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New Jersey's Recovery Mentor Initiative Increases Workforce More Good News for Youth in Annual Survey, but Treatment Gap Persists Review Shows No Beneficial Link Between ONDCP Campaign, Youth Use Theme at Annual Forum is Change and Journey into the Future Alcohol Expenditure Study Show Alcohol Industry Has Financial Interest in Underage Drinking Reversal of Doctor's Conviction Calls Attention to Pain Management Briefly Noted Grants and Funding Coming Up     

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In One of its Last Grants to Field, RWJF Focuses on Sustainability Proportion of People Addicted to Drugs, or Drugs‐Alcohol Mix, on the Rise Field Grapples With Sobriety Time for Counselors in Recovery Study: Treatment Shortly After Detox Mitigates Relapse Alcohol/Drug Role in Suicide May Be More Prevalent Than Believed Maker of Vivitrol Touts Results of Study for Opiate Abuse About N‐SSATS Correction Clients in Treatment, According to Substance Abuse Problem Treated, by Facility Operation and Primary Focus of Facility: March 31, 2005 Briefly Noted Grants and Funding Coming Up     

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OIG Report Blasts Kane‐Cavaiola and Divides Treatment Community FDA Issues Public Health Advisory on Methadone for Pain Kane‐Cavaiola Responds Growing Abuse of Ingredients in Cough Medicines Worries Officials CADCA Announces Recipients of Coalitions of the Year Awards New Prescribing Language Briefly Noted Grants and Funding Coming Up     

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Regardless of Drug, IDUs More in Need of Services Than Non‐IDUS Provider Seeks Broader Funding Base in Order to Expand Offender Services Neurontin Added to Naltrexone May Benefit Alcohol Treatment FDA on Conflicts of Interest in Clinical Trials New Legislative Director of SAMHSA on Future Plans: Listening Pharma News Coming up     

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New York to Ban Tobacco in Treatment Facilities NAATP, NAADAC Announce Public Policy Collaboration Recovering Alcoholics Who Smoke Have Cognitive Problems: Study Senate Appropriations Committee Says No to Penalty More Committee Language on NOMs For‐Profit Faith‐Based Homes for Offenders in Recovery Briefly Noted State Watch Alkermes Starts Research on New Treatment Medication as Vivitrol Growth Continues Business Grants and Funding Resources Names in the News 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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Alcohol Industry, Prevention Forces, NIAAA Join in Major Legislative Victory Funding Flat at 06 Levels Until February 15 The Harms of Underage Drinking Some Texas Lawmakers will Push for More Offender Treatment Mass. Provider Steps in to Fill Gap in Adolescent Treatment 40% or More of Young People Admitted for Treatment don't Receive Any During Their Stay Briefly Noted Call for Applications Coming Up     

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Citing Costs, N.J. Freezes DUI Admissions, Launches Vivitrol Pilot Agency: Expansion to Sex Addiction Makes Sense on Multiple Levels New Jersey's Vivitrol Pilot Rise in Teen Drug Use Highlights Need for Prevention Funding DFC Successes Study: Better Outcomes for Incarcerated Women With AA FDA Warns Against Ingestion of Tessalon by Children Under 10 Briefly Noted In the States Resources Names in the News Coming Up     

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IOM Recommendations for Benefits Package: Affordability First San Diego Center Ties its Future to Non‐Government Funding Sources Washington Proposes Eliminating All Adult SA Treatment Average Time From First Use to Treatment Admission: 15.6 Years The Word ‘Recovery’ Belongs With Chemical Dependency Former Vivitrol Patients Sought by Other Mass. Programs Briefly Noted Coming up     

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DEA Shuts Down Methadone Clinic After Owner Arrested on Drug Charges Centers Edge Into Web Marketing, Question Ethics of Some Approaches SAMHSA Provides ‘Immersion’ Training on Military Culture West Virginia Opens Up Prevention Funding to Regional Bidders Illinois Providers May Face More Cuts, Payment Delays Briefly Noted In the States Resources Names in the News Coming Up     

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Final California Budget Cuts Treatment Funding in Half Needle Exchange Backers Face Hurdles Despite Vote to Lift Funding Ban CSAP Focuses on Science and Outcomes in Prevention Funding Carl Kaufmann: From Convict to Counselor New Hampshire Court Allows Evidence of Addiction in Burglary Trial Briefly Noted State News Coming up     

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System Coordination Needed to Deliver Services to Children of SUD Patients Center Stays Narrowly Focused Despite Unstable Justice Funding Requirements of the Block Grant Prometa No More Effective Than Placebo for Methamphetamine Residential Treatment Should Be an Essential Benefit Under the ACA Pennsylvania Stalls on Nominating Head of New Agency Hazelden Part of Group Providing Education on Treating Co‐Occurring Disorders Briefly Noted In the States Names in the News Coming up     

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Surgeon General Endorses Needle Exchanges, Paves Way for BG Funding Maine Center Sees Changes Afoot in Residential, Outpatient Payment New Jersey Treatment Program to Handle Needle Exchange Referrals SAMHSA May Tap BG to Cover More HIV/AIDS Services HIV Services Required to Be Provided by Certain States Louisiana Privatizes Inpatient System, Merges SA and MH FY 2011 Bills Fail in Senate; Next Deadline Is March 18 Thirteen States Receive MOE Waivers for FY 2010 Briefly Noted In the States Resources Coming Up     

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Preventing Suicide in Treatment Facilities: Err on the Side of Caution Film “Methadonia” Raises Controversy in Treatment Field Locks on Doors? Practice Guidelines NIDA Calls for More Pilot Trials on Medications for Substance Abuse What to Say When Your Child Asks: Did You Ever Do Drugs? Will Pain Prescribing Controversies Bring a Closer Tie to Doctors? Family Medicine Doctor Becomes Researcher to Study AA Intervention in Hospitals Briefly Noted Call for Proposals Names in the News Coming up     

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Private Programs Use More Charity Care and Start Cutting Some Costs OASAS Vows to Serve Current Clients in Parolee Programs Losing N.Y. Funding Report Stresses Need to Add Primary Care Component SAMHSA Recognizes Organizations for Evidence‐Based Interventions NIAAA Grant to Study ‘Smart Phone’ Technology for Aftercare Briefly Noted State Watch Resources Names in the News Coming up     

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SAMHSA Says Money is Tight and NOMs is Key to Accountability As Federal Parity Debate Intensifies, Report Hits Weakness of State Measures Good News: Congress Increases Treatment and Prevention Funding NY State Ready for a Comeback: Workforce and Prevention Most Treatment Programs are Serving Special Needs: SAMHSA Briefly Noted State Watch Grants and Funding Coming up     

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Tarzana SAMHSA Grant Will Expand Primary Care to SUD Patients With SMI Today's Tight Fundraising Environment Requires Strategic Shift for Centers Funding Opportunity Veterans Sanctuary, Residential TC, to Open in Pennsylvania Buprenorphine Shows Promise as Treatment for Newborns SAMHSA Releases Strategic Initiatives Paper, Asks for Comment Briefly Noted Resources Coming Up