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Methamphetamine Takes Center Stage at Senate Appropriations Committee Hearing Alcohol Exclusion Laws Preventing Screening for Alcohol and Drugs in Emergency Rooms SAMHSA Matrix Model for Methamphetamine Treatment Admissions for Drug Treatment Increase for Older Adults SAMHSA Makes Available Treatment Program Guide SAMHSA, ONDCP to Start Campaign Linking Marijuana, Mental Illness Access to Substance Abuse Treatment Reduces Alcohol‐Related Fatalities Most States have Alcohol Exclusion Laws Offender Re‐Entry Bill Shows Bipartisan Support Coming up…     

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E-Therapy Seen as Having Many Applications on Treatment Continuum SAMHSA, Researchers Step Up Efforts to Treat Co-Occurring Disorders Manufacturers Focus on Tamper-Resistant Opioid Formulations SAMHSA Creates Customized e-Mails in New ‘eNetwork’ Program Profile Areas for eNetwork Hazelden Uses Equine Therapy for Some Extended-Stay Patients NREPP Briefly Noted State Watch Names in the News Resources Coming up     

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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     

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Counselors Rules to be Set by States: SAMHSA Mayo Program Addresses Substance Abuse in Pain Treatment Optum Explores Peers With Faces and Voices of Recovery Caron Takes Delray Beach to Court Over Sober Home Report From Betty Ford Recovery Meeting: Access to Treatment Field Expresses Concerns About Proposed SAMHSA Budget Briefly Noted Coming up     

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Tarzana SAMHSA Grant Will Expand Primary Care to SUD Patients With SMI Today's Tight Fundraising Environment Requires Strategic Shift for Centers Funding Opportunity Veterans Sanctuary, Residential TC, to Open in Pennsylvania Buprenorphine Shows Promise as Treatment for Newborns SAMHSA Releases Strategic Initiatives Paper, Asks for Comment Briefly Noted Resources Coming Up     

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CDC and NIDA Tout PrEP for HIV‐Negative Injecting Drug Users Monitor Vendor Protocols when Signing up for Drug Testing AAP OKs Breastfeeding on Methadone but Not Buprenorphine ONDCP and SAMHSA Release Opioid Toolkit, Promote Naloxone SAMHSA Releases Draft Outcome Measures, Gives 9/17 Deadline for Feedback DOJ to Allow Marijuana Ballot Initiatives to Go Forward Briefly Noted In the States Coming up     

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35 ‘Best Practices’ Identified for PDMPs; Referral to Treatment Not Included St. Louis Nonprofit Expands with Uncommon Business Model The Best Practices SAMHSA Still Trying to Blend MH and SA via BG Application IOM Calls for Better SUD Treatment in Military VA‐SAMHSA EHR Project Keeps SUD Treatment Data Private Briefly Noted Names in the News Coming up Corrections     

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SAMHSA Plans Dramatic Changes as Health Reform Proceeds Kansas Professionals See License Law as Pivotal to Elevating Counseling NIDA Heralds New Delivery Systems to Treat Opioid Addiction Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly Wins Two Azbee Awards SAMHSA Grant Will Help Odyssey House Develop Peer Workforce Briefly Noted State Watch Names in the News Obituary Resources Coming up     

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SAMHSA Says Money is Tight and NOMs is Key to Accountability As Federal Parity Debate Intensifies, Report Hits Weakness of State Measures Good News: Congress Increases Treatment and Prevention Funding NY State Ready for a Comeback: Workforce and Prevention Most Treatment Programs are Serving Special Needs: SAMHSA Briefly Noted State Watch Grants and Funding Coming up     

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Attitudinal Barriers Pose Greatest Obstacle to Methadone Treatment Programs in Jails SAMHSA Brings Integrated Treatment to Provider Level with Release of TIP 42 New Mexico Legislation Addresses Methadone Treatment in Jails AATOD Cites Progress in Project to Increase Access to Methadone Treatment SAMHSA Making Strides in Treatment of Co‐Occurring Disorders Security of Health Information – The Latest HIPAA Deadline Names in the News Resources Briefly Noted Coming up…     

