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April 2008; Issue 118

March 2008; Issue 117

February 2008; Issue 116

January 2008; Issue 115

Archive Issues – 1996-2007

April 2008: Issue 118

ADDICTION TREATMENT

Study: Improve Public Addiction Treatment through Performance Contracting

JOURNALS

Now Available Online: Europad March 2008 Issue

NIDA Notes – Volume #21, #5

PRESCRIPTION DRUG USE

Early Non-Medical Prescription Drug Use

GOVERNMENT

FY2009 Proposed Federal Drug Control Budget

NIDA’s Director Addresses Senate on Prescription Drug Abuse

HIV/AIDS

Updated CDC Fact Sheet "HIV/AIDS in the United States"

CDC Fact Sheet: HIV/AIDS among Persons Aged 50 and Over

March 2008; Issue 117

MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT (MAT) FOR OPIOID DEPENDENCE

SAMHSA Delayed Reporting of Buprenorphine Problems

Federal Drug Officials Detail Plan to Prevent Abuse of Buprenorphine

Recovery Month – April 2, 2008 Webcast "Medication-Assisted Therapies: Providing a 'Whole-Patient' Approach to Treatment"

Melatonin, Benzodiazepines, and Sleep Quality Among Patients Receiving MMT

GOVERNMENT

SAMHSA Sees Rise in Drug Admissions to Treatment

Federal Drug Budget Defies Policy Priorities, Critic Contends

Addiction, Mental Health Problems Linked to Long-Term Displacement Among Hurricane Survivors

HIV, AIDS

Impact of Substance Use on Adherence to HIV Medications

SMOKING

Smoking Among Patients With Alcohol or Drug Use Disorders

Substance Use and Nicotine Dependence

JOURNALS

New: Mental Health and Substance Use: Dual Diagnosis

New Issue: NIDA’s Addiction Science & Clinical Practice

MISCELLANEOUS

Prescription Drugs Blamed for Rising Overdose Deaths

Prescription Opioid Use and Diversion

Data Shows Substance Abuse Treatment Reduces Crime

February 2008; Issue 116

MMT & ADDICTION TREATMENT

Buprenorphine in the News – Misuse of ‘bupe’ is found to be on rise – U.S. could exert controls if matter is deemed serious

How Common Is Comprehensive Addiction Treatment Across the U.S.?

GOVERNMENT

SAMHSA Guidance Letter on Take-Home Medication Issued January 24, 2008

SAMHSA Proposed Project: Opioid Treatment Programs (OTPs) Mortality Reporting Form

NIDA Releases Draft Strategic Plan

SAMHSA Papers Provide Information on Treatment for People with Co-Occurring Disorders

SAMHSA Launches E-Learning Courses

HIV, AIDS, NEEDLE EXCHANGES

Rand Report: HIV and Mental Health

Introduction to the CDC HIV Prevention Strategic Plan: Extended Through 2010

D.C., Freed from Federal Restraints, Funds Needle Exchanges

Medscape® Poll Results on Needle-Exchange Programs

January 2008; Issue 115

MMT
December 2007 Heroin Addiction and Related Clinical Problems Now Available
NAMA Announces New President Roxanne Baker

GOVERNMENT
Methadone Diversion, Abuse, and Misuses: Deaths Increasing at Alarming Rate
National Drug Threat Assessment 2008 Report
DEA Advisory December 10, 2007 Methadone Hydrochloride Tablets USP 40 mg (Dispersible)
NASADAD Methadone Overdose Report
SAMHSA Releases 2006 Data from National Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment Services
SAMHSA Announces Availability of Substance Abuse Treatment for Persons With Co-Occurring Disorders Inservice Training

SMOKING AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE
Smoking Among Patients With Alcohol or Drug Use Disorders
Feasibility of a Smoking Cessation Intervention in Substance Abuse Treatment Programs

ADDICTION & MENTAL ILLNESS
Amygdala is Link Between Addiction, Mental Illness, Researchers Say

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