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New Jersey Budget Would Move Teen SA Treatment to DCF Funding is Priority for Family‐Oriented Program Contracted Providers OASAS Awards 5 NYC Providers Housing Grants Recovery Focus Grows, Even if Under the Surface Winning Grantees TCA and Lawmakers Focus on Family Treatment Briefly Noted State News Coming up     

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OIG Report Blasts Kane‐Cavaiola and Divides Treatment Community FDA Issues Public Health Advisory on Methadone for Pain Kane‐Cavaiola Responds Growing Abuse of Ingredients in Cough Medicines Worries Officials CADCA Announces Recipients of Coalitions of the Year Awards New Prescribing Language Briefly Noted Grants and Funding Coming Up     

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Treatment Leaders Move to Recovery Focus, But Warn of Potential Misuses of Concept New York Comptroller Finds $20 Million in Overpayments; OASAS Disagrees NAATP Terminates Ron Hunsicker's Employment Strategy Moves Drug Use Into Public Health Arena Illinois Legislature Still Out; Governor Cuts Treatment 8 Percent Parity Lawsuit: Both Sides Rest Their Case and Await Court Ruling Briefly Noted State Watch Coming up     

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As States Move to Embrace Gambling, Treatment Providers Urged to Get Training A Community Health Focus Drives Diversification at Mass. Agency Commentary: CSAT's Clark Rebuts McLellan‐Tai Article Clarification: Primary Care SBIRT Information Integration: Threat or Opportunity? N.Y. Governor Proposes $3.5‐Million Reduction for OASAS Briefly Noted Resources Names in the News Coming up     

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NIATx and SAAS to Treatment Providers: Nothing's Worse Than Doing Nothing Rosecrance Sees MH Center Deal as a Plus in Health Reform Era Arapahoe House Gets Paid to Transport Intoxicated to Social Detox OASAS Gives Five Prisons Certificates for Treatment Programs Single Institute Likely to Replace NIDA and NIAAA TCA to Change Name, Open Membership to Non‐TC Programs OASAS Medical Director on ‘MSR’, Methadone, and Buprenorphine Briefly Noted In the States Coming up     

President's proposed budget would slash treatment and prevention funding

We had a feeling of déjà vu when the White House sent its proposed budget to Congress last week. Similar to past years, the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) would be decimated, moving the $100 million Drug‐Free Communities program to the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). There's no additional money in the Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment (SAPT) block grant and cuts to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, CSAP and SAMHSA's Center for Substance Abuse Treatment.     

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Persons Under the Influence a Frequent Target of Tasers; Effects Remain Murky Oklahoma to Close Treatment Beds and Lay Off State Workers W. Va. Governor Calls for $23.5 Million for Substance Abuse Funding Goals of Governor's Drug Plan California's Senate Bill 707 Spells R‐E‐S‐P‐E‐C‐T Study: News About ODs May Have Led to Increased Abuse of Opioids Okla. Dept. of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services Budget Reduction Summary Briefly Noted State News Business Names in the News Coming up     

STR grants: How one physician in rural Florida is trying to help

If the State Targeted Response (STR) and State Opioid Response (SOR) grants from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) grants are like an elephant — large, especially relative to funding for addiction treatment in general — they are also almost impossible to generalize about. But seeing one piece in context of the whole is essential in trying to find out where the money is actually going. The money goes to the single state authority (SSA) in charge of the Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment (SAPT) block grant in each state, the person who knows most about what is needed in that state. The funding comes from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). These grants added $2 billion‐plus to addiction treatment services for opioid use disorders for four years — and many expect this number to be doubled. For perspective, the entire SAPT block grant is under $2 billion and has been for decades.     

White House budget request decimates substance use prevention

The White House budget request for fiscal year 2021 for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) proposes to zero out a major prevention program — the Strategic Prevention Framework State Incentive Grant — Partnerships for Success program. This is a cut of $109 million. It recommends using the prevention set‐aside (20%) from the Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment (SAPT) block grant instead. But it doesn't give any more money to the block grant.     

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South Dakota: More Secrecy From the State, More Fear Among Providers Holistic‐Model Center Diversifies Further Under New Ownership SAMHSA Awards $22.5 Million for SA Prevention; South Dakota Uses for MI and SA Prevention Prevention Money Going From Substance Abuse to Mental Illness Illinois Providers Try to Reclaim Most of Unintended 26‐Percent Cut Briefly Noted In the States Coming up     

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Scientology‐Based Substance Abuse Program Investigated for Deaths New Jersey Addiction Program Works with MH Agency on Access SAMHSA Awards $22 Million in New SBIRT Grants to Three States SBIRT Funding in BG Application FTC Orders Sham ‘Alcoholism Cure’ to Pay Restitution Changes Ahead for California: ADP, Medi‐Cal, and Fees Follow‐Up on Commissions for Referrals: ‘ADP is Concerned’ Briefly Noted Names in the News 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     

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 ).     

Senators call for $2 billion in supplemental SAMHSA funding

As the fourth stimulus bill, the HEROES Act, awaits action by the Senate, 19 senators sent a letter last week to Senate and House leadership calling for increased investments in substance use disorder programs during the COVID‐19 pandemic. The letter, from Senators Tammy Baldwin (D‐Wisconsin) and Jeanne Shaheen (D‐New Hampshire), along with 17 other senators (all Democrats), calls for “$2 billion in funding for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to administer supplemental grant allocations under the Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment (SAPT) Block Grant program and the State Opioid Response (SOR) grant program.”     

CMHS/CSAT Collaborative Demonstration Program for Homeless Individuals1

The Collaborative Demonstration Program for Homeless Individuals is providing an opportunity for several community agencies in the United States to explore innovative intervention and treatment strategies to address the needs of homeless people with co-occurring (mental illness and substance abuse) disorders. This cooperative agreement, funded jointly by the Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) and the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT), is a $3 million project supporting programs in various community     

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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     

SAMHSA to write new application for new SOR with stimulants included

The addition of stimulants as an allowable use for State Opioid Response (SOR) grants will require a new application, which the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is working on, ADAW has learned. The change was in the FY 2020 appropriations bill passed last month by Congress (see ADAW, Dec. 23, 2019; “FY 2020 Appropriations: Stimulants added to SOR's $1.5 billion,” https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adaw.32573 ), along with funding for other SAMHSA programs, including the Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment block grant (SAPT BG). After the bill passed before Christmas, Washington went away for the holidays.     

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Knowledge of Mental Disorders Required for Client Service, Counselor Careers Peer‐Led Services Begin to Emerge as Adjunct to Treatment NAADAC Workforce Development Conference Focus on Attracting and Retaining Counselors Peer Session Encourages Abstinence N.J. Treatmentproviders Group Seeks Restoration of Terminated Grant New Endorsement for Adolescent Services Coming from NAADAC Open Meeting on Medicare Drug Rule Effect's on Substance Abuse Substance Abuse Treatment Included in $7.2 Million for Jail Diversion Programs for Mentally Ill Briefly Noted Resources Coming Up