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CRC's New CEO Launches Inpatient Pre‐Vivitrol Detoxification Program Detox Center Operator Perseveres in Face of Siting Opposition Revised Anti‐Drug Media Campaign Effective, Study Finds Drug Control Budget: Where is Prevention Money Disappearing To? Voices of Recovery San Mateo County: Delivering Recovery Support SAMHSA Releases Screening Guide, Recommending Outdated CAGE CAGE Questions Briefly Noted Coming up     

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SAMHSA Document, Made Public in Error, Reveals Changes Planned for Block Grant NIH Panel Recommends Replacing NIAAA and NIDA With New Addictions Institute What the Contractor Would Have Done ‘Front Door’ to Treatment in Texas Endangered in Budget Process Recovery Researcher to Focus on Developing Science of Recovery What Was Missing: NIDA, NIAAA Perspectives Briefly Noted In the States Coming Up     

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In the Blossoming Recovery Industry, Who are the Addiction Workers? Program Staff that Faced Tragedy Now Encouraged toward Self–Care Survey: SAMHSA Employees Feel Untrusted, Overly Supervised Letter to the Editor New County–CRC Program Focuses on Co–Occurring Disorders Faces & Voices Tells NIDA it's Time to Study Recovery Briefly Noted State News Coming up     

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How CBT Can Help Addiction Treatment be More Recovery‐Oriented Hazelden Targets Young Adults for New NYC Programs Mixed News About Smoking from SAMHSA and the CDC New Commission for Accrediting Addiction Curricula ValueOptions Wins Grant to Use Peers to Cut Repeat Detox Teens in Substance Abuse Treatment Used Diverted Medical Marijuana: Study Briefly Noted 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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Patients in Methadone Treatment Losing Custody of Babies Mass. Center Sees New Patients by Being Embedded in Hospital Welfare Recipients in Florida Must Take Drug Tests Under New Law Voices of Recovery San Mateo County: Vision, Mission, Governance Post‐Release Treatment Cuts Risk of Return to Prison ADHD Linked to Subsequent Substance Abuse Briefly Noted In the States Coming up     

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ATR II: Grantees Face New Delays in New Awards, Old Questions About FBOs, GPRAs Prominent Owner of Recovery Home Would Consider Regulation a Plus ATR II Grantees Indiana Considers Restrictions on Out‐of‐State Methadone Clients Teen Attitudes Toward Meth a Sign of Trouble, Study Finds Problem Gambling Fund Administered by Washington State Briefly Noted In the States 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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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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Brain Scan Study Shows Cocaine Addicts Can Resist Craving Canada Study of DWI Offenders Could Turn Notion of Resistance on its Ear Consumption‐Based Alcohol Screens May Not Detect Dependence UNCOPE Screen New York Offers Free Tuition and Training in Addictions Field Study: Older Alcoholics Drink More than Younger Alcoholics California Health Professionals in Recovery Under New Scrutiny Briefly Noted State News Resources Call for Presentations Names in the News Coming up     

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Wyoming Moves to Expand SBIRT to Include Follow‐Ups ICM Study Points to Importance of Long‐Term Recovery Supports Good News in Pennsylvania, But Work Still to be Done Stimulus Package: Contact Your Senators and Representatives Update: Field Coalition Meeting ‘Positive’ Sexual Health: A New Ally in Addiction Treatment Improvement Drug Czar at Last? Briefly Noted State News Coming up     

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FDA Takes First Step Toward Banning Caffeinated Alcoholic Beverages New Paradigms in Intervention: Closer Ties With Centers, Families Iowa Drug Policy Calls for Mandatory Rx Monitoring Organizing the Recovery Community SSA Indicates Changes to SA Determinations May Come in Future Legal Action Center/SAAS Response to SSA Briefly Noted State News Business News Coming up     

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PRIDE Still Stands Out as Site Tailored to LGBT Clients OptumHealth Uses its Pharmacy Data to Identify, Treat Addicted Patients Benefits of Recovery Checkups Presented at NAATP Casino Expansion in New York Moves Forward Building Recovery Capital in San Diego ‘Enthusiasm and Togetherness’ at NAATP Conference Briefly Noted Names in the News Coming up     

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EAPs Incorporate SBI for Alcohol for All Callers in New Pilot Initiative Organizers in Philadelphia Expect 10,000 Walkers September 25 Study Shows Link Between Moderate Drinking and Longevity TEDS: Admissions Age 50 and Over Growing, in Financial Straits The Recovery Movement and Methadone in Pennsylvania Employment Closes the Marijuana Gateway, Researchers Find Briefly Noted In the States Resources Coming up     

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HHS Gives States Flexibility in Implementing Health Care Reform Center Sees Affiliation Responding to Managed Care, Client Needs The 10 Benefit Categories More Reflections from Readers: Hopes and Fears for 2012 The ‘Last’ House on the Block: Higher Power or Personal Power? SAMHSA's New Recovery Definition Applies to MI and SUD FY 2012 Budget Bill Includes Increases to SAPT Block Grant Briefly Noted 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