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RWJF to Stop Funding Addiction Treatment and Prevention: Current Grants to Finish ADHD Medication Misuse Raises Questions for Treatment Providers Conduct Disorder and ADHD Grant Project Will Seek to Link Addiction, DD Services Maryland Makes Slow Progress in Stressing Treatment Over Jail New Grants for Community‐Based Programs Treating Adolescents and Families Briefly Noted Grants and Funding 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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Abuse in South Florida may be Tied to Buprenorphine Expansion Vermont Grant Project Seeks Family‐Driven Adolescent Treatment Opioid Treatment Programs and Buprenorphine The Baltimore Studies Reckitt Benckiser on Possible Buprenorphine Abuse Similarities between Obesity and Addiction under Study at NIDA Disrupted Brain Functions Implicated in Behavioral Phenotypes of Obesity/Addiction Oregon to Design Prevention Strategy Based on New Data Briefly Noted Call for Applicants Grants and Funding Resources Coming up     

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New Welfare Regulations May Force States to Cut Treatment for Women with Children New Codes Could Encourage More Screening and Brief Intervention Betty Ford Institute Will Support Research, Policy Development Court Blocks Enforcement of Law to Alter Prop. 36 A Film Series About Addiction and Recovery Marks Recovery Month Events Treatment Centers Join with Congressmen to Demand Parity Briefly Noted Obituary Coming Up     

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Drinking and Guns: A Bad Combination Agency, Recipient of Major Gift, to Bring in Addiction Partner Lawford on Recovery, 12 Steps, Treatment and Advocacy ‘Cocktail Tax,’ Beer Tax under Discussion in New Hampshire Addiction Services for People with Developmental Disabilities No Evidence of Liver Toxicity from Suboxone or Methadone Briefly Noted State News Resources Coming up     

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Meet the MBHOs: Three Top Execs Share Hopes for Parity Intensive Parent Treatment in Oregon Leads to Shortened Foster Care Stays Rule Calls for Parity Within Each of Six Treatment Classifications The Six Treatment Classifications FDA to Review All New CNS Drugs for Abuse Potential DSM‐5 Proposal Would Change Substance Abuse, Dependence to Addiction Briefly Noted State News Names in the News Coming up     

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SAMHSA State‐By‐State Data Underscores Treatment Gap Prop.36 Cost‐Benefit Analysis Justifies Investment in Treatment New Events Sharpen Awareness Month's Focus on Youth Drinking Tribal Communities Need Services for Methamphetamine Addiction Prom, Graduation Season and the SADD Pledge Briefly Noted Requests for Applications Business Resources Coming Up     

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Year Ahead: New Issues May Surface, But Parity and Reform Stay Prominent Economy Hurts the States, But Addiction Treatment Moves Forward Readers' Hopes, Dreams and Fears for 2010 State Budget Watches Coming up     

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Oklahoma Medicaid Requires Master's Degree for Substance Abuse Assessments Wis. Program Diversifies Operation With Residential Care, Medications Who Can Treat What in Oklahoma Medicaid Managed Care Enters New York Addiction Treatment Measures of Success in Health Care Reform: Efficiency and Recovery Study Looks at Which Drinkers Best Respond to Naltrexone Most Treatment Admissions for Inhalant Abuse are Adults Obituary Coming up     

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Court Rules Against Insurance Industry in Pennsylvania SA Spending Lags as Public Sector Assumes Greater Burden Conflict Brews as ‘Sober Homes’ Blur Treatment‐Housing Distinction New Group to Take on Advocacy of SAMHSA Mixed Results from Baltimore's Buprenorphine Initiative Criteria for Transfer of Buprenorphine Patients from Addiction Treatment to Community Physicians Briefly Noted Names Resources State Watch Coming up     

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Marijuana: The New Alcohol? Voices from the Legalization Debate Providers in Some States Scramble to Hire Qualified Licensed Staff State Initiatives to Prevent Fatal ODs Include Naloxone and 911 Shumlin Targets Heroin, Beefs up Addiction Treatment N.J. Case Equates Methadone Treatment by Pregnant Woman with Child Abuse State News Coming up     

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New Hampshire Issues Ambitious Blueprint for Addiction Prevention and Treatment Wyoming Merges Substance Abuse and Mental Health Units Prop. 36 Yields Major Savings When Treatment Is Completed False Positives and False Negatives Found in Youth Drug Tests AATOD's 5‐Year Plan Includes Support for Buprenorphine, Risk Planning Briefly Noted Names in the News Call for Applications Coming up     

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New Drug Court Program in Michigan Defines Distinct Alcohol Component Serious Mental Disorders Predict New Onset Substance Abuse NASADAD Supports Veterans Bill, State Involvement in Services States Set up Programs for Veterans Building the Science of Recovery Gambling vs. Drug/Alcohol Addiction Treatment: Showdown in Iowa Briefly Noted State Watch Resources Names in the News Coming up     

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McLellan Returns to TRI as CEO — Urges Business Approach to Treatment New Pain and Addiction Center Open to Maintaining Opioid Use Calif. Advocacy Group Seeks Insurance Amendment to Parity Bill Good FY for S.D., but SA Treatment Providers Still Scared Illinois Budget Would Slash Prevention, Cut Prison Rehab USA Today Reveals Lapse in Army Alcoholism Counseling Briefly Noted State News Names in the 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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MatriArk, Icon of Mother‐Child Treatment, to Close After Rate Cut by New Jersey New SAMHSA Guide Offers Providers Road Map for Practice Improvement The Alcohol Tax Methadone Program Closing in Camden Prevention Program Aimed at Multiple Problems Proves Effective Psychiatric Hospitals, Managed Mental Health Carved Out Few Medication Interactions for Non‐Opioid Addiction Drugs Briefly Noted State News Business Resources Names in the News Coming up     

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Treating Inhalant Abuse by Prevention and Raising Parental Awareness New NREPP Will Be Decision Tool Treatment Approaches Girls Age 12–17 More Likely Than Boys to Initiate Alcohol, Marijuana, or Cigarette Use Online Advice on Problem Drinking Could Fulfill Unmet Need CRC: Online Treatment Service Making Steady Progress Priority Addiction Programs for States Set to Lose $1.3 Billion Since 2004 Briefly Noted Resources Call for Participation 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