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March, 2007 TA A DA S T IMES

INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Scientology Treatment Program... 2 BUSH'S BUDGET PLAN CUTS Cost of Alcohol Related Crimes 3 TREATMENT, PREVENTION FUNDING 84% of Employers Require ... 3 HBO’s Groundbreaking Series... 4 By Bob Curley The administration is calling for cutting CSAP's Dealing with a Gambling Problem 5 Significant cuts to the budgets of the Center for Strategic Prevention Framework Incentive Grant Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) and the program by $10.1 million (to $95.4 million) and News from Capitol Hill 6 Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) eliminating the Evidence Based Practices, the And See All the People 7 were some of the lowlights of the Bush Center for the Advancement of Prevention administration's budget for the Substance Technologies (CAPT), Dissemination/Training, and TAADAS Hosts Professional… 7 Abuse and Mental Health Services Best Practices Program Coordination programs Administration (SAMHSA) -- part of an FY2008 entirely. Many Youths Admitted to... 8 spending plan that trims or eliminates a Block Grant Funding Static, But Rules Changing 12-Step Treatment More Effective 8 number of prominent federal discretionary programs. The keystone Substance Abuse Prevention and Blacks, Hispanics Less Likely... 8 Treatment (SAPT) Block Grant would be level- "Bush's proposal would provide a big increase funded at $1.759 billion. In perhaps the biggest What’s Going On... 9 in military spending to fight the war in Iraq policy change included in the budget plan, the while squeezing federal health-care programs administration said that states which fail to submit 9 Place of Hope Celebrates 7 Years! and cutting most domestic agencies to below National Outcome Measures in FY08 "will not Sharon Trammell Receives... 9 fiscal 2006 levels to meet his goal of receive more than 95 percent of their SAPT Block eliminating the deficit in five years," noted the Grant allocation." Workshops & Trainings 10 American Counseling Association. "The undistributed funds will be redistributed Featured Publication 10 The president's budget plan calls for cutting among the States based on the current statutory $46.9 million from the $398.9-million CSAT authorization for the program," according to the Featured Video 10 budget and $36.9 million from the $192.9- Bush budget document. "SAMHSA will work with TN Advanced School on Addiction 11 million CSAP budget. The CSAT budget would [HHS], [the] Office of Management and Budget and still include about $98 million for the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) to Lung Association Issues State... 12 administration's Access to Recovery program -- develop criteria for compliance on submission of Cigarette Use Reaches New Low... 12 which provides treatment vouchers that can be the National Outcomes Measures data." used at faith-based as well as other types of In the area of basic research, the National Institute Nicotine Addiction Costs $2,000 12 treatment programs -- but would earmark $25 on Drug Abuse will receive about the same amount million of that money for discretionary grants of funding -- $1 billion -- as it did last year, while NIDA Launches Centers... 13 for methamphetamine treatment; these grants the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Dentists Address Addiction 13 would be directed at states with high levels of Alcoholism would receive a modest $900,000 meth abuse. increase, to $436.5 million. More Going Public With Recovery 15 Study Looks at Health Effects... 16 Proposed funding cuts within SAMHSA totaled If Congress goes along with Bush's fiscal 2008 $158.7 million. Within CSAT, funding for the spending plan, an additional $10 million would be Lead on America Seeks to Shutter 16 Screening, Brief Intervention, Referral and allocated to the Drug-Free Communities Act, raising funding for the grant program to $90 Maine Advocates Use Blueprint... 17 Treatment (SBIRT) program would rise $11.5 million, and the Drug Courts and Young million. The administration continues to show more Brain has Remarkable Power... 18 Offenders Reentry programs would get $13.7 faith in ad campaigns than community-based million more, but the Pregnant and Postpartum prevention, however, calling for spending an Female Hormonal Patterns... 18 Women program would be cut by $6.5 million additional $31 million on the National Anti-Drug Study Says Psychedelic Drugs... 18 and the agency's Children/Adolescent/Family Media Campaign and bringing total program What is TAADAS? 