walks FDA Requires Black‐Box Warning on Some Opioids Resources Coming up     

Table of Contents

Field Reaction Mixed to SAMHSA's Inclusion of MH in Recovery Month TC Departs From Peers in Working With Clients Receiving Methadone SAMHSA, Relevance, and the Million Hearts Campaign Hopes for Growth of Recovery Movement NIDA and NIAAA Skeptical of but Intrigued by Use of SPECT Merged N.J. Division Embarks on Medicaid Waiver for MBHO Why Addiction Treatment Must Be a Part of Mainstream Health Care Federal Funding Advocates Needed Briefly Noted In the States Coming up     

Table of Contents

Treatment Programs Balance Amenities with Focus on Therapy A Tale of Two Reports: The 1st is Killed, and the 2nd may be Diluted Seabrook Program for Mothers Reflects Diversification of Payer Mix Summit Launches Efforts Against Illicit Fentanyl Use NACoA Rescues SAMHSA Database from Budget Cuts Recovery Month: No Speeches for People Newly in Recovery Report Highlights Successful State Innovations in Behavioral Health Care NEATTC's Innovation Call for Innovative Practices in Workforce Development Briefly Noted Resources Grants and Funding Coming up     

Table of Contents

California Senate Report Blasts ADP for Lax Oversight and Medical Ban Fundraising and Name Give Betty Ford Center an Advantage Quotations From the Report Little Known About Stories Behind OD Deaths, Says Pain Expert State to Investigate S.D. Detox Center After Employee Criticism Study Links ‘Doctor Shopping’ to Rx OD Deaths SAMHSA Postpones Announcement of Recovery Month, NSDUH Briefly Noted Coming up     

Table of Contents

Counselors Rules to be Set by States: SAMHSA Mayo Program Addresses Substance Abuse in Pain Treatment Optum Explores Peers With Faces and Voices of Recovery Caron Takes Delray Beach to Court Over Sober Home Report From Betty Ford Recovery Meeting: Access to Treatment Field Expresses Concerns About Proposed SAMHSA Budget Briefly Noted Coming up     

Table of Contents

Counties Hit Hard by Need for Treatment and Funds for Methamphetamine Underage Drinking Debate: Zero Tolerance vs. Harm Reduction Breakdown of Types of Drug Treatment Programs in NACo Survey Four NACo Surveys on Methamphetamine Reach Out Now Teach‐Ins Members of Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Prevention of Underage Drinking Doctors Worry Over Increased Scrutiny of Painkiller Prescribing Recovery Grants Will Be Awarded; SAMHSA Corrects Mix‐up SAMHSA Launches Recovery Website Briefly Noted Resources Names in the News Coming up     

Table of Contents

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     

Table of Contents

CRC's New CEO Launches Inpatient Pre‐Vivitrol Detoxification Program Detox Center Operator Perseveres in Face of Siting Opposition Revised Anti‐Drug Media Campaign Effective, Study Finds Drug Control Budget: Where is Prevention Money Disappearing To? Voices of Recovery San Mateo County: Delivering Recovery Support SAMHSA Releases Screening Guide, Recommending Outdated CAGE CAGE Questions Briefly Noted Coming up     

Table of Contents

In the Blossoming Recovery Industry, Who are the Addiction Workers? Program Staff that Faced Tragedy Now Encouraged toward Self–Care Survey: SAMHSA Employees Feel Untrusted, Overly Supervised Letter to the Editor New County–CRC Program Focuses on Co–Occurring Disorders Faces & Voices Tells NIDA it's Time to Study Recovery Briefly Noted State News Coming up     

Table of Contents

Programs Frustrated by Slow Pace of Parity Enforcement; Call for Final Rule New Jersey Nonprofit Emphasizes Expansion of Its Capabilities Methadone Treatment and Driving Laws May Conflict SAMHSA Tweaks Recovery Definition to Add Abstinence Researcher Advises Congress on Rx Abuse Interventions Briefly Noted Coming up     

Table of Contents

SAMHSA Document, Made Public in Error, Reveals Changes Planned for Block Grant NIH Panel Recommends Replacing NIAAA and NIDA With New Addictions Institute What the Contractor Would Have Done ‘Front Door’ to Treatment in Texas Endangered in Budget Process Recovery Researcher to Focus on Developing Science of Recovery What Was Missing: NIDA, NIAAA Perspectives Briefly Noted In the States Coming Up     

Table of Contents

SAMHSA‐Requested FY 2015 Budget Axes ATR, Adds $20 Million for Integration Leaders Say Pace of Mergers between Providers Can't Be Forced Naloxone Saves Lives and Can Lead People to Treatment Evidence and the 12 Steps Faces & Voices of Recovery Announces Leadership Transition Local Governments ask Rx Industry to Pay for Take‐Back Days Resources Coming up     

After 30 years,SAMHSA walks away from Recovery Month

“Recovery” is widely considered the main brand of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), and every September for 30 years, recovery from addiction has been celebrated, with gradually increasing input from the recovery field. But communication, hasn't been SAMHSA's strong point, at least with the recovery community.     

Table of Contents

New TIP from SAMHSA Focuses on Criminal Justice System CRC's Karlin Describes Steps Toward Success Range of Treatment Services Attention Barriers to Substance Abuse Treatment in Criminal Justice Settings Partial Repeal of Education Aid Restrictions for Drug Conviction Takes Another Step in Congress Faces and Voices Recovery Group Faces Its Challenges in Washington Correction Briefly Noted Call for Applications Coming up     

Table of Contents

Budget Problems, Medicaid Expansion Main Topics at SAMHSA Meeting Center Takes Eclectic Approach to Treatment of Pregnant Women Human Rights Watch Questions Ethics of China Drug Study Coaching Youth in Recovery GAO Assesses Treatment and Prevention in 2010 Stradegy Buprenorphine ER Visits up 255 Percent Briefly Noted Resources Coming up