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Buprenorphine a Focus of Hearing on Government Support for Medications New Wrinkle in Drug Testing Debate: Hatch Proposes Screening the Unemployed Pennsylvania May Limit Methadone Treatment to One Year Letter to the Editor Parity Wins, Carve‐Outs Lose in Federal Court Ruling Briefly Noted Names in the News Resources Coming up     

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Michigan Requires Addiction Credentials for FQHC‐SUD Medicaid Services Funding Is Still Elusive for Treatment of Offenders Probuphine Rejection by FDA: Adequate Dosing a Key Concern N.H. Advocates Send Senate Video Postcards in Funding Plea Self‐Medicating Mood with Alcohol Linked to Dependence Briefly Noted State News Names in the News Coming up     

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Omnibus Spending Bill Passed; SAPT Block Grant Increased, ‘Tap’ Eliminated Leaders Urge Diversified Approach to Advocacy at the State Level Pre‐Conviction Diversion is Best for Outcomes: TASC Report Study Finds Lack of Medicaid Providers May Limit Access to SUD Treatment Drug Courts Found Biased against Methadone, Buprenorphine Briefly Noted State News Names in the News Coming up     

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Medicaid Costs Go Down if Patients Have Access to Substance Abuse Treatment Most Alcohol Problems Missed by Health Plans: Study Alcohol Practice Standards Doctors Call in Media to Shun “Meth Baby” Myth Most Young People Have Seen Anti‐Drug Ads; Campaign Having an Impact Methadone Treatment in a Primary Setting Successful: Study Briefly Noted Resources Names in the News Coming up     

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CMS May Stop Maine Medicaid from Limiting Methadone Treatment Rimrock CEO Seeks to Draw from Experience in Primary Care The Letter IC&RC and NAADAC Support ATTC Workforce Recommendations CRC Celebrates Recovery Month with Expansion in Pennsylvania Rat Study Finds Intermittent Drinking Leads to Heavier Use Names in the News Coming up     

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MAT, Especially Vivitrol, Gets a Foothold in the Criminal Justice System Interventionists Should be Open and Transparent with Programs TRI Reports on Shortfalls of Adolescent Treatment Project Synergy: DEA Raids Synthetic Drug Purveyors CRC Resolves Medicaid Fraud Allegations with $9.2 Million Sum Briefly Noted State News Coming up     

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National Addiction Groups Announce Groundbreaking Collaboration How Can States Provide Treatment to Youth? About the Organizations Delivery Options for AOD Medicaid Services HIPAA Requires Limiting Physical Access to Information New SAMHSA Report Reveals State Estimates of Substance Use Names in the News Call for Applicants Business Notes Briefly Noted Coming up…     

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Jails, Probation Speak Out in Favor of Methadone Treatment NY Treatment Providers Get $8.5 Million for Higher Counselor Salaries, Health Insurance Mexican President Demands Changes in Decriminalization Bill Categories of OASAS Awards Programs Receiving OASAS Residential Treatment Program Awards Cost Report, Court Ruling Lend Momentum to Canada SA Efforts COJAC Puts Substance Abuse and Mental Health on Equal Footing, in Philosophy if Not in Dollars AHRQ Study: $2 Billion on Alcohol Abuse for Inpatients Briefly Noted Resources Coming Up     

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Health Reform Means More Covered Patients for Addiction Treatment Field Keen Interest in Medicaid Compliance Course as N.Y. Agencies Question Audits New Software Allows Providers to Match Patients to Other Services SAMHSA: Treatment Programs Lax in Arranging for Infectious Disease Screening Utah Study Finds High Rate of Chronic Pain in Rx Drug Overdoses Not Having Addiction Providers on Panels Would Violate Parity Briefly Noted State News Employment Call for Comments Coming up     

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NASADAD Releases State Guidance for Adolescent Treatment Services Facilities Seeking Medicaid Must Learn Nuances of Managed Care Chain of Mass. Bupe Clinics Focuses on Quality, Payers Role of Alcohol in Rx Opioid/Benzo ODs and ED Visits: CDC SMART Recovery Focuses on Non‐12‐Step Recovery Briefly Noted Names in the News Coming up     

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SUD Providers Make Recommendations for New York State Medicaid Waiver D.C. Clinic Founded by Allem Targets the Insured Individual Narconon Brings Commissions for Referrals into Light of Day The Narconon Letter Coalition for Whole Health Meets with HHS on Parity, ACA New NAATP CEO Vows to Make Insurance Cover Treatment ASAP Launches New Certification Board for N.Y. Briefly Noted Names in the News Coming up     

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NIDA‐NIAAA Merger Delayed by a Year; Alcoholism Researchers Worried Still Iowa Facility: Billing Department Must Be Hub of Treatment Center Torrey Takes on SAMHSA; SAMHSA Responds The Mental Well‐Being Sticker Set NASADAD Annual Meeting: Systems Integration, Medicaid and BG New NASADAD Officers Elected Iowa Providers Seek Mutual Support Amid Threat from Floodwaters Vivitrol Injectors Available to Help Providers and Patients Briefly Noted In the States Pharma News Coming up     

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Field Struggles to Hold on to BG‐Funded Residential Treatment in Face of ACA Murder at New York Treatment Center Shines Spotlight on Facility Safety GOP Control of House May Mean Changes, or At Least Delays, for ACA Mass. Voters Opt to Repeal Alcohol Tax, Killing Dedicated Fund Alcohol and the Workplace: The Elephant in the Room Caron Offers Free Substance Abuse Training for Pediatric Residents Briefly Noted State News Business Coming up     

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SAMHSA Makes Big Changes in Personnel, Issues Revised Block Grant Application Maine OTP Seeks to Preserve Mission by Improving Service Efficiency Providers Offering MAT in Missouri Despite Cost, Culture Barriers Number of Patients Receiving MAT in 2010 Number of Adult Patients Admitted to Treatment in 2010 by Primary SA Problem Citing Failure of Referrals, TRI to Study More SBI Visits CRC Contracts With Tricare for 28‐Day Treatment at Four Sites Briefly Noted In the States Pharma News Coming up     

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Hoffman Death Shows Need for Methadone and Buprenorphine Ex‐Athlete Sets out for New Niche but Won't Exclude other Patients TASC Project Enrolls Inmates in Medicaid North Carolina LMEs Consolidating, Outside MCO Still Possible Vermont Hub‐and‐Spoke Opioid System Open for Business Briefly Noted State News Names in the News Resources Coming up     

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Addiction Treatment Provider Continues Expansion into Mental Health Seabrook Positions for Changes with Renewed Outpatient Emphasis NIH Responds to Nature Article on Duplicative Grants CSAT's Reuter Retires, Leaving a Legacy for OTPs Colo. Officials Worried about Child Welfare and Substance Abuse ADAW Editor Awarded CADCA ‘National Newsmaker’ Briefly Noted State News Correction 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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CDC Issues Warning in MMWR About Rapid Opioid Detox Some Providers Will Weigh Option of Steering Workers to Exchanges One in Three Teens With BP Develops an SUD Within Four Years N.M., Vt. Get Best Scores, S.D. Worst in Rx Drug Abuse Strategies States Roll out Marketplaces; Medicaid Expansion in Only Some State News Names in the News Coming up