19 Programs would receive $9.9 million less next funding to $130 million. year. CSAT's Targeted Capacity Expansion TAADAS’ Mission: program also would be cut by $12 million, to Assault on Drug-Free Schools Continues To educate the public and influence state and national policy decisions in order to $17.8 million, and Addiction Technology As usual, the administration is calling for huge cuts improve services to those who are affect- Transfer Centers would get $1.2 million less in the U.S. Department of Education's Safe and ed by alcoholism and/or drug addiction. than they did last year. (Continued on page 17) Page 2 SCIENTOLOGY TREATMENT PROGRAM FOR PRISONERS FUNDED BY FEDS Federal tax dollars are helping opened last September. drunk driving and cocaine legislature to request $3.6 million to pay for a controversial Second Chance is the only possession. He first sought to fund the program. addiction-treatment program Scientology-based treatment treatment at the Betty Ford for prisoners in New Mexico center for inmates in the U.S. A Center, but later tried Second Chance officials claim based on Scientology precepts, former chief district judge from Scientology. Judge Lang also that recidivism rates fell to 10 the Wall Street Journal Albuquerque, W. John Brennan, has battled alcoholism and percent among attendees at their reported January 19. is a paid consultant hired to attends 12-step meetings. program in Enseneda, Mexico. promote the program to his The program costs $55 per The Second Chance program is former colleagues. But the Randall Suggs, a Scientologist inmate per day. "There's a lot of billed as an alternative current chief district judge, who is part owner of the use of sauna with the idea that treatment program for William Lang, doesn't want Arizona Diamondbacks you sweat out toxins in the nonviolent offenders and uses judges to make referrals to the baseball teams, had provided system," said addiction expert Bill the principals of Scientology -- program, saying he is suspicious $300,000 to launch the Miller, who reviewed the program such as using saunas, diet, of its relationship with the program, and the state of New at the request of the city of massage and vitamins to purge Church of Scientology even Mexico contributed Albuquerque. "I don't know of any the body of toxins -- to fight though program officials say $300,000. Second Chance scientific basis for that. It wasn't addiction. In New Mexico, 24 of there is no link. later received $350,000 in clear to me what sort of scientific the state's 84 district judges federal funds, but that money basis there was even for the have referred a total of 50 Brennan was arrested four is about to run out. Brennan conception of the program to clients to the program since it years ago and charged with has appeared before the state begin with." Treatment Regimen Keeps 39 Meth Cleanup Bill Percent of Nicotine Addicts Passed by House Smoke-Free The U.S. House of Dangerous meth-making Representatives has passed a chemicals can permeate A smoking-cessation program hospitalization and mortality bill that will require the federal entire residences, from walls that combined a minimum of rates among the participants. government to develop to furniture. Gordon's bill also three months of counseling and The study subjects received guidelines for cleaning up directs the National Institute free nicotine-replacement drugs behavioral modification former meth labs, the of Standards and Technology was successful in keeping 39 counseling and the drug Murfreesboro Daily News to research meth-detection percent of participants abstinent bupropion. Only 9 percent of Journal reported February 7. equipment and the National for two years, Reuters reported patients receiving standard Academy of Sciences to study Feb.ruary 13. care successfully quit after two The Methamphetamine the long-term health effects years. Remediation Research Act, HR- of meth exposure to first Researchers at Creighton 365, calls on the Environmental responders and children who University Cardiac Center in Mohiuddin and colleagues are Protection Agency (EPA) to live in meth houses. Omaha, Neb., found that the now determining the cost- develop model cleanup regimen was successful among effectiveness of the treatment guidelines that local highly motivated patients, regimen, noting that few communities can follow to including those who had insurers currently pay for such ensure that former meth suffered heart attacks, severe programs. houses can be restored to a coronary heart disease, or safe and livable status. The angina. The results were published in measure was sponsored by the February 2007 issue of the Rep. Bart Gordon (D-Tenn.); it "What we have shown is that a journal Chest. now heads to the U.S. Senate very planned and organized for consideration. approach to cessation of R e f e r e n c e : smoking, with careful follow-up, Mohiuddin, S.M., et al. (2007) works much better than the Intensive Smoking Cessation current practice of simply Intervention Reduces Mortality advising them to quit smoking," in High-Risk Smokers With said lead author Syed Cardiovascular Disease. Chest, Mohiuddin, who added that the 131(2): 446-452. treatment also reduced TAADAS Times Page 3 COST OF ALCOHOL-RELATED CRIMES HIGHER THAN DRUG-RELATED CRIME Drug use is often associated annual costs of crimes that can available, have a similar pattern housework, life insurance and with crime, but the costs of be attributed to the use of alcohol with alcohol crimes costing $80 worker’s compensations crimes that can be attributed are $83 billion, while those billion and drug crimes costing claims costs). to alcohol are twice the costs attributed to the use of drugs are $40 billion,” according to study that can be attributed to $37 billion. The study relies on author, Ted Miller, Ph.D. of the The study used surveys of drugs, according to a study data