HEADLINES
Michael Douglas' son Cameron's drug problems stem from 'dysfunctional upbringing': lawyers Feb. 26, 2010 12:40 pm NYDailyNews.com NY
Michael Douglas' drug-dealing son tried to sell a Manhattan court a sob story worthy of a Hollywood script - that his famous family made him a smack-addicted wreck... Read full story...
KSL 5 News Investigates meth and the Salt Lake County housing authority Feb. 25, 2010 11:12 pm ksl.com UT
A Kearns mom called KSL for help, concerned that the home she and her children had been moved into was making them sick. A KSL 5 News investigation quickly discovered this home has a troubled past with meth contamination -- something her landlord never disclosed... Read full story...
Crystal Meth Substitute Feb. 25, 2010 KFYR-TV ND
The state Board of Pharmacy has enacted an emergency rule to immediately ban a legal chemical that mimics the effects of methamphetamine... Read full story...
Argelia Figueroa-Ramirez accused of pimping her own daughter for meth, crack cocaine and cash Feb. 26, 2010 8:23 am Westword CO
Documents released by the Denver District Attorney's Office following the arrests of Argelia Figueroa-Ramirez and Ronald Webster tell an extraordinarily sordid story -- one in which a mother is accused of pimping her own daughter and one of the girl's friends, both fourteen, in exchange for meth, crack cocaine and cash... Read full story...
SBI Clandestine Lab Unit : Meth lab busts on the climb in eastern NC Feb. 25, 2010 8:24 pm WNCT NC
When the ban on over the counter cold medicines containing pseudoephedrine went into effect in 2006, the number of meth lab busts dropped by more than 40%. But meth labs are making a comeback and firefighters are often the first to see them... Read full story...
Area news briefs Feb. 27, 2010 Endeavor News PA
All emergency services personnel are invited to attend a free training session on identifying and handling methamphetamine labs... 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.
Unregulated sober houses are a vital resource Feb. 7, 2010 The Providence Journal RI
So, with her help, MHRH officials began designing protocols that require those sober houses benefiting from ATR money to make sure tenants are at least enrolled in some substance abuse counseling, either at the house or elsewhere, when they move in... Read full story...
New York and Connecticut Drug Rehab Center Mountainside Weighs In on Latest White House Budget Feb. 13, 2010 Behavioral Health Central NY/CT
Previous Drug Czar John Walters and the Bush administration through their Access to Recovery programs helped to expand the footprint of treatment services in communities and we are optimistic that there will be ongoing support of those efforts which have gained traction."... Read full story...
Obama Proposes Increased Funding for Treatment and Prevention, but 'Balance' Proves Elusive Goal Feb. 5, 2010 Join Together DC
Also receiving new funds are programs to add new addiction counselors to federal health systems, increase the use of Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment, the Access to Recovery program ($9.9-million budget increase), and $10 million more for drug courts... Read full story...
Training Opportunity March and April CEUs Available ATR New Mexico NM
CounselingWorld, LLC Presents: 6 CEU Ethics In The Modern Counseling World March 13th, 2010... Read full story...
ASI MV Training Alert ATR New Mexico NM
http://www.atrnm.com/cms/kunde/rts/atrnmcom/docs/677212485-02-01-2010-10-39-27l.doc (DOC) Read full story...
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