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Two Reports Criticize Drug Courts; NADCP Pushes Back SAMHSA Encourages Providers to Help Military Families Luxury Program Prepares Patients for Post‐Treatment Urine Testing Karen Carpenter‐Palumbo Appointed to Head NAATP Report Highlights Waste in SA Treatment in New York Prisons Briefly Noted In the States 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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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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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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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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Can Electronic Medical Records and Patient Confidentiality Coexist? Latest Drug Court RFAs Reflect Broader Programs, Tough Requirements Non‐Fatal Opioid Overdoses in Pain Patients Linked to High Doses Whither Health Reform and Parity? HHS Announces TANF Funds Can be Used for Substance Use Treatment Maine's First Report Card From Substance Abuse Commission: C Briefly Noted Names in the News Coming up     

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Medications Continue to Show Treatment Potential Kentucky Establishes ‘Housing Centers’ to Provide Treatment for Homeless Topiramate Touted as a Promising New Medication Report Finds High Rate of Youth Engaged in Drugged or Drunk Driving Teen Drug Use Shows Continued Gradual Decline Briefly Noted Coming Up     

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Obama Budget: Safe and Drug Free Schools Cut, Block Grant Level Funded Providers See Facility Licensure Rules as Barrier to Integrated Treatment Ala. Treatment Funding Increases Help Department in Lean Times How to Comment on the Parity Request for Information (RFI) Health Care Reform: Parity Included in Senate Committee Report Briefly Noted State News Business Coming up     

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Baltimore Officials Credit Saved Lives to Peer Administration of Narcan GAO Report Says ONDCP Anti‐Drug Campaign Didn't Overpay Consultants How ONDCP Measures Response to the Anti‐Drug Media Campaign Appropriate Spending for the Anti‐Drug Media Campaign Cost Calculator Helps Employers Manage Problem Drinking A Breakdown of Problem Drinkers, by Industry Profile Alcohol Advertising in Magazines Continues to Overexpose Youth Data Confirm SAMHSA's Efforts Toward Young Adolescents Names in the News Resources Briefly Noted Coming Up…     

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SUDs a Core Benefit in Both Health Care Reform Bills, But Hard Work Ahead CSAT Head: Data on Alcohol and Suicide Should Put All Providers on Notice Minnesota Governor to Cut Chemical Dependency Treatment Rates Is Health Care Reform Possible Without Workforce Development? United Nations Report Calls for Increase in Treatment Access DOJ Appropriations Bill Includes Increases for Drug Courts, No MH Merger Briefly Noted State News Business Names in the News Coming up     

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Call to Action on Underage Drinking Emphasizes Coordinated Response Addiction Workforce Report Released without SAMHSA Endorsement NIDA Pain‐Addiction Conference Focuses on ‘Balance’ CTN to Evaluate 1‐Month Bupe Treatment for Rx Opiates Study Finds Power of Craving Underestimated by Opioid Addicts NJ Contracting System Changes Due to IG Investigation Recommendations from Workforce Report Briefly Noted Resources Coming up     

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First National Standards for Co‐Occurring Credential Comes from IC&RC New Prop. 36 Report Likely to Shape Debate on Funding, Accountability Certification, Licensure and Credentialing Standards for New CCDP Certifications Capoccia, Formerly of RWJF, to Oversee $10 Million in OSI Grants Report Recommendations Focus on Funding Gaps, Treatment Completion County Gives $400,000 for Prometa Treatment Briefly Noted Resources Grants and Funding Coming up     

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New Jersey Drug Court Expansion: A Question of Timing and Scale Experience in Justice Leads TC to Work with Other Populations GAO Report Finds Plans Still Exclude Treatments for SUDs New York Moves to Eliminate ‘Stop‐and‐Frisk’ Marijuana Arrests Rx Database Law Signed in Tennessee Briefly Noted State News Names in the News Coming up     

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Babies Aren't ‘Addicts’; Mothers Should Get Methadone or Buprenorphine The Ranch Takes More Steps to be Insurance‐Friendly Marchman Act Lawyer Accuses A&E Interventionist of Lying Fla. Convenes First Task Force on Rx Drug Abuse and Newborns ONDCP: Chronic Rx Users Get Pills from Doctors or Dealers Kerlikowske Calls for ‘Third Way’ in Drug Policy Report: At Least 25 Million Americans in Recovery from SUDs Coming up     

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Institute: Treatment on Demand More Cost‐Effective, and More Effective, Than Prison Biological, Societal Factors Compel Field to Consider More Gender‐Responsive Care Cost Offset Data Convinces Washington to Invest in Treatment New Directions Suits Settled; California Vacates Part of Order CASA Report Shows Extent of Substance Abuse Burden on Budgets Briefly Noted State News Coming up