compiled by the U. S. Census Pacific Institute for Research prison inmates conducted by published in the December Bureau, Centers for Disease and Evaluation. the Census Bureau to issue of Prevention Science, a Control and Prevention, and the determine alcohol or drug use peer reviewed publication of Department of Justice. T h e s t u d y by crime type. the Society for Prevention “updates and I n m a t e s Research (SPR). “This study is based on 1999 u p g r a d e s ” The annual costs convicted of government statistics, but 2005 p r e v i o u s v i o l e n t The study estimates that the figures, which are the most recent e c o n o m i c of crimes that can c r i m e s analyses by r e p o r t e d including costs to be attributed to being under ERCENT OF the victims, the the influence 84 P costs of treating the use of alcohol of alcohol in or compensating 42 percent of EMPLOYERS REQUIRE victims, and the are $83 billion, homicides, c o s t s o f 39 percent of adjudication and while those rapes, 41 PRE-EMPLOYMENT sanctions against percent of those who commit attributed to the assaults, and DRUG TESTS the crimes. 33 percent of use of drugs are robberies. More than four out of five U.S. "A policy that screens out Miller and his They reported employers now require pre- marijuana users while allowing colleagues also $37 billion illicit drug employment drug tests, and 39 drinkers is arguably looked at medical involvement percent conduct random drug counterproductive, since care (hospital and in 25 percent testing of employees, the alcohol intoxication -- unlike physician care, rehabilitation, of homicides, 18 percent of Lakeland (Fla.) Ledger reported m a r i j u a na -- p r o du c e s prescriptions, coroner and rapes, 13 percent of assaults, February 6. hangovers that can significantly funeral services, etc.); mental 39 percent of robberies, 24 impair job performance the next health (psychiatrists, percent of larcenies, 36 The Society for Human day, and alcohol is by any psychologists,, social workers); percent of thefts and 23 Resource Management said in a measure far more toxic and far property damage and loss (value percent of motor vehicle 2006 report that 84 percent of more addictive than marijuana," of property damage and thefts. private employers conduct pre- said Bruce Mirken, a unrecovered property); public employment testing, 39 percent spokesman for the Marijuana service costs (police services, For the full study, visit conduct random screening of Policy Project. victims services, child protective www.preventionresearch.org. employees, 73 percent conduct services, special education); and for-cause testing, and 58 But Florida manufacturing future earnings percent require drug tests after company Keymark says its (wages, fringe benefits, on-the-job accidents. State and testing regimen -- which gives federal law also requires drug some employees whop test testing in many public-sector positive a chance to attend a jobs. treatment program -- helps . . promote workplace safety. "We The tests cost about $40 each. don't want anybody high on Some employers see it as drugs around here operating MEMPHIS RECOVERY CENTERS, INC. money well-spent, but critics say our equipment," said company the tests are intrusive and spokesperson Ron Waite. "Our ineffective. Experts note, for program I think serves its Professional Addiction Treatment for Adolescents, example, that the tests are far purpose. It serves as a Adults, and Families since 1970. more likely to detect marijuana, deterrent. Obviously we're not which stays in the body for up to going to catch everybody, but a month, than harder drugs like we think it's a worthwhile www.memphisrecovery.com cocaine and heroin, which are program." metabolized within one to three (901) 272-7751 days. And few employers test for This project is funded in part under an agreement by the State of Tennessee alcohol. Page 4 HBO's Groundbreaking 14-Part Series, The ADDICTION Project, Kicks Off March 15 "How can we comprehend the imaging science make it the workplace, and the concept of a person who wants For the first time, HBO will use possible to see inside the brain protracted insurance battles to stop doing something and all of its digital platforms, of an addicted person, pinpoint waged by families, as well as cannot, despite catastrophic including the HBO main the parts of the brain affected the difficulty of finding and consequences? That is what we service, multiplex channels, by addiction, and see how the getting adequate treatment. are up against. Some people HBO On Demand, podcasts, addict's brain differs, ushering don't want to speak about web streams, and DVD sales to in a great many advances in The ADDICTION project will be addiction, or compare it to other support a campaign that medical treatment. In fact, supported by an chronic diseases. Well, this is a includes a 14 - p a r t treatments for addiction are unprecedented 30 - c i t y disease, a treatable disease, documentary series, a book now as effective as treatments nationwide community and it needs to be understood. published by Rodale Press, for other chronic relapsing outreach campaign funded by HBO's ADDICTION project is an four independent addiction- diseases such as diabetes, the Robert Wood