HEADLINES
New System Monitors Pseudophedrine Sales Mar. 9, 2010 5:58 am KOMU.com MO
Gov. Nixon introduced a new database that will monitor how much pseudophedrine a patient buys... Read full story...
State House Passes Meth Registry Bill Mar. 10, 2010 2:42 pm KRMG OK
Like sex offenders, people with methamphetamine convictions may soon have to register with law enforcement in Oklahoma... Read full story...
So. GA meth use growing Mar. 10, 2010 1:25 pm WALB-TV GA
State officials say Methamphetamine use is one of Georgia's most critical crime and public health problems... Read full story...
State joins campaign to battle meth Mar. 9, 2010 7:00 pm Rockdale Citizen GA
Methamphetamine use continues to emerge as a social and public health issue as more teens and young adults fall prey to the deadly drug. Georgia officially joined the Meth Project on Monday during a kickoff ceremony at the state Capitol with U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson and Georgia Attorney General Thurbert Baker... Read full story...
Meth -- Now a Political Football Mar. 10, 2010 12:15 pm Louisville Mojo KY
At tomorrow night's Metro Council meeting, a final vote is expected on a resolution aimed at requiring a doctor's prescription for the purchase of any over-the-counter medicine containing pseudophedrine... Read full story...
New database to track possible meth-makers Mar. 10, 2010 3:23 pm WSFA AL
Attorney General Troy King announced the passage of a bill Wednesday that will create an electronic database that helps restrict availability of ephedrine and pseudoephedrine, products commonly used for making methamphetamine... Read full story...
Crystal meth showing up on Durham streets Mar. 10, 2010 The Oshawa Express Canada
The trend of crystal meth on Durham Streets is an increasing one, say Durham Drug Enforcement Officers... Read full story...
State plans meth database Mar. 9, 2010 4:56 pm iStockAnalyst MO
Missouri is developing a database to track purchases of cold medicine containing an ingredient that can be used to make methamphetamine... Read full story...
Meth Lab Found In Non-Profit That Serves Disabled Mar. 9, 2010 4:27 pm NewsChannel5.com TN
Officers said someone was cooking methamphetamine in the offices of a non-profit that serves the mentally disabled in Maury County... Read full story...
Budget cuts could hurt courts Mar. 9, 2010 11:57 pm Sioux Falls Argus Leader SD
It would mean the demise of the state's drug court in Sturgis and a diversion program for methamphetamine addicts in Sioux Falls... 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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