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Final California Budget Cuts Treatment Funding in Half Needle Exchange Backers Face Hurdles Despite Vote to Lift Funding Ban CSAP Focuses on Science and Outcomes in Prevention Funding Carl Kaufmann: From Convict to Counselor New Hampshire Court Allows Evidence of Addiction in Burglary Trial Briefly Noted State News 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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Will Addiction Field Get a Share of HHS Funding Increases? Outgoing SAMHSA Administrator Reflects on the Pastand Looks Forward to the Future As Baby Boomers Age, Treatment Centers Should Prepare Caron Seeks Sensible Ground on Addiction Medications Recovery Inside San Quentin Prison Study: Illegal Drug use Exacerbates Risk of Sexual Assault Briefly Noted Resources Coming Up     

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How Addiction Providers Can Treat Co‐Occurring SPMI Could Discussion at NAADAC Conference Eventually Yield a Standard Credential? Leaving the Past Behind, Alaska Increases Treatment Funding Again ‘Phantom Money’ in Ohio Budget Means Millions Lost to Providers Court Rulings Open Door to Lowering the Drinking Age in South Carolina NIH‐VA to Offer Grants to Study Substance Abuse in the Military Briefly Noted State News Call for Applications Coming up     

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Study Highlights Dilemma of Coordinating Care for Methadone Patients Lagging Foundation Support Forces Colorado Provider to Shut Operations Congress Moves Closer to Health Care Reform Bill Level Funding for Addiction Treatment in South Dakota Remembering Joel Hernandez: A True Recovery Hero Antipsychotic Drug Being Abused by Addicts Briefly Noted State News Names in the News Coming up     

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Field Reaction Mixed to SAMHSA's Inclusion of MH in Recovery Month TC Departs From Peers in Working With Clients Receiving Methadone SAMHSA, Relevance, and the Million Hearts Campaign Hopes for Growth of Recovery Movement NIDA and NIAAA Skeptical of but Intrigued by Use of SPECT Merged N.J. Division Embarks on Medicaid Waiver for MBHO Why Addiction Treatment Must Be a Part of Mainstream Health Care Federal Funding Advocates Needed Briefly Noted In the States 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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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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$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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Definition of Recovery is Vague, Measures Elusive, Even as Taxpayers Fund Services Center Sees Clinical and Business Case for Comprehensive Alumni Programs NIDA Statement on Recovery SAGE Commission Consolidation in New York May Affect OASAS Annual GAO ONDCP Audit Says Agencies Need Budget Guidance Sooner Furor Erupts Over Lancet Letter on Vivitrol Kerlikowske to Stay as ONDCP Director In the States Funding Opportunity 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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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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Michigan Requires Addiction Credentials for FQHC‐SUD Medicaid Services Funding Is Still Elusive for Treatment of Offenders Probuphine Rejection by FDA: Adequate Dosing a Key Concern N.H. Advocates Send Senate Video Postcards in Funding Plea Self‐Medicating Mood with Alcohol Linked to Dependence Briefly Noted State News Names in the News 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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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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Cuts to Addiction Treatment in Utah Averted – for Now Leading Researcher Tells R.I. Audience to Emphasize Clients in System Change How to Lobby for Treatment Funds Washington Cuts Treatment Funding Immediately NAATP and the Economy: ‘Uncharted Territory’ Briefly Noted State News Resources Names in the News Business Coming up     

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Delaware Study Shows 4‐6 Hours of Paperwork Per Patient can be Eliminated California Credentialing Bill Would Create Four Tiers for Addiction Counselors Oregon Budget Would Slash Addiction Treatment Co‐occurring Disorders — Progress? Study: Disorders in TANF Group Show Need to Examine Policies Briefly Noted State News Resources Obituary Names in the News Coming up