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Recovery and Treatment get Closer with Kerlikowske Speech at BFC Primary Care Focus of OTP Allows Inroads in Hepatitis C Care Senators Ask GAO to Investigate Treatment and Prevention How Parity and Recovery are Modernizing the Medical Model CalTAF to Pursue Insurance Companies for Denied Claims State News Coming up     

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New York Advocates See Task Force Report as Call for Treating Troubled Youths Insurance Companies Still Control Access to Treatment Via Medical Management New Directions for SAMHSA Under Health Reform and Hyde How to Use the Monitoring the Future (MTF) Survey for 2009 Highlights from the MTF Survey, 2009 Briefly Noted State News Call for Presentations Coming up     

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SAMHSA Budget: Good News for BG and Prevention, but New Insurance Tap North Dakota Center Hopes State Will Shore Up Financial Picture SA‐MH Integration in LA: People with COD Come First Cape Cod Times Series Focuses on Opioids, Insurance Problems Glitches and Still No Parity for Health Care Reform Obamacare: ‘Navigators’ are Replacing Insurance Brokers 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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Battle Lines Drawn Over Patient Confidentiality Issues Oklahoma Counselors Could Gain Delay in Loss of Payment for Therapy Services Technology and Consent Can Coexist How to Cooperate With 2010 Census and Preserve Confidentiality Combined Deductible Benefits Patients AATOD Calls for OTPs to Report Patient Deaths Briefly Noted State News Call for Applications Coming up     

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McLellan Returns to TRI as CEO — Urges Business Approach to Treatment New Pain and Addiction Center Open to Maintaining Opioid Use Calif. Advocacy Group Seeks Insurance Amendment to Parity Bill Good FY for S.D., but SA Treatment Providers Still Scared Illinois Budget Would Slash Prevention, Cut Prison Rehab USA Today Reveals Lapse in Army Alcoholism Counseling Briefly Noted State News Names in the News Coming up     

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States Hope to Make Money With Gambling Expansion, But at What Cost? Center Sees Role for Residential, But Drives to Diversify TC Base ‘Residential’ is a Misnomer That Could Hurt Parity/ACA Gains ASAM Issues New Definition of Addiction How DEA Monitors Buprenorphine Prescribing and Dispensing Briefly Noted Business News Coming up     

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Premiums May Be Low, but Cost Sharing May Discourage SUD Treatment Insurance Contracts Don't Just Walk Through Your Doors Legal Action Center Expects Confidentiality to Be Preserved Clarification: SAMHSA May Change 42 CFR Part 2 Wording ‘Dear SAMHSA: Don't Walk Away From Recovery Month’ Hazelden and Betty Ford Center to Merge, Expand Outpatient State News Names in the News 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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Good News for Youth, Bad News for Adults Treatment Field Copes with Hurricane Aftermath in Face of Uncertainty on Funding How to Help Effect on Recovery Month Opiates Can Exacerbate Vulnerability to Stress, Says Study Researchers Optimistic Buprenorphine Can Help Cut HIV Spread Study with Rats Suggests Long‐Term Sensitization, Problems from Early Drug Experimentation Briefly Noted Resources Invitation for Participation Coming Up     

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SUD Providers Make Recommendations for New York State Medicaid Waiver D.C. Clinic Founded by Allem Targets the Insured Individual Narconon Brings Commissions for Referrals into Light of Day The Narconon Letter Coalition for Whole Health Meets with HHS on Parity, ACA New NAATP CEO Vows to Make Insurance Cover Treatment ASAP Launches New Certification Board for N.Y. Briefly Noted Names in the News Coming up     

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National Strategy Focuses on Screening Seabrook House Will Establish Facility for Transitional Care by Summer Drug Control Funding: Agency Summary FY 2006 – FY 2008 The Addiction Project Combines Film, Host of Activities NIDA Releases Booklet on Addiction to Complement HBO Release CADCA and CHPA Launch Cough Medicine Abuse Campaign Parity Update: Insurance Discrimination Tracked Licensing of Transitional Centers Differs Among States Briefly Noted Resources Names in the News Coming up     

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ASAM Report on MAT Shows Egregious Parity Violations Treatment Programs Appear Eager to Leave No Possible Client Behind Buprenorphine Patient Discusses Insurance Company Restrictions New Buprenorphine Product Said to Melt Faster, Taste Better A Powerful Lesson from the Demise of California's ADP Interview: California on First Day with No ADP Delay in Employer Mandate Has No Effect on Exchanges State News Coming up     

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National Addiction Groups Announce Groundbreaking Collaboration How Can States Provide Treatment to Youth? About the Organizations Delivery Options for AOD Medicaid Services HIPAA Requires Limiting Physical Access to Information New SAMHSA Report Reveals State Estimates of Substance Use Names in the News Call for Applicants Business Notes Briefly Noted 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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Institute Helps NYC Providers Work Within Child Welfare System Model Program in Family Treatment in Running for Innovations Award Awaiting the Award Announcement Public Sector Bears Growing Burden for SA Treatment Spending Recovery Schools Support Sobriety for Young People How One Agency Benefited From Training Names in the News Resources Briefly Noted Coming up…     

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Study: Physicians Misuse Rx Drugs to Self‐Medicate Physical or Emotional Pain Obtaining Work in Exchanges Might Require Multiple Strategies Kennedy Presses for Parity Final Rule, Questions Silence by Field Popovits Urges Changes in 42 CFR Part 2 Regulations NIDA Grantee on How Shutdown Affects Research Briefly Noted State News Coming up     

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Supreme Court Upholds Individual Mandate, Medicaid Expansion Program Blends Suboxone and Alternative Addiction Treatments SAAS/NIATx Attendees Learn How to Function Like Businesses New WHO Database Maps Addiction Resources in 147 Countries National Organization Setting Standards for Recovery Homes West Virginia AG Sues 14 Rx Drug Distributors Meeting Coverage for NASADAD and RSA Briefly Noted Names in the News 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