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Fighting crystal meth Jan. 29, 2010 1:14 pm Greenwood Commonwealth MS
When the director of the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics came to me recently and said “crystal meth is the single largest threat to public safety and public health in our state,” not only did that get my immediate attention, it should also serve as loud call to action for all Mississippians... Read full story...
Rural communities say state needs tougher anti-meth law Jan. 29, 2010 5:53 am KWMU MO
Four towns and one county in Missouri now require a prescription for cold medications such as Advil Cold and Sinus. But as St. Louis Public Radio's Maria Altman reports, some municipal officials say meth labs won't go away until the state passes a prescription-only law... Read full story...
Three small children found in home during meth bust Jan. 29, 2010 2:35 pm WWMT MI
Police in Kalamazoo moved in on a meth lab Friday morning and found three small children inside the home... Read full story...
Toddlers found at mobile-home meth lab Jan. 29, 2010 12:37 pm The News Herald NC
The 3-year-old and 8-month-old children of a young couple are in Burke County Department of Social Services' custody after investigators on Thursday discovered a methamphetamine laboratory in the couple's home... Read full story...
Parents charged with making meth, kids found sleeping with the dogs Jan. 29, 2010 7:00 am WLOX MS
Investigators said the children, ages three and seven, were sleeping on the floor next to two dogs to stay warm. There was only one space heater in the house and the children didn't have blankets... Read full story...
Big Push To Crack Down On Meth Jan. 29, 2010 3:49 am KRDO CO
A big push to going on to crack down on meth in Southern Colorado... Read full story...
Connecting crystal-meth and public perception to Minnesota's rising HIV cases Jan. 29, 2010 9:30 am MinnPost MN
The MDH wasn't able to provide me with any firm data, but Rhame estimates that in his practice, perhaps 50 percent or more of newly HIV positive gay males became infected while using methamphetamine... Read full story...
Cushing Trio Accused Of Meth Manufacturing In Presence Of Children Jan. 29, 2010 1600kush.com OK
A Cushing woman, her fiance and another man were charged Monday with manufacturing methamphetamine at her home in the 800 block of E. Walnut Street, where children were present... 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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