HEADLINES
As Meth Surges, MS Looks Forward To Rx-Only Ephedrine Mar. 5, 2010 5:00 am The Crime Report MS
Mississippi narcotics officials say they look forward to July 1, when a law restricting the purchase of medications with pseudoephedrine to prescription only takes effect, reports the Jackson Clarion-Ledger... Read full story...
Attorney says cutting Boulder meth program budget would violate contract Mar. 4, 2010 9:31 pm The Missoulian MT
The attorney for the company operating a women's meth treatment program in Boulder said Thursday that cutting its budget would violate a contract it has with the state - as well as harm the 40-bed treatment center... Read full story...
Tennessee Tops In Meth Mar. 5, 2010 8:29 pm TransWorldNews TN
Laws that made it harder to obtain pseudoephedrine, a key ingredient in the production of methamphetamine, were successful in cutting down the number of meth labs nationwide, but now those numbers are on the rise again... Read full story...
2 Officers Taken To Hospital After Finding Meth Lab chattanoogan.com TN
Meth market may rebound Edmonton Sun Canada
In the wake of another massive methamphetamine bust, cops say they’re concerned that the potent street drug’s once-dormant market is rebounding in Edmonton... 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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