Johnson initiative that will help people themed films, a robust website hypertension or asthma. Foundation and coordinated understand more about this and a national community by Join Together, Faces and illness, its advancements and grassroots outreach campaign A candid depiction of the Voices of Recovery, and the how to find help." funded by the Robert Wood emotional, psychological, social Community Anti - D r u g -- Nora Volkow, MD, Director of Johnson Foundation. and political toll that addiction Coalitions of America (CADCA). the National Institute on Drug takes on the country, the The ADDICTION project is Abuse All films will initially be offered ADDICTION project produced by John Hoffman during a free HBO preview demonstrates conclusively that and Susan Froemke and Los Angeles, CA –- One in four weekend from Thursday, the disease is treatable and executive produced by Sheila Americans has a family member March 15 to Sunday, March 18 shows that there are millions of Nevins. who is struggling with addiction. in participating cable systems. Americans in long-term Over 80% of people with recovery. For additional information, substance abuse or "HBO is utilizing all of its contact Roberta Leis at dependence disorder started platforms to develop Topics covered include: the [email protected]. using before age 18. Currently, programming directly targeted nature of addiction, addiction in addiction affects 22.2 million to the various needs of the Americans. Yet only 9% are American public on this receiving the treatment they complex public health issue," need. says Chris Albrecht, HBO's Supportive Housing Systems * chairman and CEO. "Our In partnership with the Robert resources are committed to Sierra House Wood Johnson Foundation, the illuminating, demystifying and National Institute on Drug Abuse defining addiction – a problem Heartland Place (NIDA), and the National that is riddled with Institute on Alcohol Abuse and misconceptions." Cypress House Alcoholism (NIAAA), HBO launches the ADDICTION The ADDICTION project Sunshine House project, an unprecedented multi showcases the work of many of -media campaign aimed at today's leading documentary Safe, affordable, alcohol & drug free housing helping Americans understand filmmakers, including Jon addiction as a treatable brain Alpert; Kate Davis and David in attractively furnished recovery homes disease, as well as spotlighting Heilbroner; Susan Froemke; Liz new medical advancements. Garbus and Rory Kennedy; All of our recovery homes are located in Eugene Jarecki; Barbara Debuting THURSDAY, MARCH Kopple; Albert Maysles; D.A. stable, residential neighborhoods. Conveniently 15 (9:00-10:30 p.m. ET/PT), Pennebaker and Chris located on bus lines, they offer housing, support with the centerpiece Hegedus; and Alan and Susan meetings and other structured recovery activities documentary ADDICTION, the Raymond. in a serene and supportive environment. series is eye-opening and ultimately hopeful, providing ADDICTION brings together guidance in navigating the leading thinkers and For a free, confidential screening, often confusing world of organizations that are at the addiction treatment and threshold of new treatments. call recovery. Current advances in brain 615-228-9804 Currently, addiction affects 22.2 million Americans. *A Program of Samaritan Recovery Community Yet only 9% are receiving the treatment they need. TAADAS Times Page 5

P ROBLEM G AMBLING A WARENESS W EEK M ARCH 5 – 9 DEALING WITH A GAMBLING PROBLEM

(NAPS)—People with a gambling disruption in any major area of a problem can find help—regardless person’s life. of how long they have been gambling or how many financial Finding Help or legal problems their addiction It’s estimated that 2 to 3 has caused. The National Council percent of the U.S. population on Problem Gambling says one of has a gambling problem. It can the first steps is to recognize the affect men or women of any signs of problem gambling. age, race or religion, regardless of social status. If you think you They include: or someone you know might  Gambling for more time and/ have a problem, the Tennessee or more money than REDLINE may be able to help. intended. The REDLINE is a confidential  Gambling more to try to win information and referral service back what you’ve lost. available to anyone needing  Lying to loved ones about help for an alcohol, drug, or the amount of time or money gambling problem or is close to spent gambling. someone needing help, such as family members, friends or Gambling can be considered professionals. The National problematic, and no longer Council on Problem Gambling is recreational, when it causes a another resource for help. Its

