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Ice methamphetamine seizures up in 2009 Jan. 27, 2010 10:04 am Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier IA
The culmination of a wide-ranging drug investigation sent ice methamphetamine seizures skyrocketing in 2009, according to law enforcement statistics... Read full story...
Cameron Douglas faces 10 years in prison after guilty plea for meth dealing Jan. 28, 2010 9:42 am New Jersey Entertainment NJ
Cameron Douglas, the oldest son of Michael Douglas, faces 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to dealing crystal meth Wednesday, People reports... Read full story...
Mississippi may pass law requiring prescriptions for cold medicine Jan. 28, 2010 1:55 pm WDAM-TV MS
The next time you need cold medicine containing the decongestant pseudoephedrine, your first stop may now have to be your doctor, not your usual drug store... Read full story...
2-Year-Old Toddler Tested Positive for Meth; "Mom of the Year" Heather Roe Arrested Jan. 28, 2010 7:44 am CBS News IN
Indiana mom Heather Roe was arrested Wednesday after her 2-year-old daughter tested positive for methamphetamine, police said... Read full story...
BCSO: Meth Check Working Jan. 28, 2010 4:01 pm WJHG-TV FL
McKeithen says the online "Meth Check" system he asked county commissioners to pass in October is working. Although some of the bigger pharmacies were reluctant at first because of privacy concerns, every pharmacy in Bay County is now on-board... Read full story...
Program teaches county students about how meth can ruin lives Jan. 28, 2010 2:04 pm Greene County Daily World IN
Greene County schools are getting a dose of meth awareness this week. Meth is Death is being brought to all five county high schools through Project SUCCESS... Read full story...
Police hope meth bills stem tide Jan. 28, 2010 9:03 am The Commercial Dispatch MS
Bills have passed through judiciary committees in both the state House and Senate which would make ephedrine and pseudoephedrine, precursors to crystal meth, Schedule III drugs... Read full story...
One meth addict's sad tale Jan. 28, 2010 fwdailynews.com IN
And what did he have to say about the drug in an interview after the sentence was imposed on Friday? Did he rail against it? Was there gnashing of teeth in biblical proportions at methamphetamine stealing the next 15 years of his life? No. Id like to get high again, Barr said. Its sad to say. Im not going to lie.... Read full story...
A story of hope Jan. 28, 2010 9:33 am Shoshone News Press ID
Meth is an insidious drug. Addiction occurs quickly, unwittingly before a user knows it's happened, he's hooked. And meth isn't overly hard to produce, making it readily available in rural communities across the country. After moving back to the Silver Valley, Ren didn't have a problem finding drugs... Read full story...
Access To Recovery
Access to Recovery (ATR) is a three year competitive discretionary grant program funded by the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT). ATR is an initiative which provides vouchers to clients for purchase of substance abuse clinical treatment and recovery support services. The goals of the program are to expand capacity, support client choice, and increase the array of faith-based and community based providers for clinical treatment and recovery support services. In 2007, twenty four grantees were awarded an ATR grant after a competitive application process. The program is funded at approximately $98 million per year of which $25 million is set aside to be used to deliver services to individuals with a background of methamphetamine use. For more information please visit www.atr.samhsa.gov.
Access to Recovery Grants Jan. 19, 2010 Join Together
Up to $382 million in Access to Recovery (ATR) grants will be awarded in FY2010 to support treatment voucher programs for individuals with alcohol and other drug problems... Read full story...
SAMHSA is Accepting Applications for $382 Million in Grants for the Access to Recovery Program Jan. 7, 2010 Media Newswire
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration ( SAMHSA ) is accepting applications for fiscal year ( FY ) 2010 for Access to Recovery ( ATR ) grants. The ATR program provides people seeking drug and alcohol treatment with vouchers to pay for a range of appropriate community-based services.... Read full story...
Teen addiction recovery center comes to Oroville Jan. 8, 2010 Oroville Mercury-Register CA
California was awarded a second, three-year Access to Recovery grant from the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration for programs... Read full story...
Gazette opinion: Busier crisis center needs ongoing support Dec. 28, 2009 Billings Gazette MT, WY
The center has cobbled together funding from several sources this year: $600,000 from Billings Clinic, about $250,000 from St. Vincent, $294,000 from the state and smaller contracts to provide evaluations for the Billings Municipal Mental Health Treatment Court and to provide addiction counseling for the Access to Recovery program of the Montana Wyoming Tribal Leaders Council... Read full story...
ACCESS TO RECOVERY (ATR) II PROVIDER ALERT (PDF) Jan. 11, 2010 State of Conn. Dept. of Mental Health and Addiction Services CT
Based on the feedback from providers and ATR service recipients, DMHAS will implement the following service modifications effective January 11, 2010... Read full story...
News about RMT ATR January 2010 news update Jan. 1, 2010 Tribal Recovery MT, WY
More than 100 people enjoyed a safe, sober, happy and healthy New Year's Eve in Billings thanks to Marian's Recovery Support, Braided Circle Support Services, and their RMT ATR volunteers... Read full story...
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