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Connecticut Agency Finds Success with Variety of Recovery Support Workers NAADAC Survey Highlights Loan Forgiveness, Other Issues for Workforce NIDA Partners with AMA to Add Addiction to Medical School New Credential from NAADAC and NACoA for Faith Leaders Idaho Officials Adopt GAIN for Assessment of Substance Abuse Briefly Noted Names in the News Resources Coming up     

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Parity Implementation Coalition Requests Federal Intervention in Florida BCBS Case Minn. Treatment Center Ratchets Up Process of Analyzing Outcomes NASADAD Inquiry Finds SSA Involvement in DUI/DWI Programs EEOC Sues Company for Sidelining Trucker for Alcohol Abuse Why We ALL Need Recovery Briefly Noted In the States Resources Coming up     

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New Drug Court Program in Michigan Defines Distinct Alcohol Component Serious Mental Disorders Predict New Onset Substance Abuse NASADAD Supports Veterans Bill, State Involvement in Services States Set up Programs for Veterans Building the Science of Recovery Gambling vs. Drug/Alcohol Addiction Treatment: Showdown in Iowa Briefly Noted State Watch Resources Names in the News Coming up     

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Cocaine Deaths and Treatment Admissions Rising in Maine Utah Initiative for Offenders Links Treatment, Probation Methadone Overdoses and Medical Examiners For‐Profit Entity Growing Rapidly in Developing Faith‐Based Homes Residential Treatment Expansion in Montana Cough Medicine Abuse Reported in New NSDUH Analysis Successful Prisoner Reentry: Full Circle Recovery Programs at San Quentin Prison Briefly Noted State Watch Resources Grant Announcements Coming up     

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Congress Votes to Increase SCHIP Funding with Tobacco Taxes Study Finds 3.8% of Pain Patients Abuse their Opioid Medication Recovery Home Gets Grant from OxyContin Agreement New York State and the MSA NASADAD Makes Case for Increase in Block Grant Legal Community Pitches in to Prevent Underage Drinking Senate Judiciary Committee Passes Second Chance Act Briefly Noted Names in the News State Watch Resources Coming up     

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DSM‐5 Explained by NIDA Official: No More Abuse or Dependence Hazelden Seeing Stronger Recovery Through Free Post‐Treatment Support Criteria for Substance Use Disorders What Providers Must Do to Integrate With Health Care: TRI Forum Workforce Changes Parity Sign‐On Letters Get Weak Response From Feds So Far Briefly Noted In the States Coming up     

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Researchers Call Rapid Opioid Detox Unsafe ‘Charitable Choice’ Still in Flux as Religious Organizations Compete for Treatment Grants Payers and Ultra Rapid Detox Resource One State's Missive on Charitable Choice Charitable Choice and Access to Recovery Tainted Heroin Caused Cardiovascular Effects in First Part of 2005 Coordination Urged Between Corrections and State Substance Abuse Directors State Prison Population Briefly Noted Resources Coming up     

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Institute Helps NYC Providers Work Within Child Welfare System Model Program in Family Treatment in Running for Innovations Award Awaiting the Award Announcement Public Sector Bears Growing Burden for SA Treatment Spending Recovery Schools Support Sobriety for Young People How One Agency Benefited From Training Names in the News Resources Briefly Noted Coming up…     

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Recovery Coaches Help Women Get Treatment, Regain Custody of Their Children Study: Impact of Substance Disorders on Medicaid Costs has been Underestimated What Babies Get Tested for Drugs: A System that is ‘Ripe for Bias’ Wyoming Starts SBIRT in Medicaid‐Substance Abuse Partnership From Our Readers: Challenges and Plans for 2009 Still No Nominee for ONDCP or SAMHSA Posts Briefly Noted State Watch Resources Business Coming up     

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Only Half of Adolescent Facilities Conduct Mental Health Assessments New NIDA Report Hoped to Educate Judges, Criminal Justice The GAIN Assessment Tool Grant Will Allow New Hope Foundation to Implement Retention Tool Firm Extends Professional Recovery Model to Broader Population McLean Opens High‐End Treatment Program Criminal Justice Statistics for Substance Abuse Briefly Noted Resources Coming Up     

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Finding an EHR Vendor: Mistakes are Costly, and Questions About Confidentiality Linger Basic Cell Phone Technology Seen as Recovery Boost in Conn. Center Oral Fluids: The Specimen of the Future for Drug Testing Addiction Vaccines on the Edge of Discovery Video‐Conferencing Coming Soon to Oklahoma Substance Abuse Providers NIAAA Sums up Technologies Used in Treating Alcohol Abuse Briefly Noted 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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Recovery Support Included in SAMHSA's Final Strategic Initiatives Center's Ability to Go Smoke‐Free Bodes Well for Others in Utah ASAM Paper Outlines Reasons for Banning ‘Medical Marijuana’ Treatment and Criminal Justice Alternatives Face Cuts in Texas NIAAA, Mindful of Merger, Speaks Out on Alcohol's Harmful Effects Prevalence and Population Estimates of Past‐Year Substance Use among Users: U.S. Briefly Noted In the States Resources Coming up     

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California Struggles with How to Make Offenders Show up for Treatment Prisons and Jails: Methadone's Next Growth Area From SB 803 Surgeon General: Substance Abuse Problems Affect 87% of the Disabled Methadone for Jail Inmates Coming to Washington State County Naltrexone and CBT an Effective Combination: Study Briefly Noted Resources Names in the News Call for Applications Coming up     

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Samaritan Village Program Aimed at Veterans' PTSD and Substance Abuse Oklahoma to Merge Medicaid, State Grant, and Block Grant Fee Systems TCA's Principles of Care for Returning Veterans Oklahoma Treatment Stats Drinking Associated with Earlier Onset of Colorectal Cancer Underage Drinking the Theme of Tuesday's 1,200 Town Hall Meetings Support for Faith‐Programs Continues in Face of Increasing Controversy Briefly Noted Business Resources Coming Up     

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Oregon Council Report May Lead to Damage Repair for Treatment Field Counseling and Naltrexone Found Equally Effective Highlights from ‘The Domino Effect’ Treatment Works: Outcomes for Substance Abuse Treatment 2003 COMBINE Findings: Highlights Server Responsibility Can Help Prevent Drunk Driving Cigna Behavioral Health Sponsors Symposium on Addiction Advocates Seek Funding for Patriot Act's Meth Provision Addiction Community Offers Support as Kennedy Enters Treatment Briefly Noted Resources Business Coming Up     

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Trial of Oxycontin: An Opportunity for Treatment Field to Educate Audit: Iowa In‐Prison Treatment Falls Short in Stemming Recidivism Child Welfare Agencies Urged to use Screening Tool for Substance Abuse in Families Substance Abuse Appropriations Continue in Senate When Surveying Methamphetamine, Two Questions May be Better than One Briefly Noted State Watch Resources Coming up