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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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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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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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NESARC Finds Time Lag of 10 Years Between Alcohol use Disorder and Treatment Dually Diagnosed Prove Challenging to State Service Systems Utah Rolls Out $8 Million in New Funds for Treating Drug Offenders House Committee says ‘Yes’ to Block Grant, ‘No’ to Penalty Chantix may Work for Alcoholism, Too: Animal Study Briefly Noted State Watch Grants and Funding Resources Business Coming up     

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New Jersey Budget Would Move Teen SA Treatment to DCF Funding is Priority for Family‐Oriented Program Contracted Providers OASAS Awards 5 NYC Providers Housing Grants Recovery Focus Grows, Even if Under the Surface Winning Grantees TCA and Lawmakers Focus on Family Treatment Briefly Noted State 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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Recession: It's Not Over for the States Hawaii's Substance Abuse Director Aims to Preserve Funding for Services Solutions for Treatment Providers MOE Requirements for SAPT Block Grants Report: Most Inmates Need Treatment, Few Get It Provider Fund Helps Patients Defray Costs SECAD: Mee‐Lee Urges Providers to Treat Whole Patient Treatment Can be Provided by EAP, But EAP Can't be a ‘Gatekeeper’ Alcohol Use Lower, Drug Use Higher, Among Blacks Than Average Briefly Noted State News Names in the News Coming up     

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Broderick, New SAMHSA Administrator, Pledges to Stay the Course New Grant Cycle for ATTCs Could Mean Different Regions, Centers of Excellence Test for Heavy Alcohol Use Could Help in Diverse Settings Study Finds Increase in Deaths from Opioid Analgesics ATTC Regions Methadone Treatment Programs Seek Relief from Restrictions on Take‐Home Buprenorphine Briefly Noted Resources Grants and Funding Coming Up     

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Scientology‐Based Substance Abuse Program Investigated for Deaths New Jersey Addiction Program Works with MH Agency on Access SAMHSA Awards $22 Million in New SBIRT Grants to Three States SBIRT Funding in BG Application FTC Orders Sham ‘Alcoholism Cure’ to Pay Restitution Changes Ahead for California: ADP, Medi‐Cal, and Fees Follow‐Up on Commissions for Referrals: ‘ADP is Concerned’ 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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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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Field Making Peace with Use of Psychiatric and Anti‐Craving Medications New Billing Codes may Boost Physician Screening and Referral to Treatment California Senate Backs Bill to Combat Opiate Overdose Deaths Wisconsin Governor's Stand Calls Attention to Tobacco Spending Two New Blending Team Products from NIDA Briefly Noted State Watch Business Grants and Funding Coming up     

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Teens Caught in the Middle: Juvenile Justice System and Treatment On Tap for SAMHSA: Reauthorization Expectations, Underage Drinking Efforts Eleven Elements of Effective Drug Treatment in Juvenile Justice System Programs Profiled in Drug Strategies Report Moreno Tuohy Assumes Permanent Position of NAADAC Executive Director: Merger Vote Coming Up NIDA Starts Special Funding Focus on African‐Americans, HIV and Incarceration New HIV Campaign Aimed at Teens Cannabinoid May Make New Brain Cells Grow, Reduce Depression in Rats Briefly Noted Resources Coming up     

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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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Parity as a Reality: A Civil Rights Victory, but Business Impact Unclear Search for Greater Efficiencies Leads Florida Provider to Merge with MH Agency How Will Insurance Companies Handle Parity? Cardinal Health to Pay $34 Million in Settlement Over Hydrocodone New Commission to Distribute $4 Million in OxyContin West Virginia Settlement OSI Announces Eight Recipients for Treatment Gap Grants Briefly Noted State Watch 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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