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The National Institutes of Health (NIH) will award 12 grants to form the Justice Community Opioid Innovation Network (JCOIN) to support research on quality addiction treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD) in criminal justice settings nationwide, with a total of $155 million from the National Institute on Drug Abuse. One focus will be on finding new medications. There will be 10 research institutions and two centers. JCOIN is part of the NIH HEAL (Helping to End Addiction Long‐term) initiative launched last year. Funded institutions and the site locations are: the New York State Psychiatric Institute (New York), Baystate Medical Center (Massachusetts), Friends Research Institute Inc. (Maryland), Texas Christian University (Illinois, New Mexico, Texas), the New York University School of Medicine (Connecticut, Delaware, New Hampshire, New York, Oregon), Brown University (North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island), the University of Chicago (Illinois), Chestnut Health Systems Inc. (Illinois), the University of Kentucky (Kentucky), and Yale University (Connecticut, Minnesota, New York, North Carolina, Puerto Rico). George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, will serve as the JCOIN coordination and translation center. For more information, go to https://www.nih.gov/research‐training/medical‐research‐initiatives/heal‐initiative/justice‐community‐opioid‐innovation‐network .     

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TCs Positioning Themselves for New Healthcare Environment Center Services Probe Interaction of Substance, Eating Disorders Carise's Move to CRC Soft‐Pedaled by Phoenix House CADCs Leaving Oklahoma Due to New Reimbursement Structure Insurers Denying Treatment to Young Heroin Addicts in N.J. Moyers Says There's More Than One Pathway to Recovery Briefly Noted Coming up     

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Federal Government Gives $7.2 Million in Grants for Drug Tests on Students National Meeting on Co‐Occurring Disorders Planned How Counselors Can Help with Student Drug Testing The ONDCP Says Student Drug Testing When a Student Tests Positive SAMHSA Issues New TIP on Medication‐Assisted Treatment Tip 43 Seen as Lighting a Number of Paths to Improvement Groups Call for Specific References to Substance Abuse in Disaster Relief Law Sale Pending for CRC Health Group Briefly Noted Resources Call for Applications 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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Parity Final Rule Even Stronger than IFR, Protecting Residential Noncompliant Health Plan Example An Active Presence Online Can Counteract Negative Comments Who Must Provide Coverage under the MHPAEA Law — Not the Final Rule Focus on Recovery, Ongoing Stigma Problems for OTPs at AATOD New Casinos, New Problem Gamblers for New York NIAAA Trial Finds Promising Results for Gabapentin Walter Ginter Presents Advocate and Patient View at AATOD Briefly Noted Obituary Names in the News Coming up     

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Treatment won't Suffer, may Benefit in Democratic Takeovers New Caron Residential Program Tailored to Young Adult Males No Peace Dividend Hazelden will Build Youth Facility on Veritas Villa Grounds Did a Tree Just Fall in the Forest? New ‘Alcohol‐Sniffing’ Ankle Bracelet Used by Corrections Study: Contingency Management Improves Treatment Outcomes Clarification and Correction Briefly Noted Resources Coming Up     

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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     

An evaluation of youth empowerment tobacco prevention programs in the Southwest

Evaluation research pertaining to the development of assessment instruments that fully capture the facets of empowerment prevention perspectives among youth are sparse. With funding from the American Legacy Foundation, the University of New Mexico Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, in partnership with the New Mexico State Department of Health, developed a measure of individual empowerment. Drawing from the various bodies of literature in adolescent development, substance abuse prevention, and program/coalition building, a questionnaire was developed to capture facets of individual empowerment as it pertains to tobacco prevention efforts among youth within New Mexico. Utilizing a sample of 112 youth participants, principal axis factor analysis with Varimax rotation revealed four valid sub-scales entitled active participation, empowerment efficacy, external organizational involvement, and participant satisfaction. Internal consistency reliabilities were satisfactory with Cronbach's alpha ranging from .78 to .84. Regression mediation analysis revealed that active participation mediated the relationship of empowerment efficacy and self-esteem. Challenges associated with conceptualizing and assessing empowerment among youth are discussed.     

