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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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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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FADAA Includes Networks and Community Coalitions in Leadership Shift Rural Advisory Group Plans to Suggest Enhancements to SA Treatment, Prevention SAMHSA Alert on New Fentanyl Combination Coffee Protects Heavy Drinkers from Alcoholic Cirrhosis: Study NOMs Issue Brief Comes Out of NASADAD Meeting SAMHSA Releases TIP on Detoxification Vivitrol Commercially Available Briefly Noted Resources Call for Applications Coming Up     

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South Dakota: More Secrecy From the State, More Fear Among Providers Holistic‐Model Center Diversifies Further Under New Ownership SAMHSA Awards $22.5 Million for SA Prevention; South Dakota Uses for MI and SA Prevention Prevention Money Going From Substance Abuse to Mental Illness Illinois Providers Try to Reclaim Most of Unintended 26‐Percent Cut Briefly Noted In the States Coming up     

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Florida Case Highlights Threat to Parity by States and Insurance Companies Large Texas Nonprofit Sees Balancing of Funds, Move to Higher‐Level Staff Arizona Says System is ‘Stable’; Providers Cite Layoffs and Cuts Arizona KidsCare Frozen, Enrollment Down 60 Percent HHS Will Identify a ‘Path Forward’ on SAMHSA Appropriations Magellan Gets SAMHSA Award for Four Arizona Providers In the States Coming up     

State profiles on STR and SOR spending released by NASADAD

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is keeping its evaluations under wraps, but the National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors (NASADAD) has released a state‐specific list of how the State Targeted Response to the Opioid Crisis (STR) and State Opioid Response (SOR) grants are being spent.     

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Good News for SBI: Medicare May Pay for Alcohol Misuse Screening Facility's Social Media Policy Mirrors Rules on Other Interaction Partnership at Drugfree.org Acquires Join Together SAMHSA Pushes All Providers for MI and SUD Assesments Alcohol and Marijuana Dominate Probation/Parole Referrals Illinois Providers in Two‐Week Limbo, Still Face State Defunding Briefly Noted In the States Resources Coming up     

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Future of Private Residential Treatment Called Into Question by CMS Official Combined Effort of OTP Neighbors Will Provide Primary and MH Care SAMHSA Answers Questions on Need for Residential Treatment Study Shows AA Meetings Increase Abstinence in Young Women CSAT Answers Questions about Physician Caseload for Suboxone NASADAD Receives $1.1 Million Grant from SAMHSA Briefly Noted 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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Two Reports Criticize Drug Courts; NADCP Pushes Back SAMHSA Encourages Providers to Help Military Families Luxury Program Prepares Patients for Post‐Treatment Urine Testing Karen Carpenter‐Palumbo Appointed to Head NAATP Report Highlights Waste in SA Treatment in New York Prisons Briefly Noted In the States Coming up     

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Will SUDs Get ‘Lost’ in New Three‐Part Alliance? Even after Final Rule on Parity, Providers May Have to Be Activists Outsider Comments on Alliance California Suspends 16 Programs from Medicaid Payments SAMHSA Warns of Fentanyl‐Laced Heroin and Cocaine ‘Sex Addiction’ May Not Be a Brain Disease: Research Weiss and Carnes Critique Study Briefly Noted State News Coming up     

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Providers Temper Hopes for Health Reform, but Predict Other Progress with New Leader Policy Experts Expect Federal Drug Policy Shift Toward Demand Reduction Study of Young Adults Shows Risks of Short‐Term Suboxone Parents Receptive to SBI in Pediatrician Offices SAMHSA Study: SBIRT Reduced Illicit Drug Use 67.7 Percent Briefly Noted State Watch Business Coming up     

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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     

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Counseling on the Internet Found Effective in Small‐Scale Study In‐Prison Treatment Changing to Reflect Demands for Effectiveness Ariz. Treatment Providers Protest Against Uncompensated Care Diversification Pays? NIDA‐NIAAA Merger Would Hurt Alcoholism Issues, Says NAATP President ‘Committed’ to Filling SAMHSA Administrator Post ADAW Publisher Sponsors National Council's Excellence in Innovation Award Briefly Noted State News Resources Coming up     

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BHOs to Monitor Providers in First Step Toward New York Medicaid Carveout Recovery Home Joins Care Continuum Through Merger With Easter Seals Buprenorphine Works, but Only if Patients Stay on it: Study SAMHSA Places 10 Regional Administrators Across the Country NAATP CEO Carpenter‐Palumbo Resigns to Pursue Consulting Briefly Noted In the States Pharma News Names in the News Coming up     

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CRC Discusses Growth Challenges, Reaches Out to Fellow Providers Study Shows Rogue Pharmacies Market Controlled Substances to Consumers SAMHSA Issues Guidance for Treatment Providers on Vivitrol CASA Recommendations SBI Guide Instructs Trauma Centers, Hospitals, Physicians Pediatricians Call for R Rating for Movies Depicting Smoking NIDA Finds ‘Extraordinary Results’ in Early Trials of Nicotine Vaccine New York Announces 90‐Day Grandparenting Period for New Gambling Designation Briefly Noted Coming up     

NASADAD to NIDA: Connect research to practice

When the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) sought input on its five‐year plan, the people responsible for publicly funded prevention, treatment and recovery — state directors — called for returning to the days of communication between federal agencies like the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and between NIDA researchers and the service delivery system. In an Aug. 7 letter to NIDA's strategic planning team, Robert I.L. Morrison, executive director of the National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors (NASADAD), noted that each state alcohol and drug agency has a critical role to play in NIDA initiatives. This role includes.     

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Treatment and Medicaid Questions Persist After Supreme Court Ruling Transition Plan at Calif. Center Illustrates Magnitude of Changes NASADAD Meeting: ACA Ruling, Budgets, Medicaid and MH Louisiana Providers Facing Changes with Magellan Partnership More Medicaid, Less Grant Funds for Treatment in Maryland Briefly Noted State News Names in the News 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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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