Ten programs around the country have received funding from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to expand addiction and HIV/AIDS treatment programs in black, Hispanic, and other minority communities.

SAMHSA's Center for Substance Abuse Treatment recently awarded a total of $42 million in five-year grants, in amounts up to $500,000 each. "The interrelationships among substance use and HIV/AIDS is indisputable, and it continues to be a growing concern among racial and ethnic minority communities," said Assistant Surgeon General Eric Broderick, D.D.S., M.P.H., SAMHSA's acting deputy administrator. "These new grantees are tied to grassroots organizations that are deeply rooted in the culture of the community and have a proven track record of reaching and serving people in need of substance abuse treatment and HIV/AIDS services."

The programs will offer addiction treatment, brief intervention, education, HIV/AIDS testing and counseling, and other services. Grants were made through CSAT's Targeted Capacity Expansion program and the HIV/AIDS Services program. Grantees included programs in Alabama, Arizona, Massachusetts, New York, and the state of Washington.