mission is to increase public stealing a quarter of a million awareness of problem and dollars. “It was only after pathological gambling and to months of mental anguish that I ensure the widespread called the helpline. I did not availability of treatment for realize that my gambling was problem gamblers and their the root of all my problems,” she families. It also operates the 24- explains. Through its referral to hour National Problem Gambling treatment and self-help groups, Helpline, a link to treatment, the helpline helped Skavinsky recovery groups and other begin to recover. Today, she resources for problem gamblers works to spread the word about and their family members. problem gambling and helps Through a partnership with NCPG, others beat their addiction. “A The REDLINE is the Tennessee problem gambler doesn’t need call center for the NCPG Helpline to wait to ‘hit bottom’ before Network. asking for help,” says Keith Whyte, executive director, the A gambling helpline proved National Council on Problem invaluable for Jane Skavinsky, a Gambling. “And because so grandmother whose gambling many addicted gamblers are in problem began with simple bingo denial and will never call, we games, spiraled out of control offer our services to the and ended with her spending her nongamblers as well. When their 50th birthday in prison. “My problem is your problem, you gambling addiction led to my can call the Helpline to learn losing focus on anything that what help is available.” To learn didn’t have to do with bingo. Soon more or to find help in I was spending my whole pay- Tennessee, call 1-800-889- check on it,” Skavinsky explains. 9789. For more information Eventually, Skavinsky began about TAADAS and REDLINE, embezzling money from her office please visit http:// to help fund her habit. She was www.taadas.org or call the sentenced to a year in jail for REDLINE at 1-800-889-9789. Page 6 NEWS FROM CAPITOL HILL By Nathan Ridley moderation during times of readiness for that level of work. item gives pause for concern passionate conflict, he because of the fiscal effect of New Sheriff in our State permitted political discourse to DUI Task Force Report: Last taking funding away from Senate: When you felt the work its magic to create a year, Governor Bredesen treatment resources in search earth move on Tuesday, consensus and a grudging appointed a DUI Task Force to of an unproven silver bullet in January 9, 2007, about 12:30 acceptance that each member wrestle with some of the the form of ignition interlock or so in the afternoon, Ron had had his or her say. squirming from local law devices. You may wish to Ramsey was accepting the enforcement officials over the remind our state policy gavel to preside over the To Smoke or not to Smoke: requirement that first time DUI makers that the state’s Tennessee State Senate. It We should have seen it coming. offenders participate in Alcohol and Drug Addiction was the first time since January Last year, when the General mandatory litter pickup. While Treatment fund has been the 1971 that John Shelton Wilder Assembly in the closing days of litter pickup might not be a bad only source of any growth in had not held that gavel. When the session, passed a ban on thing as opposed to sitting in a treatment resource funding Senator Rosalind Kurita voted smoking in state buildings, we jail cell, the sheriffs were grumpy, since its enactment in 1999. “Ramsey”, the 51 year old should have recognized how we because it is quite a bit more auctioneer from Blountville had just crossed the Rubicon in expensive to secure the outdoor Housekeeping: The General knew that he had won his long tobacco regulation. Buoyed by roaming and vested litter patrols. Assembly continues to sought speakership. And so, their success, the advocates for The task force recommended improve its website. Both without a shot being fired, healthy living and Governor repeal of the litter pickup penalty houses now have sponsor political power for six million Bredesen and even the provision and several other items listings for each member; the Tennesseans changed hands. Tennessee Restaurant on the prosecutorial community’s House has added access to The Senate committees have Association are supporting in wish list. Next, administrative the voting records of its new chairs, except for Senator 2007 a ban on smoking in all revocations of driver’s licenses members, and a new listing of Thelma Harper who maintained workplaces. Governor for DUI offenders, and expansion bills and resolutions by a her position as chair of the Bredesen has even proposed of our open container prohibition, subject listing are now Senate Government Operations raising the cigarette tax from a and some mandatory use of available on the website. Committee. Each Senate near national low of 20 cents ignition interlock devices for Here is the link: committee now has a majority per pack to 60 cents per pack. repeat offenders. For the www.legislature.state.tn.us. of Republicans. As recently as six years ago, treatment community, this last (Continued on page 14) such a proposal would have Meanwhile, the House been a death sentence in reelected Jimmy Naifeh as Tennessee politics. Speaker for his ninth term as Speaker and made him the Bredesen Budget priorities: longest serving House Speaker Wondering how the history in Tennessee history. Speaker books will judge, Governor Naifeh appointed the officers Bredesen has in his second and members of the House term turned his budget committees. New committee attention to education. Just as chairs are: Rob Briley, the first sales tax in 1947 was Management, Development & Judiciary; Frank Buck, sold by returning war veterans Conservation; Charles Curtiss, to Tennesseans as a way to Human Resources for Nonprofits Commerce; and Mike better our woeful education