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SAMHSA Opens Recovery Month with NSDUH, Melding of Mental Health Faces & Voices on the First Year of Recovery Month without SAMHSA Money Centers' Branding Should Take a More Sophisticated Approach White House will Nominate Botticelli as ONDCP Chief TCA Wants Counseling for Buprenorphine Patients Study Links Medical Marijuana to Reduced Rx Opioid ODs Briefly Noted Coming up     

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Researchers Look at Links between ADHD, Stimulant Medications and SUDs All‐Encompassing Approach to Care Showing Early Success for Avalon CADCA Forum Spotlights SAMHSA Officials on ACA, Mental Health Subcontractor Helps SAMHSA Get the Word Out on ACA FDA Hears from Pain Treatment Advocates on Opioid Labeling Briefly Noted Names in the News Coming up     

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FADAA Includes Networks and Community Coalitions in Leadership Shift Rural Advisory Group Plans to Suggest Enhancements to SA Treatment, Prevention SAMHSA Alert on New Fentanyl Combination Coffee Protects Heavy Drinkers from Alcoholic Cirrhosis: Study NOMs Issue Brief Comes Out of NASADAD Meeting SAMHSA Releases TIP on Detoxification Vivitrol Commercially Available Briefly Noted Resources Call for Applications Coming Up     

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Florida Case Highlights Threat to Parity by States and Insurance Companies Large Texas Nonprofit Sees Balancing of Funds, Move to Higher‐Level Staff Arizona Says System is ‘Stable’; Providers Cite Layoffs and Cuts Arizona KidsCare Frozen, Enrollment Down 60 Percent HHS Will Identify a ‘Path Forward’ on SAMHSA Appropriations Magellan Gets SAMHSA Award for Four Arizona Providers In the States Coming up     

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Senate Appropriations Committee Marks up SAMHSA FY 2014 Spending For Parity to Fulfill Promise, CEOs See Fight on Many Fronts AATOD Comments on SAMHSA Draft Guidelines for OTPs Optum, State Suspend N.M. Provider Payments Pending Probe SAAS, Legal Action Center and National Council Form Strategic Alliance Opioid ODs Increasing at a Faster Rate among Women than Men State News Coming up     

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Future of Private Residential Treatment Called Into Question by CMS Official Combined Effort of OTP Neighbors Will Provide Primary and MH Care SAMHSA Answers Questions on Need for Residential Treatment Study Shows AA Meetings Increase Abstinence in Young Women CSAT Answers Questions about Physician Caseload for Suboxone NASADAD Receives $1.1 Million Grant from SAMHSA Briefly Noted 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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NIDA‐NIAAA Merger Delayed by a Year; Alcoholism Researchers Worried Still Iowa Facility: Billing Department Must Be Hub of Treatment Center Torrey Takes on SAMHSA; SAMHSA Responds The Mental Well‐Being Sticker Set NASADAD Annual Meeting: Systems Integration, Medicaid and BG New NASADAD Officers Elected Iowa Providers Seek Mutual Support Amid Threat from Floodwaters Vivitrol Injectors Available to Help Providers and Patients Briefly Noted In the States Pharma News Coming up     

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Lawsuit Charges Methadone Clinic Chain With Getting Patients ‘Hooked’ Integrated Addiction and Primary Care Now the Norm at Large VA Health Sites SAMHSA Puts Model Treatment System Draft on Fast Track Service Elements of a Good BH System SAMHSA Re‐Aligns Mission in 10 Strategic Initiatives Patient at Sex Addiction Treatment Center for Sex Abuse Mass. Benefits From Alcohol Tax, But May Suffer Without FMAP Briefly Noted Coming up