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SAMHSA Workforce Report: More on Mental Health than Addiction Alcohol Allowed Here: Minn. Center Diverges from 12‐Step Model Vermont OTP Hub‐and‐Spoke System Moving Ahead Slowly FDA Panel Recommends Approval of Probuphine Illinois Providers Continue to Wait for Medicaid Expansion Recovery Project Focuses on Buprenorphine Support Briefly Noted State News 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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Treatment Program and Book ‘Addiction Cure’ Claims Raise Hackles Powerful, Yet Elusive: Field Tries to Maximize Energy of Program Alumni States Take Steps to Train Workforce to Treat Veterans: NASADAD Report From NIDA's Blending Conference Alkermes Submits Application to Use Vivitrol for Opioid Addiction Treatment Breaks Even in Florida at Last Stage of Budget Briefly Noted Resources Coming up     

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SBI Plus Referral to Treatment has Potential to Positively Impact Addiction Workforce Peer‐Based Workforce Continues to Grow, Linking to Treatment Federal Employees Now Covered for SBI BLS Data: Counselor Workforce Will Grow 34 Percent by 2016 Training Requirements to Expand Treatment Capacity ‘Welcoming’ May not Create Unsafe Work Environment Briefly Noted State Watch Coming up     

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Opiate Deaths Rising in Maine, While Meth Addiction Top Concern in Twin Cities IOM Report Eyed as Boost to Workforce Percentage of U.S. Household Residents Supporting an Increase in the National Tax on Alcohol of Five Cents per Drink, 2005 Salary Recommendations from NCADD New Jersey by License (Education Must Be in a Counseling Related Degree) Lifetime Analysis Breaks Ground in Evaluating Treatment Benefits Business Group Releases Guide to Effective Workplace Services Briefly Noted Coming Up     

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Peer Recovery Workers Gaining Foothold; Their Role May Grow Under Health Reform McLellan to Leave ONDCP Primary Care Physicians Needed in Addiction Treatment Workforce Methadone Staffers Need Training: AATOD and NAMA Code of Ethics for Methadone Advocates NAADAC Prepares First National Scopes of Practice ABAM Certification Hoped to Lead to Official Addiction Specialty Workforce Development Tools Seen in Health Reform Law The Graying Workforce Briefly Noted Resources Coming up     

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ATTC: Workforce Needs to Be More Diverse and Better Trained AdCare's Hospital Status Serves it Well in Massachusetts Some Payers Still Defy Parity Law with ‘Fail‐First’ and Reviews Congress, Counselors Still Waiting for SAMHSA Workforce Report Briefly Noted Coming up     

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Senate Appropriations Committee Rejects SAMHSA's ‘New Vision’ Program Founded to Treat Men Stays Above Fray in Florida Market Other Appropriations Issues: Workforce, NIDA Blending, and Re‐Entry Arrest of Owner and Closing of Vivitrol Clinics Raises OD Fears Non‐12‐Step Addiction Treatment Former ONDCP Senior Advisor on Marijuana and Harm Reduction Briefly Noted In the States Coming up     

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Studies of 12‐Step Approach Scrutinized for Evidence Annapolis Coalition Report Anticipated to Provide Guidance on Workforce Shortage ‘Let's Talk Recovery’ Goes Public New Money Awarded in Multi‐Agency Initiative for Safe Schools Meth Treatment Needs Become Topic in Wyoming Governor's Race Briefly Noted Resources Names in the News Coming Up     

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SAMHSA Report: States Will Bear More of Substance Abuse Treatment Cost Burden Maryland Counties Seek Efficiencies to Assist in Closing Treatment Gap Untreated Sex Addiction Can Lead to Relapse to Alcohol/Drug Use House Committee Report Charges ONDCP was Used for Political Purposes $1‐Billion National Youth Anti‐Drug Media Campaign Found Ineffective Briefly Noted State Watch Coming up     

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State Policymakers and Providers Struggle to Fund and Treat Gambling Addiction Associations Hold Joint Meetings to Discuss Co‐Occurring Disorders Injectable Naltrexone Shown Effective in Reducing Heavy Drinking Side Effects of Injectable Naltrexone The Prevalence of Gambling Addiction Alcoholism and Problem Gambling Recommendations From NASADAD Report Poll Shows Workplace Impact of Family Addiction SAMHSA Study Links Alcohol Use, Delinquent Behavior Names in the News Resources Briefly Noted Coming up…     

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Off‐Label Use of Buprenorphine for Pain Worries Officials Growing Number of Programs Add Legitimacy to Sex Addiction Treatment Painkillers, Tranquilizers Account for Rise in Drug Use by Troops Addiction Drug Market ‘Underexploited,’ Should Focus on Cure, Says Report CAARR Responds to From the Field Article on Calif. Licensing Bill Briefly Noted State News Call for Applications Coming up     

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$50,000 Survey on Recovery a First Step; More Funding Needed Reliance on Justice Funding Nearly Closed Center's Programs Pain Pill Abuse Reportedly Fuels Heroin Addiction Parity Advocates Fight BCBSF With Petition, Hearings Integrated Care: Workforce Development is a Must Study: Vets With PTSD More Likely to Get Opioids for Pain Coming up     

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Methadone Painkiller Overdoses Causing PR Problem for Treatment Field Internet Availability Threatens to Worsen Rx Drug Problems Pharmacokinetics of Methadone Addiction Caucus Briefed on Workforce Issues NCADD Campaign for ‘Hope, Help & Healing’ Launched NASADAD Director Addresses Methamphetamine Treatment Before Souder Panel Student Illicit Drug Use Declining Benzodiazepines Most Widely Available on Internet Briefly Noted Resources Coming Up     

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CRC: Veterans Are Best Treated by Staff with Military Experience ONDCP: Frequent Misusers Get Rx Drugs from Doctors or Street CKF Counselors Adjust to and Assist Primary Care About ‘Seeking Safety’ ATTC Workforce Report Set for SAMHSA Handoff in September About the ATTCs How EHRs, Even Minus Incentives, Can Help Workforce SAAS Offers Free Trainings to Help Staff Prepare for Reform State News Coming up     

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Connecticut Agency Finds Success with Variety of Recovery Support Workers NAADAC Survey Highlights Loan Forgiveness, Other Issues for Workforce NIDA Partners with AMA to Add Addiction to Medical School New Credential from NAADAC and NACoA for Faith Leaders Idaho Officials Adopt GAIN for Assessment of Substance Abuse Briefly Noted Names in the News Resources Coming up     

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SAMHSA Plans Dramatic Changes as Health Reform Proceeds Kansas Professionals See License Law as Pivotal to Elevating Counseling NIDA Heralds New Delivery Systems to Treat Opioid Addiction Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly Wins Two Azbee Awards SAMHSA Grant Will Help Odyssey House Develop Peer Workforce Briefly Noted State Watch Names in the News Obituary Resources Coming up