McDonald, Consumer and system, Governor Bredesen is  Total Facility Management Employee Affairs. Gary Odom proposing to use the proceeds  Management Consultation is the new House Majority of his tobacco tax increase to Leader and will shepherd the better our woeful education  Strategic Planning Bredesen package through the system. The pilot programmed  Needs Analysis House. pre-kindergarten program is  Fiscal Analysis & Consultation due for a steep climb. High What does it all mean in the school students will have to  Accounting Services Senate? I must take a moment take more mathematics. More  Payroll & Benefits Administration to congratulate John Wilder on funding in the state’s Better  Human Resources Administration an incredible run. While many Education Program formula for  I.T. Planning & Services are distracted by the thick West at risk children will be available. Tennessee drawl and Dr. Seuss School construction in some like figures of speech, he has poorer school districts will be 618 Church Street, Suite 220 affected many many lives able to leverage some of our Nashville, TN 37219 during his tenure as Speaker lottery reserves. Community and Lieutenant Governor, and college opportunities will be we are better because of his more readily available to (800) 320-7251 (615) 248-9255 Fax (615) 248-9253 efforts. As a voice of quiet students who can show Page 7 AND SEE ALL THE PEOPLE… T HE T A A D A S C LERGY T RAINING I NITIATIVE Hello everyone, my name is year-old twins, Jonathan and growing up in a healthier Stay tuned for upcoming Stan B. and I’m in recovery. Grace. world. Clergy training opportunities Prior to taking the position as in the Nashville area. Director of Community Outreach I share this personal Having the opportunity to work here at TAADAS, I had the honor information with you to say at TAADAS, particularly with Please notice the title of this of working four years as a that I am sensitive to the clergy from across the state column: “And See All The community organizer for the needs of individuals struggling who believe their churches can People.” I intend to solicit Nashville Prevention with addiction, have learned a be instrumental in social written contributions from Partnership, an anti-drug great deal about “prevention” transformation, is beyond what ministers around the state so coalition housed at the Alcohol theory over the last four years, I could have ever dreamed as that they may share with the and Drug Council of Middle and have a deep and abiding a way to spend my life’s rest of us what A & D Tennessee. As a recent interest in religious energies. As I’ve heard others challenges they have graduate of the Vanderbilt communities and the role they folks say, had my life turned encountered in their own Divinity School Masters of can play in positive social out the way I planned I would congregations and how they Divinity program, I have also change. Also, I want you to have shortchanged myself. have responded. Anyone been fortunate to serve as part- know that addressing the This opportunity is a true wishing to submit an article, time minister to two small substance abuse problems so blessing for my family and me. make reservations for any of congregations in the area. But prevalent in our society today our clergy training events, or what defines my life more than is an extremely personal At this point, we have on our request information about anything else these days is commitment on my part calendar three Clergy trainings any of our other programs learning how to parent my five- because I want my children designed to help ministers here at TAADAS, may contact understand and respond to m e v i a e - m a i l a t substance abuse issues in [email protected]. I look TAADAS H OSTS their congregations and forward to working with you communities: all. Friday, March 9 Knoxville, PROFESSIONAL TRAINING Friday, April 17 Jackson Sincerely, Stan B. TAADAS hosted a professional Abuse Services were evaluating Friday, April 20 Johnson City training in January led by the program for potential Hazelden treatment expert, statewide adoption. Derrick Crim on the evidence based program, Living in Evaluations from participants Hope of East Balance: Moving from a Life of raved about the training as well Addiction to a Life of Recovery as Crim’s expertise of the program material. Tennessee, Inc. Crim worked with participants to implement a Living in Balance “The training at TAADAS was Oak Ridge, TN program that best meets their representative of the efficacy Founded in 1976 as a non-profit organization evolution of substance abuse individual agency needs by:  Targeting issues participants treatment practice,” explained identify as important for their Crim. “The organizations in Y Long term treatment for both men and women attendance were upbeat and client population; Y  Integrating group work responded to the value of No insurance required (discussion, role plays) and evidence-based practice for the Y Intensive Outpatient available individual client work; continuum of care.  Establishing program flexibility Y Priority services given to clients who are preg- for maximum new client “Participants endorsed Living in nant, IV drug users, or HIV positive enrollment; and Balance (LIB) as an evidenced-

