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New Hampshire Issues Ambitious Blueprint for Addiction Prevention and Treatment Wyoming Merges Substance Abuse and Mental Health Units Prop. 36 Yields Major Savings When Treatment Is Completed False Positives and False Negatives Found in Youth Drug Tests AATOD's 5‐Year Plan Includes Support for Buprenorphine, Risk Planning Briefly Noted Names in the News Call for Applications Coming up     

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National Quality Forum Seeks Input from Treatment Field Parents Group Determined to Add $10 Million to N.J. Treatment Programs Seven Categories for Best Practices Workshop Participants Key Variables in a State's Readiness To Impose an Alcohol Tax One Mother's Story Letter Pleads Case for Parity School Districts Implement Drug Testing as Philosophical Divide Lingers Three Prerequisites for Student Drug Testing Briefly Noted Business Names in the News Resources Coming Up     

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Call to Action, Rally Boosting Parity's Last Chance in This Congress GAO: Weak Controls at ONDCP Raise Concerns in DFC Grantee Selections CDC: Tragic Results of Excessive Drinking by American Indians SAMHSA Seeks Comments on Proposed Match for SBIRT Grants Non‐Opioid Drug for Opioid Withdrawal Enters Clinical Trials Briefly Noted State Watch Business Call for Applications Coming up     

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Treatment Programs Benefit from Ties with Therapeutic Boarding Schools “Business Model” and Good Community Relations Lead to White House Trip Montana Academy IC&RC and NAADAC Commit to Transparency in Merger Talks SAMHSA Grants Announced Amid Criticism of Bush Methamphetamine Policy Feds Consider Requiring Nutritional Information on Alcohol Labels Neurotransmitter Orexin Linked to Drug‐Seeking as Well as Feeding, Arousal, and Sleep Correction In Brief Call for Comments Call for Applications     

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Off‐Label Use of Buprenorphine for Pain Worries Officials Growing Number of Programs Add Legitimacy to Sex Addiction Treatment Painkillers, Tranquilizers Account for Rise in Drug Use by Troops Addiction Drug Market ‘Underexploited,’ Should Focus on Cure, Says Report CAARR Responds to From the Field Article on Calif. Licensing Bill Briefly Noted State News Call for Applications Coming up     

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SAMHSA Pushes SBI to Address Baby‐Boomer Drug Use Prosecutor Leadership, Coordination Contribute to S.D. Reentry Strides Drug Could Increase Drinking but Reduce Other Problems NIAAA's Drug Development Goes Beyond Alcohol Problems ADAW Wins Journalism Awards for Parity and State Budget Watch Stories Illinois Treatment Providers Have Backlog of Unpaid Claims Congratulations! Briefly Noted State News Call for Applications Coming up     

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NAATP and NAADAC in Early Talks to Consolidate Resources Collaboration Between Phoenix House, NYU Yields Critical Data on Cocaine Addiction About the Organizations Study Finds Less Parental Concern About Teen Drug Use Other Phoenix House Research Focuses on Improving Treatment Approach Citizen‐Advocate Partnerships: Engaging the Public in Treatment Advocacy Names in the News Call for Applicants Resources Briefly Noted Coming up…     

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Idaho Legislators Try to Maintain Treatment Push Despite Governor's Veto SBI Potential Expands into Workplace Florida Faces Decimation of Corrections‐Based Treatment RAND Researcher Tells Congress Drug Strategy is Unbalanced Percentages of Excessive Drinking by Industry Briefly Noted State Watch Call for Applications Coming up     

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Adolescent Painkiller Use May Increase Risk of Addiction, Heroin Use Women's Component of NASADAD Offers Guidance Document for State Systems Parity Bill Attached to Tax Extender Bill Treatment Funds in Illinois Caught in Apparent Stalemate Substance Abuse: A 12‐Step Primer for Change No Drug Abuse, Underage Drinking or Smoking Allowed on YouTube Briefly Noted State Watch Names in News Call for Applications Coming up     

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Level Funding May Be the Best News FY 2006 Can Offer Alcohol and Tobacco Marketing Targets Hispanic Youth Initial Conference Agreement Proposals Alcohol Advertising and Youth Many Good Reasons for Providing A Drug‐Free Workplace Soccer Player Dies at 59 of Alcoholism Briefly Noted Correction Resources Names in the News Call for Applications Coming up     

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Army Homicide Investigations Highlight Role of Unaddressed Substance Use House Appropriations Committee Clears Field‐Related Spending Bill Treatment Providers Don't Fare Too Badly in Conn. Budget Florida Drug Strategy Sets Goals for Treatment and Prevention Michael Jackson's Death Raises Questions About Abuse Potential of Propofol Briefly Noted State News Resources Call for Comments 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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California Outcome Measurement Forges Ahead with all 58 Counties on Board Maryland Audit Charges Single State Authority with Accountability Problems California Drug Abuse Index Methamphetamine is Number‐One for Treatment Admissions in California Governor's Budget Proposal Slashes Prop. 36 Funding Texas County Boosts Capacity to Treat Probationers Mass. Agency to Bring Efficiencies to New Outpatient Services Addictive Diseases Chair Funded at University of Florida Methamphetamine Treatment Admissions Decline in Minnesota Briefly Noted Call for Applications Coming Up