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Prison‐Based Treatment Program Reduces Recidivism NIAAA Survey Finds That Many Recover From Alcoholism Alcohol Counseling in ER Could Save Hospitals $2 Billion Annually Report Finds Increase in Methamphetamine‐Related Admissions A ‘StoryCorps’ interview with NCADD President Stacia Murphy Resources Names in the News Briefly Noted Coming Up     

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Level Funding May Be the Best News FY 2006 Can Offer Alcohol and Tobacco Marketing Targets Hispanic Youth Initial Conference Agreement Proposals Alcohol Advertising and Youth Many Good Reasons for Providing A Drug‐Free Workplace Soccer Player Dies at 59 of Alcoholism Briefly Noted Correction Resources Names in the News Call for Applications Coming up     

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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     

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New York State releases draft regulations governing outpatient treatment Brighton Hospital adds Prometa, but experts plead for caution Study links receptor to stress‐induced alcohol relapse SAMHSA grant will bring mobile services to western Mass. Forest criticizes COMBINE study: What caused the placebo effect? Briefly Noted Resources Coming Up     

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Trauma Center Alcohol Screening Rule to Take Effect This Fall Higher Salaries Key to Filling Counselor Workforce Gap Screening and Brief Intervention for Alcohol Abuse and Dependence NAADAC Demographics Louisiana Agency Builds Influence of Faith‐Based Providers in State Using Urine Specimens from Parolees/Probationers to Create a Statewide Drug Monitoring System Briefly Noted Resources Coming up     

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National Quality Forum Seeks Input from Treatment Field Parents Group Determined to Add $10 Million to N.J. Treatment Programs Seven Categories for Best Practices Workshop Participants Key Variables in a State's Readiness To Impose an Alcohol Tax One Mother's Story Letter Pleads Case for Parity School Districts Implement Drug Testing as Philosophical Divide Lingers Three Prerequisites for Student Drug Testing Briefly Noted Business Names in the News Resources Coming Up     

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Students Still Face Possible Loss of Financial Aid for Drug Convictions Odyssey House to Help Homeless Find Drug Treatment and Housing Voices of Students Denied Aid Integrated Care Works Best When It's ‘Enhanced’ with Patient Services: PRISM‐E Patient Matching Study: ‘Overtreatment’ Better than ‘Undertreatment’ Anesthesiologists Exposed to Airborne Fentanyl in Operating Rooms: Study Congress Lifts 30‐Patient Group Cap on Buprenorphine Treatment Free System Supports Physicians Who Prescribe Buprenorphine Joint Commission Receives SAMHSA Grant for Accrediting Opioid Treatment Programs In Brief Resources NAMES in the News Coming Up…     

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President's Fiscal 2006 Budget Would Eliminate School‐Based Prevention Program Field Supports Legislation to Lift Patient Limit for Buprenorphine Survey: One Million Show Past Month Use of Stimulants Non‐Medically HIPAA Security Requires Organizational Commitment Names in the News Resources Briefly Noted Coming up…     

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Providers Grapple with Medication Use for Treating Dually Diagnosed Patients EAPs: Getting Back to Intervention and Referral for Alcohol Problems History of EAPs and Alcoholism Treatment Vivitrex Shows Effectiveness Over 18‐Month Period Why Not the Pill Instead of the Injection? Study Shows Meth Damage Reversible After Period of Abstinence Four Percent of Pregnant Women Used Illicit Drugs in Past Month Most Adolescents in Treatment also Need Psychiatric Care Methadone Treatment in Primary Care Found Successful Briefly Noted Coming Up…     

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Rewards for Negative Urine Tests Increase Treatment Retention Non‐Professional Peers Help with Recovery Retention Rates and Urine Sample Submissions Motivational Incentives vs. No Incentives (Usual Care) Core Values From CTN Innovation to Treatment Reality Trial of New Methamphetamine Treatment Under Way at UCLA New Study Highlights Need for Treatment for Teen Opioid Addicts, and Difficulty of Finding Research Subjects Briefly Noted Names in the News Coming up     

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Mothers Addicted to Meth Face Losing their Children; Crisis Looms in Child Welfare Systems Two Studies Show Disparate Triggers for Gambling Who Are the Friends of NIDA? Meth Treatment Works: Friends of NIDA Federal Grants Available for School Drug Tests Senate Subcommittee Approves $300 Million for Drug‐Free Schools SAMHSA Awards $60 Million for SA Services to Homeless Coming Up…     

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Providence Summit Attendees Strongly Endorse Destigmatization Concept Congress Looks to Change 30‐Patient Limit on Entities Prescribing Buprenorphine Calling on the Recovery Community to Break Out of Anonymity Bills Target Alcoholism and Binge Drinking Among Military Personnel Missouri Survey Finds Increase in 10th‐Grade Illicit Drug Use Current Requirements for Physicians to Prescribe Buprenorphine Resources Briefly Noted Coming Up…     

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Proposed Expansion of Services in Mass. Includes Recovery Schools Association Guidelines to Require Alcohol Screening in Trauma Centers Targeting Resources to Communities with Opiate Overdoses Recovery School Peer Groups a Key to Students Success Primary Care Physicians and the 4 A's Two Studies Offer Evidence of Dopamine Connection to Alcoholism Two Studies Show Effectiveness of Online Alcohol Prevention McLean Study Links Herb to Reduced Binge Drinking Resources Briefly Noted Coming Up…     

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Federal Government Gives $7.2 Million in Grants for Drug Tests on Students National Meeting on Co‐Occurring Disorders Planned How Counselors Can Help with Student Drug Testing The ONDCP Says Student Drug Testing When a Student Tests Positive SAMHSA Issues New TIP on Medication‐Assisted Treatment Tip 43 Seen as Lighting a Number of Paths to Improvement Groups Call for Specific References to Substance Abuse in Disaster Relief Law Sale Pending for CRC Health Group Briefly Noted Resources Call for Applications Coming up     

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University Collaboration Seeks to Improve SA Treatment in Managed Care House, Senate Committees Approve Versions of TANF Reauthorization Brandeis/Harvard Collaboration Includes Four Initiatives Biden Bill Would Train Health Professionals to Recognize Substance Use Ramstad Introduces Substance Abuse Parity Legislation Literature Review Yields Findings on Treatment Cost‐Effectiveness SAMHSA Releases Group Therapy Guide for SA Treatment Briefly Noted Coming Up     

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New York Advocates See Task Force Report as Call for Treating Troubled Youths Insurance Companies Still Control Access to Treatment Via Medical Management New Directions for SAMHSA Under Health Reform and Hyde How to Use the Monitoring the Future (MTF) Survey for 2009 Highlights from the MTF Survey, 2009 Briefly Noted State News Call for Presentations 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