 Customizing the program for based treatment curriculum that

an outpatient, short-term, or could be implemented in a long-term residential setting. manner consistent with their 865-482-4826 office treatment processes. T w e n t y - f i v e i n d i v i d u a l s Additionally, they acknowledged 865-481-0503 fax representing agencies in both that LIB would provide a strong www.hopeofet.org Tennessee and Arkansas treatment foundation with clearly participated in the two-day defined elements. The training event. Also participating in the had great energy and personally Partially funded by the training was Herb Stone, Director increased my passion for working Tennessee Department of Health of Treatment and Program with dedicated professionals.” Design and Treatment and United Way Consultants, Rodney Bragg and A second training is planned for Linda McCorkle. The trio from later in the spring. the Bureau of Alcohol and Drug Page 8

MANY YOUTHS 12-STEP TREATMENT ADMITTED TO MORE EFFECTIVE HOSPITALS FOR THAN ALTERNATIVE, ALCOHOL OR DRUG STUDY SAYS Researchers from Stanford dimension of AA may explain DEPENDENCE DON'T University found that a 12-step why recovering alcoholics in oriented treatment program such programs are better able that included attending to resist the temptation to RECEIVE TREATMENT Alcoholics Anonymous return to drinking. Forty percent or more of the example diabetes, receive meetings boosted two-year youths ages 20 or younger intensive disease education sobriety rates by 30 percent The study appears in the admitted to U.S. hospitals for and interventions during their compared to cognitive- journal Alcoholism: Clinical substance dependence or inpatient admissions." behavioral (CB) programs, the and Experimental Research. related psychoses in 2000 had BBC reported January 29. no documentation of receiving They note that the low rates of Reference: Humphreys, K., Moos, R.H. Twelve-step oriented programs (2007) Encouraging Posttreatment alcohol or drug treatment during treatment may be due to "a Self-Help Group Involvement to Reduce their stay, according to an lack of access to capable also cost 30 percent less than Demand for Continuing Care Services: analysis of data from the Agency therapists with adolescent CB-based treatment for Two-Year Clinical and Utilization addiction, the researchers said. Outcomes. Alcoholism: Clinical and for Healthcare Research and expertise" as "severe Experimental Research, 31(1): 64–68; Quality. shortages of specialty-certified doi: 10.1111/j.1530 - and trained providers are Lead study author Keith 0277.2006.00273.x. Some of these substance abuse reality in most of the U.S." Humphreys said the spiritual admissions were transferred to other facilities which may have For details, including data provided substance abuse charts, source information and treatment. caveats, download the PDF file Blacks, Hispanics Less at www.cesar.umd.edu/cesar/ It is also possible that patients cesarfax/vol15/15-49.pdf. received brief interventions Likely to Access Treatment during their stay. Reprinted from CESAR Fax, a weekly, one-page overview of Only a small percentage of researcher Laura Schmidt of However, the authors assert that timely substance abuse trends Americans with addiction the University of California at "even given these possibilities . . or issues, from The Center on problems get treatment, and San Francisco's School of . there appears to be opportunity Substance Abuse Research the problem of treatment Medicine. for improvement in treatment," (CESAR) at the University of access is especially acute for especially since "[o]ther Maryland. blacks and Hispanics, Schmidt said that experts adolescent patients with chronic HealthDay News reported have long argued over disorders subject to bouts of January 5. whether minorities had even acute hospitalization, for greater problems accessing The study found that Hispanics treatment than the population have higher rates of alcohol at large. "Once we began problems than blacks or teasing apart the underlying whites, but that Hispanics and relationship between factors blacks who had severe alcohol that affect treatment use, problems were less likely than significant ethnic differences whites to get treatment. began to emerge," Schmidt  Residential Treatment  Clinical Assessments said.  Outpatient Counseling  Prevention Education "We found some evidence that  Detoxification  Drug Screening financial and logistical The study appears in the  Aftercare  DUI Offender Services problems -- such as not January 2007 issue of the  Training  Transitional Living knowing how to find services, journal Alcoholism: Clinical & lacking means to pay and being Experimental Research. Serving West Tennessee One Individual at a Time Since 1964 unable to obtain child care -- 900 East Chester Street, Jackson, TN 38301 have kept Hispanics from Reference: Schmidt, Laura A. (2007) seeking help for an alcohol Ethnic Disparities in Clinical Severity 731-423-3653 and Services for Alcohol Problems: www.jacoa.org problem when they had Results from the National Alcohol considered going," said lead Survey. Alcoholism: Clinical and Funded in part by the TN Department of Health & the United Way Experimental Research, 31(1): 48.

