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SAMHSA State‐By‐State Data Underscores Treatment Gap Prop.36 Cost‐Benefit Analysis Justifies Investment in Treatment New Events Sharpen Awareness Month's Focus on Youth Drinking Tribal Communities Need Services for Methamphetamine Addiction Prom, Graduation Season and the SADD Pledge Briefly Noted Requests for Applications Business Resources Coming Up     

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CRC Expands Methadone Clinics to Treatment for Non‐Opiates U.S. Center, Canadian Tribe Forge Mutual Learning Partnership Digital Medication Program May Help Methadone Patients in Future Emergencies Blending Research and Practice: NIDA and SAMHSA Team up Opiate Withdrawal Drug Starts Phase III Clinical Trials Briefly Noted Names in the News Grants and Funding Resources Coming Up     

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Reform in N.C.: Substance Abuse Treatment Providers Losing out to State System Process Improvement in L.A. County may Reverberate Across California List of Community Support Services TEDS Data Highlights: Alcohol Admissions Down Highlights Lessons Learned from L.A. County Project Briefly Noted State Watch Names in the News Coming up     

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Methadone Clinic Move Facing NIMBY and ‘Redevelopment’ Barriers in Camden, NJ Maricopa Analysis Highlights Widespread Substance Use Problems in Jail Population First Drink Under Age 15 Raises Risk of Adult AUD Poll Looks at American Attitudes Toward Recovery Parity's Fate Hinged to House Vote on Bailout Package Painkiller Initiation Rates Keep Rising Briefly Noted State Watch Coming up     

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NESARC Study: Destigmatization and PC Physicians Needed to Close Treatment Gap New Hires at Caron Boost Capacity to Treat Co‐Occurring Mental Disorders Odds Ratios for Drug Dependence Mass. Centers Act As Addiction and Primary Care Provider Senate Parity Bill: Strong Legislation that Will Help Consumers and Families Morphine May Cause Lasting Changes in the Brain Briefly Noted Business Coming up     

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Longer Stays Mean Better Outcomes? The Relationship Isn't That Simple Tobacco Hits Lowest Rate Since Survey Began 33 Years Ago Utah Offender Treatment Program Facing Immediate Cuts Using Public Relations to Get Your Treatment Program Noticed Alkermes Moves New Oral Drug for Alcohol Dependence Into Clinical Trials Briefly Noted State Watch Names in the News Business Resources Call for Submissions Coming up     

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Methamphetamine Takes Center Stage at Senate Appropriations Committee Hearing Alcohol Exclusion Laws Preventing Screening for Alcohol and Drugs in Emergency Rooms SAMHSA Matrix Model for Methamphetamine Treatment Admissions for Drug Treatment Increase for Older Adults SAMHSA Makes Available Treatment Program Guide SAMHSA, ONDCP to Start Campaign Linking Marijuana, Mental Illness Access to Substance Abuse Treatment Reduces Alcohol‐Related Fatalities Most States have Alcohol Exclusion Laws Offender Re‐Entry Bill Shows Bipartisan Support Coming up…     

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Leadership Forum Reflects Strength of Community Coalitions CADCA Conference Symposium Addresses Reemergence of Inhalant Abuse Training Initiative Addresses Dual Diagnosis, Domestic Violence Obituary Names in the News Business Notes Resources Briefly Noted Coming Up     

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Persons Under the Influence a Frequent Target of Tasers; Effects Remain Murky Oklahoma to Close Treatment Beds and Lay Off State Workers W. Va. Governor Calls for $23.5 Million for Substance Abuse Funding Goals of Governor's Drug Plan California's Senate Bill 707 Spells R‐E‐S‐P‐E‐C‐T Study: News About ODs May Have Led to Increased Abuse of Opioids Okla. Dept. of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services Budget Reduction Summary Briefly Noted State News Business Names in the News Coming up     

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Health Care Reform and Parity: Twin Worries for the Field Affiliation Enhances SA Continuum for Largest Community‐Based Provider Providers' Role in Preventing and Treating Problem Gambling Montana Treatment System Gets Additional $3 Million Methadone Induction Death Raises Questions Briefly Noted State News Resources Names in the 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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Managed Care: A Balance Between Terminating Contracts and Collaborating Washington State Data Finds Treatment Just as Effective for Methamphetamine Managed Care Tool Kit Resignation Letter from Charles G. Curie to President Bush Study Finds Link Between Alcohol Outlets, Violence PIRE Merger Program for Mothers and Children Expands into New Building, with Self‐Pay Spinoff Ellen Breyer of Hazelden Receives Outstanding Achievement Award from ACATA Mark S. Gold, M.D. Receives the Nelson J. Bradley, M.D. Award Briefly Noted Resources Coming Up     

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States and Providers Face Increased Accountability on How Block Grant is Spent Agencies Progress in Veterans' Care by Embracing Military Culture NOMs Measures Alabama to Investigate 112 Uncertified Programs SAMHSA Gives ASAM $1.5 Million to Train M.D.s in Prescribing Methadone DASIS Report Looks at Differences Between First‐Time, Repeat Admissions Briefly Noted State Watch Names in the News Resources Business Coming up     

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Success Story: Partnership Between TC and Methadone Clinic Counselors — and Management — of Color Needed in Treatment Field OASAS Non‐Discrimination Regulation Meeting Schedule to Introduce Methadone to Palladia Staff Fledgling Day‐Treatment TC in Bulgaria Seabrook House Establishes Self‐Pay Program for Mothers Incarcerating with Treatment, or Treatment as an Alternative Briefly Noted Names in the News Coming Up     

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California OIG Blasts In‐Prison Treatment as a Waste of Money Leadership Change at Phoenix House Signals New Growth, National Influence New Head of ADP is Renee Zito AATOD Seeks Reconvening of Federal Opioid Treatment Panel NAATP Salary Survey Released: Resource for HR Directors Reader Responds to ADAW Article About Budget Coming up     

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No Money for Safe and Drug‐Free Schools Again, New ATR Vouchers House Subcommittee Considers Beefing up Treatment Language in Second Chance Act New ATR Voucher Program Substance Abuse Services and the Budget ‘Disproportionate Impact’ on African Americans FY 2006 Budget, Good and Bad Private Treatment Program for Methadone Detox Focuses on Buprenorphine SAMHSA Survey Looks at Role of Schools in Providing Services Applications Now Being Accepted for Director of Research and Program Applications Briefly Noted Resources Coming Up     

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Knowledge of Mental Disorders Required for Client Service, Counselor Careers Peer‐Led Services Begin to Emerge as Adjunct to Treatment NAADAC Workforce Development Conference Focus on Attracting and Retaining Counselors Peer Session Encourages Abstinence N.J. Treatmentproviders Group Seeks Restoration of Terminated Grant New Endorsement for Adolescent Services Coming from NAADAC Open Meeting on Medicare Drug Rule Effect's on Substance Abuse Substance Abuse Treatment Included in $7.2 Million for Jail Diversion Programs for Mentally Ill Briefly Noted Resources Coming Up