New Survey Again Raises Alarm About Teen Drug Use, Attitudes
A new report finds that more kids say they are using alcohol and other drugs, but many parents are unable or unwilling to deal with the issue -- a bad combination when declining support for prevention and cultural apathy about the issue leave parents as the last and sometimes only line of defense against adolescent drug use.

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Panel Recommends Amending Federal Privacy Law to Help Integrate Addiction Treatment Records
A new proposal to amend a landmark federal privacy law is butting up against resistance from recovery advocates and others, as the addiction treatment and recovery community struggles to strike a balance between the need for integration with mainstream medicine and privacy concerns about the use of electronic medical records.

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Part 2: The Role of Medication in Substance Use Treatment
Part 2 of this free online course for addiction treatment counselors is now available. Part 2 focuses on the primary roles of medication in addiction treatment, examining in detail medications that are used in the detoxification, maintenance, and stabilization of substance use disorders. Designated for 1.0 CEU.

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January 2010 Issue
Read the Jan. 2010 issue of the Treatment Practitioner's Research Bulletin, a free e-publication written by practitioners for practitioners. Then take the knowledge test and immediately receive your downloadable certificate for 1.0 CEUs.

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After 14-Year Delay, FDA Issues Regulations to Prevent Tobacco Sales to Youth
Regulations banning tobacco sales to minors, sales of cigarettes in less than 20-pack size, sample giveaways, and tobacco sponsorship of sports, music and other events have been released in final form by the FDA.

  

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