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Medications Continue to Show Treatment Potential Kentucky Establishes ‘Housing Centers’ to Provide Treatment for Homeless Topiramate Touted as a Promising New Medication Report Finds High Rate of Youth Engaged in Drugged or Drunk Driving Teen Drug Use Shows Continued Gradual Decline Briefly Noted 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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CSAT Rescinds 2008 Directive on Take‐Homes, Citing Field Confusion Provider Agencies Overcome Uncertainty in Instituting Walk‐in Assessments Iowa Governor Preserves Funding for Substance Abuse Treatment NIATx Calls for Proposals for Its New Health Reform Initiative Indian Health Care Now Included in House Version Live Grenade in Chicago Treatment Program Briefly Noted State News Call for Applications Coming up     

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Treatment for Child Welfare Families Continues Amid Lawsuit Over Jail Terms Governor Restores $3 Million to Florida's Treatment Programs Toll‐Free Lines Help Connect Callers to Local Treatment Programs Stimulus Package: Still no $100 Million for Block Grant Case Management Helps Substance Abusing Women on Welfare Briefly Noted State News Resources Business Names in the News Coming up     

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Study Finds Alcohol Abuse or Dependence Causes Depression, Not Vice Versa Communities Rethink D.A.R.E. as Police Struggle to Maintain Programs Addiction Treatment Providers Spared Worst of Vt. Budget Cuts Parity: Knowns and Unknowns Briefly Noted State News Business News Coming up     

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Federal Government Calls for Comments by May 28 on Implementing Parity Organizations Partner to Offer National Benchmarks for SA Providers Questions the RFI Asks N.Y. Outpatient System Will Combine Methadone, Other Modalities Billing Transformation in New York National Education Standards Vital for Addiction Professionals Nation Gets First Board‐Certified Addiction Physicians Level Funding in Michigan Jeopardized by Rising Deficit Briefly Noted State News Names in the News Coming up     

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Centers Prepare for Flu's Effects by Educating Both Staff and Clients NQF Standards for Treating SUDs Move Closer to Implementation by States Mo. Requires Providers to Offer Medication‐Assisted Treatment Obesity Linked to Addiction in Rat Study of Brain Reward Center Field Should be Unified, Not Split, by NIDA‐NIAAA Merger Talks ‘Chronic Inebriates’ Who are Homeless Caught Between State and Local Care Briefly Noted In the States Coming up     

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NASADAD Inquiry Underscores Need for Collaboration Between SSA, Criminal Justice Okla. Considers Adding Substance Abuse Screening to Protective Custody Screening In Colorado, Closing Two Budget Gaps Hinges on the Stimulus House Passes FY 2009 Spending Bill with SA Funding Increases Briefly Noted OptumHealth Gets New Mexico Contract State News Call for Applications Coming up     

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Hyde, SAMHSA Nominee, Led Historic Integration Initiative in New Mexico Promising Findings on Cocaine Vaccine Collide With Drugmakers' Indifference Hyde, Merger Specialist SAPRP Presents Roadmap for Future Research as it Closes its Doors Psychiatric Disorders May Predict Internet Addiction in Teens Sebelius Responds to Congress Requests for Parity Rule CDC: Overdose Deaths from Opioid Analgesics More Than Tripled Briefly Noted State News Business Names in the News Coming up     

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Money Woes Dominate 2009 Fears, Hopes; Silver Lining for Strong Private Providers Parity, Economy Topped 2008 News Items Campaign Sets Goal of Serving 1 Million New Clients New Brain Research Could Help Develop Maintenance Drugs Briefly Noted State Watch Resources Coming up     

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First National Standards for Co‐Occurring Credential Comes from IC&RC New Prop. 36 Report Likely to Shape Debate on Funding, Accountability Certification, Licensure and Credentialing Standards for New CCDP Certifications Capoccia, Formerly of RWJF, to Oversee $10 Million in OSI Grants Report Recommendations Focus on Funding Gaps, Treatment Completion County Gives $400,000 for Prometa Treatment Briefly Noted Resources Grants and Funding Coming up     

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Local Communities Bristle Over High Concentrations of Centers Block Grant up for $35 Million Increase, Depending on Senate and White House Schools Need Help with Prevention Education, Says Report Recommendations by Join Together Researchers Federal Auditors to Scrutinize ATR in 2008 Briefly Noted Names in the News Coming up     

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Hearing Addresses SAMHSA Reauthorization Amid Worry Over NOMs Arizona Launches 10-Point Strategy for Methamphetamine Update on the Second Chance Act Purdue Pharma and 3 Top Executives Found Guilty of Misbranding Drug Court Expansion Urged in New Jersey Parents are Main Sources of Alcohol for Youth Until 8th Grade Methamphetamine Task Force: The 10 Points Meth Prevention Coalitions in Arizona Briefly Noted Resources Coming up     

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Methadone Patient Advocacy Movement Gathers Steam with Federal Grant Innovative Physician Network Selects Hanley for M.D. Education, Referrals Monitoring the Future: Smoking and Drug Use Down in 8th Graders Presidential Candidates Respond to Recovery Issues Friends of SAMHSA Holds First Meeting Hopes and Fears Call for Applications Briefly Noted State Watch Resources Coming up     

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Co‐Occurring Disorders Can Be Treated Within SAPT Block Grant Advocates Optimistic as Second Chance Act Clears House Committee Doctor's Sentence Highlights Challenges of Methadone Treatment Recovery Month Slated for Elimination by President's Proposed Budget SAMHSA Announces $96 Million in Access to Recovery Grants Briefly Noted Names in the News Coming up     

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CMS Announces Dollar Values for New SBI Codes, and New Codes for Medicare States Focus on Equipping Workforce to Treat Gambling Problems CRAFFT Screen Finds 14.8% Positive Results Reality of Relapse Requires Changing to a Chronic Care Approach Veto Looms for Health Spending Bill, Including the Block Grant Letter to the Editor Briefly Noted Resources State Watch Coming up     

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Funding Tops Issues of Concern for SA, MH Leaders Landmark Report Offers Recommendations on Improving Prisoner Re-Entry Systems Can SA, MH Fields Effectively Show Costs of Untreated Illness? The Underpinnings of a Successful Re-Entry Initiative Names in the News Resources Briefly Noted Coming Up     

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Proposed Rule on Benefits Raises Questions about Parity and Enforcement SAMHSA Releases Bupe‐OTP Final Rule Imprint of Founder Continues to Influence Father Martin's Proposed Rule's Language on Parity What Plans Must Include ONDCP's Botticelli: Prevention, Block Grant, and Recovery DSM‐5 Will Include SUDs Instead of Dependence and Abuse Improving Outcomes: Connecting Payment to Performance ABAM Continues to Moves to Make Addiction a Specialty Briefly Noted State News Coming up