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SBI Trauma Center Training for New England
This free training on March 2 is for trauma surgeons and nurses, social workers, trauma care providers, injury prevention specialists and trauma center administrators. Sponsored by Boston Medical Center Department of Surgery Trauma Service and Boston University School of Public Health BNI-ART Institute, in partnership with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). 02/04/2010

Patricia F. Russo Named Chairman of Partnership for a Drug-Free America
The Board of Directors of the Partnership for a Drug-Free America named Patricia 'Pat' F. Russo Chairman of the national non-profit organization that exists to help parents prevent, intervene in and treat drug and alcohol use by their children. 01/20/2010

2010 SAMHSA Science and Service Awards
Community-based organizations that have been exemplary in implementing evidence-based addiction and mental-health interventions may apply for the 2010 Science and Service Awards from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). 01/19/2010

Maine Releases Substance Abuse Services Report Card
The Maine Substance Abuse Services Commission released the first ever Substance Abuse Services Report Card modeled after a 2006 report, Blueprint for the States: Policies to Improve the Ways States Organize and Deliver Alcohol and Drug Prevention and Treatment, published by Join Together. 01/15/2010

Participate in the Super Bowl Survey 2010
The Super Bowl Survey Kit from the Drug-Free Action Alliance includes everything you need to quickly and easily implement your local student survey, with additional ideas on student engagement and follow-up activities. 01/14/2010

Campus Certification Program for Tobacco-Free College Policy
College and university campuses that have instituted comprehensive smoke- or tobacco-free policies may now apply for official certification from The BACCHUS Network, a national non-profit organization focused on health and safety issues concerning college students. 12/22/2009

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Obama Proposes Increased Funding for Treatment and Prevention, but 'Balance' Proves Elusive Goal
The Obama administration's first stab at crafting its own national drug-control budget priorities adds new funding for addiction treatment and prevention but does little to close the huge gap between spending on drug supply- and demand-reduction efforts despite promises of a "balanced" strategy.

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