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Chronic Care Management Gets Good Results; So Does Minimal Management In an Evolving Marketplace, Centers Seek New Skills for Staff New Alcoholism Medication May Come from Obesity Research CRC Celebrates Recovery Month, Has High Hopes for Parity, ACA Health Insurance Exchanges Open as Government Shuts Down Briefly Noted Resources Coming up     

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Cocaine Deaths and Treatment Admissions Rising in Maine Utah Initiative for Offenders Links Treatment, Probation Methadone Overdoses and Medical Examiners For‐Profit Entity Growing Rapidly in Developing Faith‐Based Homes Residential Treatment Expansion in Montana Cough Medicine Abuse Reported in New NSDUH Analysis Successful Prisoner Reentry: Full Circle Recovery Programs at San Quentin Prison Briefly Noted State Watch Resources Grant Announcements Coming up     

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SAMHSA's Budget Request Again Seeks to Cut SA Prevention Set‐Aside Seattle OTP Emphasizes Safety Amid Policy Responses to Rx Abuse 3 States Use Rx Monitoring for Public Health, Not Enforcement OTPs and Tennessee Still at Loggerheads on Methadone ACA Requires Residential Treatment Coverage: Legal Opinion Briefly Noted Coming up     

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Field Struggles to Hold on to BG‐Funded Residential Treatment in Face of ACA Murder at New York Treatment Center Shines Spotlight on Facility Safety GOP Control of House May Mean Changes, or At Least Delays, for ACA Mass. Voters Opt to Repeal Alcohol Tax, Killing Dedicated Fund Alcohol and the Workplace: The Elephant in the Room Caron Offers Free Substance Abuse Training for Pediatric Residents Briefly Noted State News Business Coming up     

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N.Y. Announces Residential, Outpatient Expansions as Part of Drug Law Reform Washington Merges Divisions and Revamps for Person‐Centered Care NSDUH: Drug Use Down, But Treatment Access Still Limited Two Treatment Giants Expand, Set to Enter New States President Obama Tells Congress There Will be Reform Joint Commission Requests for Comment on SBIRT Measures Briefly Noted State News Resources Names in the News Coming up     

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System Coordination Needed to Deliver Services to Children of SUD Patients Center Stays Narrowly Focused Despite Unstable Justice Funding Requirements of the Block Grant Prometa No More Effective Than Placebo for Methamphetamine Residential Treatment Should Be an Essential Benefit Under the ACA Pennsylvania Stalls on Nominating Head of New Agency Hazelden Part of Group Providing Education on Treating Co‐Occurring Disorders Briefly Noted In the States Names in the News Coming up     

Nuclear Tourism

This essay describes a new post‐war pilgrim—the nuclear tourist who visits the sites where the first nuclear bombs were created and tested. Some such pilgrims are history enthusiasts, some are impelled by diffusely patriotic impulses, and others go to protest nuclear weapons. All go to “imagine the real”—or at least their insufficient version of it. The 50th anniversary of the first nuclear test drew thousands of these nuclear tourists to New Mexico where contesting narratives of commemoration mingled and clashed. The article explores ways in which the testing grounds in New Mexico are comparable with other sites of disaster because they resist “proper” notions of reverence.     

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CRC Discusses Growth Challenges, Reaches Out to Fellow Providers Study Shows Rogue Pharmacies Market Controlled Substances to Consumers SAMHSA Issues Guidance for Treatment Providers on Vivitrol CASA Recommendations SBI Guide Instructs Trauma Centers, Hospitals, Physicians Pediatricians Call for R Rating for Movies Depicting Smoking NIDA Finds ‘Extraordinary Results’ in Early Trials of Nicotine Vaccine New York Announces 90‐Day Grandparenting Period for New Gambling Designation Briefly Noted 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     

Poverty,Residential Mobility,and Student Transiency within a Rural New York School District*

Abstract Human capital models assume residential mobility is both voluntary and opportunity‐driven. Residential mobility of low income households, however, often does not fit these assumptions. Often characterized by short‐distance, high frequency movement, poverty‐related mobility may only deepen the social and economic instability that precipitated the movement in the first place. Children may be particularly affected because of disrupted social and academic environments. Among community institutions, schools often experience significant student turnover as a consequence. This paper presents a case study of student transiency and residential instability within an impoverished rural New York school district, examining both enrollment change data and residential histories collected from economically disadvantaged parents of mobile students. It finds that poverty‐related mobility is frequently not voluntary but the consequence of precipitating social and economic crises at the household level in combination with the inability to obtain adequate and affordable housing. Hence, poverty‐related hypermobility may be interpreted as both a consequence and determinant of rural community disadvantage.     

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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