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Baltimore Officials Credit Saved Lives to Peer Administration of Narcan GAO Report Says ONDCP Anti‐Drug Campaign Didn't Overpay Consultants How ONDCP Measures Response to the Anti‐Drug Media Campaign Appropriate Spending for the Anti‐Drug Media Campaign Cost Calculator Helps Employers Manage Problem Drinking A Breakdown of Problem Drinkers, by Industry Profile Alcohol Advertising in Magazines Continues to Overexpose Youth Data Confirm SAMHSA's Efforts Toward Young Adolescents Names in the News Resources Briefly Noted Coming Up…     

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How Process Improvements Can Help the Bottom Line New Jersey Leaders Seek to Lift Barriers to Successful Reentry for Addicts The Five Key Principles of NIATx Change Diversify Funding to Increase Agency Admissions SAMHSA: 40% of Underage Drinkers Obtained Alcohol from Adults Use Free Technology to Improve Admissions and Outcomes Health‐Education‐Labor Spending Bill Delayed Briefly Noted State Watch Names in the News Coming up     

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SAMHSA Workforce Report: More on Mental Health than Addiction Alcohol Allowed Here: Minn. Center Diverges from 12‐Step Model Vermont OTP Hub‐and‐Spoke System Moving Ahead Slowly FDA Panel Recommends Approval of Probuphine Illinois Providers Continue to Wait for Medicaid Expansion Recovery Project Focuses on Buprenorphine Support Briefly Noted State News Coming up     

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Managed Care: A Balance Between Terminating Contracts and Collaborating Washington State Data Finds Treatment Just as Effective for Methamphetamine Managed Care Tool Kit Resignation Letter from Charles G. Curie to President Bush Study Finds Link Between Alcohol Outlets, Violence PIRE Merger Program for Mothers and Children Expands into New Building, with Self‐Pay Spinoff Ellen Breyer of Hazelden Receives Outstanding Achievement Award from ACATA Mark S. Gold, M.D. Receives the Nelson J. Bradley, M.D. Award Briefly Noted Resources Coming Up     

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The ACA One Month Out: Too Soon to See Any Impact Providers Steer Through Complex Process for Inclusion in Networks Study Shows Parity for SUDs Raised Costs Only $10 per Enrollee per Year New Hampshire Providers Push for Medicaid Expansion More Research Needed on Underage Drinking: NIAAA Wyoming Bill Would Fund Treatment and Prevention with State Alcohol Revenues Program Employees Charged with Blocking Police Access Briefly Noted In the States 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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ATR II: Grantees Face New Delays in New Awards, Old Questions About FBOs, GPRAs Prominent Owner of Recovery Home Would Consider Regulation a Plus ATR II Grantees Indiana Considers Restrictions on Out‐of‐State Methadone Clients Teen Attitudes Toward Meth a Sign of Trouble, Study Finds Problem Gambling Fund Administered by Washington State Briefly Noted In the States Resources Coming up     

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In One of its Last Grants to Field, RWJF Focuses on Sustainability Proportion of People Addicted to Drugs, or Drugs‐Alcohol Mix, on the Rise Field Grapples With Sobriety Time for Counselors in Recovery Study: Treatment Shortly After Detox Mitigates Relapse Alcohol/Drug Role in Suicide May Be More Prevalent Than Believed Maker of Vivitrol Touts Results of Study for Opiate Abuse About N‐SSATS Correction Clients in Treatment, According to Substance Abuse Problem Treated, by Facility Operation and Primary Focus of Facility: March 31, 2005 Briefly Noted Grants and Funding 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     

NASADAD pushes block‐grant increase for stimulus 4 bill

The National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors (NASADAD) last week wrote to Sen. Patty Murray (D‐ Washington) and Sen. Roy Blunt (R‐Missouri), the Senate co‐chairs of the Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS), Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee, asking specifically for the $1.5 billion in supplemental funding as provided by the House in the HEROES Act for the Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment (SAPT) block grant (see “Proposed bill for HEROES Act would give $1.5 billion to SAPT block grant,” ADAW, May 18, https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adaw.32722 ).     

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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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Washington State Coalition Urges Regulatory Control of Illegal Drugs Drug Court Programs Reduce Recidivism, but Yield Mixed Results on Relapse Washington State Coalition Cites Incarceration, Prevalence Data to Bolster Stance Risky Injection Practices Established at Onset of Use Missouri Advocates Struggle to Raise Alcohol Tax Call for Applicants Business Notes Resources Briefly Noted Coming up…     

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Innovative Analysis Makes Case for Major Expansion of Offender Treatment New Jersey Uses Money from Child Welfare System to Treat Addicted Parents Survey Examines Binge Drinking on 21st Birthdays D.C. Anti‐Drug Coalition will Focus on African‐American Issues Is the Earth Beginning to Move Beneath Your Feet? Briefly Noted State Watch Coming up     

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SAMHSA Report: States Will Bear More of Substance Abuse Treatment Cost Burden Maryland Counties Seek Efficiencies to Assist in Closing Treatment Gap Untreated Sex Addiction Can Lead to Relapse to Alcohol/Drug Use House Committee Report Charges ONDCP was Used for Political Purposes $1‐Billion National Youth Anti‐Drug Media Campaign Found Ineffective Briefly Noted State Watch Coming up     

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N.Y. Evaluating Effect of Gang Members' Presence in Centers Alcohol Tax Hike for Treatment Expansion Faces Uphill Battle in NJ COMBINE Study: Field Reaction Includes Acceptance of Medication as Treatment Adjunct Hawaii Treatment Center Places Counselors – and Treatment – in School System Briefly Noted Business Requests for Proposals Coming Up     

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State Policymakers and Providers Struggle to Fund and Treat Gambling Addiction Associations Hold Joint Meetings to Discuss Co‐Occurring Disorders Injectable Naltrexone Shown Effective in Reducing Heavy Drinking Side Effects of Injectable Naltrexone The Prevalence of Gambling Addiction Alcoholism and Problem Gambling Recommendations From NASADAD Report Poll Shows Workplace Impact of Family Addiction SAMHSA Study Links Alcohol Use, Delinquent Behavior Names in the News Resources Briefly Noted 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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Institute: Treatment on Demand More Cost‐Effective, and More Effective, Than Prison Biological, Societal Factors Compel Field to Consider More Gender‐Responsive Care Cost Offset Data Convinces Washington to Invest in Treatment New Directions Suits Settled; California Vacates Part of Order CASA Report Shows Extent of Substance Abuse Burden on Budgets Briefly Noted State News Coming up