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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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Premiums May Be Low, but Cost Sharing May Discourage SUD Treatment Insurance Contracts Don't Just Walk Through Your Doors Legal Action Center Expects Confidentiality to Be Preserved Clarification: SAMHSA May Change 42 CFR Part 2 Wording ‘Dear SAMHSA: Don't Walk Away From Recovery Month’ Hazelden and Betty Ford Center to Merge, Expand Outpatient State News Names in the News Coming up     

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SAMHSA Document, Made Public in Error, Reveals Changes Planned for Block Grant NIH Panel Recommends Replacing NIAAA and NIDA With New Addictions Institute What the Contractor Would Have Done ‘Front Door’ to Treatment in Texas Endangered in Budget Process Recovery Researcher to Focus on Developing Science of Recovery What Was Missing: NIDA, NIAAA Perspectives Briefly Noted In the States Coming Up     

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How CBT Can Help Addiction Treatment be More Recovery‐Oriented Hazelden Targets Young Adults for New NYC Programs Mixed News About Smoking from SAMHSA and the CDC New Commission for Accrediting Addiction Curricula ValueOptions Wins Grant to Use Peers to Cut Repeat Detox Teens in Substance Abuse Treatment Used Diverted Medical Marijuana: Study Briefly Noted Coming up     

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EHR Costs for Addiction Treatment Programs: $100,000 and up Unit Reinforces Addiction Medicine via Affiliation with Yale School SAMHSA Workforce Report Has Landed Florida Cities Lobby to Restrict Sober Homes Statewide Five Reasons a Recovery Focus Strengthens Everything Aetna Uses Pharmacy Benefit to Discourage Opioid Abuse Briefly Noted State News Coming up     

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Rise in Marijuana, Heroin Use Top Concerns in NSDUH Release Long Waits for a Treatment Slot Take Toll on Staff, Reputation Advocates Dismayed as Legalization Moves Forward NIDA on Marijuana Legalization Recovery Month at SAMHSA: Wellness and Walks FDA Requires Black‐Box Warning on Some Opioids Resources Coming up     

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Patient‐Author Explains How Treatment Programs Could Change to Reduce Relapse Recovery Definition and Measures Still Under Development at SAMHSA Provider Sees Major Growth Through Outpatient Care Continuum Caron Acquires Hanley Center Update: FDA and NIDA Statements on Vivitrol Letter Legislators Ask Administration to Issue Guidelines on Parity Enforcement Briefly Noted Business News Coming up     

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Will Addiction Field Get a Share of HHS Funding Increases? Outgoing SAMHSA Administrator Reflects on the Pastand Looks Forward to the Future As Baby Boomers Age, Treatment Centers Should Prepare Caron Seeks Sensible Ground on Addiction Medications Recovery Inside San Quentin Prison Study: Illegal Drug use Exacerbates Risk of Sexual Assault Briefly Noted Resources Coming Up     

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Budget Problems, Medicaid Expansion Main Topics at SAMHSA Meeting Center Takes Eclectic Approach to Treatment of Pregnant Women Human Rights Watch Questions Ethics of China Drug Study Coaching Youth in Recovery GAO Assesses Treatment and Prevention in 2010 Stradegy Buprenorphine ER Visits up 255 Percent Briefly Noted Resources Coming up     

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Co‐Occurring Disorders Can Be Treated Within SAPT Block Grant Advocates Optimistic as Second Chance Act Clears House Committee Doctor's Sentence Highlights Challenges of Methadone Treatment Recovery Month Slated for Elimination by President's Proposed Budget SAMHSA Announces $96 Million in Access to Recovery Grants Briefly Noted Names in the News Coming up     

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Treatment Programs Balance Amenities with Focus on Therapy A Tale of Two Reports: The 1st is Killed, and the 2nd may be Diluted Seabrook Program for Mothers Reflects Diversification of Payer Mix Summit Launches Efforts Against Illicit Fentanyl Use NACoA Rescues SAMHSA Database from Budget Cuts Recovery Month: No Speeches for People Newly in Recovery Report Highlights Successful State Innovations in Behavioral Health Care NEATTC's Innovation Call for Innovative Practices in Workforce Development Briefly Noted Resources Grants and Funding 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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Programs Frustrated by Slow Pace of Parity Enforcement; Call for Final Rule New Jersey Nonprofit Emphasizes Expansion of Its Capabilities Methadone Treatment and Driving Laws May Conflict SAMHSA Tweaks Recovery Definition to Add Abstinence Researcher Advises Congress on Rx Abuse Interventions Briefly Noted Coming up     

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New TIP from SAMHSA Focuses on Criminal Justice System CRC's Karlin Describes Steps Toward Success Range of Treatment Services Attention Barriers to Substance Abuse Treatment in Criminal Justice Settings Partial Repeal of Education Aid Restrictions for Drug Conviction Takes Another Step in Congress Faces and Voices Recovery Group Faces Its Challenges in Washington Correction Briefly Noted Call for Applications Coming up     

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Field Reaction Mixed to SAMHSA's Inclusion of MH in Recovery Month TC Departs From Peers in Working With Clients Receiving Methadone SAMHSA, Relevance, and the Million Hearts Campaign Hopes for Growth of Recovery Movement NIDA and NIAAA Skeptical of but Intrigued by Use of SPECT Merged N.J. Division Embarks on Medicaid Waiver for MBHO Why Addiction Treatment Must Be a Part of Mainstream Health Care Federal Funding Advocates Needed Briefly Noted In the States 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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SAMHSA Opens Recovery Month with NSDUH, Melding of Mental Health Faces & Voices on the First Year of Recovery Month without SAMHSA Money Centers' Branding Should Take a More Sophisticated Approach White House will Nominate Botticelli as ONDCP Chief TCA Wants Counseling for Buprenorphine Patients Study Links Medical Marijuana to Reduced Rx Opioid ODs Briefly Noted Coming up