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House Parity Bill Gives Fairer Treatment to Addiction Treatment What Makes for a Good Methadone Program? Report on College Substance Abuse Attacks Culture of Acceptance Teen Use of Inhalants Rising: SAMHSA Treatment Team Three Meetings at SAMHSA Briefly Noted Call for Applications Resources Coming up     

NAATP releases 3‐year pilot outcomes report

Last week, the National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers (NAATP) released the results of its three‐year Outcomes Pilot Program, in which eight pilot sites tested out a method for a standardized outcomes tracking tool. The project was a success, said NAATP Executive Director Marvin Ventrell on March 12. The project resulted in the Outcomes Measurement Toolkit: The Addiction Treatment Provider Guide to Standardized Outcomes Measurement, which NAATP members can start using now.     

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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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Bringing Addiction Treatment Into Primary Care: Calif. Experiments With Integration Interdisciplinary Care Seen as Crucial to Managing Pain in Recovering Patients Fully Integrated Program in Tennessee CSAT Pushing Field Toward Electronic Health Records Family Outreach Tip: Saturday Education for Children Researcher to Use Cell Phone Technology to Assess Drug, Alcohol Use Briefly Noted State News Business Coming up     

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CSAT Meeting Calls for Numbers on Methadone Deaths, Media Education Conn. Program Shows Modest Success in Housing, Supports for Homeless Oregon Addictions Treatment Grows by $14 Million Addiction Field: Welcome Patients with Serious Mental Illness NY Tobacco Ban to Take Effect July 24, 2008 Briefly Noted Resource 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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Harkin: Sequestration Would Cut SAPT Block Grant by $131 Million Program Carves Uncommon Niche with Yearlong Adult Treatment Meth Labs Blur Distinction Between Criminal and Patient in Mo. Why Addiction Studies Should be Delivered in Academia Enforcement Reduces Consequences of College Drinking Ohio Gets $50,000 BRSS TACS Grant for State's Peer Support Services Briefly Noted Obituary 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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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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Business Community Supported Parity Law, But Favors a Different Kind of Regulation NASADAD Conference: New ONDCP Director Urges Stronger Partnerships With Police Field Wins in Final Legal Battle Against Utilization Review in Pa. Across‐the‐Board Budget Cuts of 50 Percent Possible in Illinois Field Moving Slowly Toward Electronic Health Record Interventionists Boost Admissions at Addiction Treatment Program Briefly Noted State News Business Names in the News Coming up     

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Oregon Council Report May Lead to Damage Repair for Treatment Field Counseling and Naltrexone Found Equally Effective Highlights from ‘The Domino Effect’ Treatment Works: Outcomes for Substance Abuse Treatment 2003 COMBINE Findings: Highlights Server Responsibility Can Help Prevent Drunk Driving Cigna Behavioral Health Sponsors Symposium on Addiction Advocates Seek Funding for Patriot Act's Meth Provision Addiction Community Offers Support as Kennedy Enters Treatment Briefly Noted Resources Business 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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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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California Might Lose All Offender Treatment, Including Proposition 36 Treatment Institute Seeks to Help Drug Courts With Tracking Progress Merger With Mental Health Averted Tarzana Under Fire for Executive Pay and Board Conflicts of Interest SBI is Key to Keeping Addiction on Health Care Reform Agenda Poll: Addiction Treatment Should be Part of Health Care Use ‘Substance Use Disorders,’ Says Whole Health Campaign Briefly Noted State News Coming up     

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Bordering States of N.Y., N.J. Miles Apart in Curbing Smoking in Treatment Centers DSM‐V Diagnostic Criteria to Move Away From ‘Abuse’ and ‘Dependence’ Stimulus Funds can be Used Creatively to Fund Addiction Treatment More Than Parity: Insurance Reform Must Include Addiction NIAAA vs. NIDA Screening Tools Briefly Noted Marijuana Found to Improve Compliance With Naltrexone Treatment State News Call for Comment Coming up     

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Quality Group Urges Greater Utilization of Medications to Treat Addiction Foundations Embraces Model for Integrated MH and Addiction Most Americans Don't Know About Parity Law: APA Survey Legislators Look at Ways to Fund Addiction Treatment in W. Va. Act Now, Don't Wait for Budget Cuts to Come Downstream Briefly Noted In the States Call for Applications 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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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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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