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PLACE OF HOPE CELEBRATES 7 YEARS!

Place of Hope is an innovative, Christ- 4. Honest, straight - f o r w a r d , centered ministry located in Columbia. consistent communications. The unique center is a sixty-four bed The mission of Place of Hope is to 5. A commitment to programs and facility provide excellent alcohol and drug service excellence. providing quality care for treatment programs and services, 6. Providing a positive and supportive adult men and women and their temporary shelter for the homeless, work environment for associates. families, throughout the Middle and food for the hungry, all within a Tennessee region. caring, Christian environment. Place of Hope will celebrate seven years of providing services to Christian values are the core of their individuals and their families on April cultural beliefs and the standards of 20th. “We are so pleased to have had ministry and business practices. The the opportunity to serve all those that values of Place of Hope are: God has sent to us and look forward to 1. Clients and their families come many more years to come!” says Shelly first. Sumner, Clinical Director. For more 2. Integrity in all relationships. information about Place of Hope and 3. Achieving mutually beneficial (win- their programs contact them toll free at win) outcomes in all transactions. 800.524.0912. Sharon Trammell Receives TAMHO Distinguished Service Award The Tennessee Association of Mental recently appointed to the Board of Health Organizations (TAMHO) honored Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors Ms. Sharon Trammell with the under the Bureau of Alcohol and Drug Distinguished Service Award on Abuse Services in the Tennessee December 7, 2006. Department of Health. She maintains seats on various other boards and Instituted in 1999, the TAMHO charities, all the time advocating for Distinguished Service Award recognizes those addicted to alcohol and an individual for extraordinary and long- chemicals. In past positions, she has Sharon Trammell poses with standing dedication and achievement served as the Director of Treatment on behalf of TAMHO or an Association Centers at the State Hospital in East Randy Jesse at the annual TAMHO member corporation. Recipient Tennessee; Director of Prevention for Awards Ceremony held in selection is specifically based on: 1) the State of Tennessee; President of December. longevity of service, and, 2) the the Tennessee Alcohol and Drug those with not only alcohol and significance of the nominee’s overall Association; and on the Executive chemical addictions but other contributions to TAMHO or an Committee for the Tennessee Alcohol afflictions as well is still strong. She Association member corporation. and Drug Counselors Association. remains a powerful influence and motivator for her peers as well as her Ms. Trammell has been involved in the Ms. Trammell is also an educator and clients. prevention, education and treatment of public speaker for treatment alcohol and drug misuse and abuse professionals, with specialties in TAMHO is a statewide trade association since 1969. She is a strong advocate guided healing and ethics. Her representing Community Mental Health for the rights of addicts and educational presentations in the field Centers (CMHCs) and other non-profit demonstrates that everyday in her are vast. The Women’s News of the corporations that provide behavioral advocacy. Ms. Trammell is currently Midsouth recognized her in 1998 as on health services. These organizations the Executive Director of Grace House the “50 Women Who Make a have historically met the needs of of Memphis, Inc., which is a long-term Difference” in the Midsouth. mentally ill and chemically dependent residential facility for women citizens of Tennessee from all age overcoming alcohol and chemical In addition to her work with Grace groups and socioeconomic levels. The addictions. House, Ms. Trammell has her own TAMHO member organizations have production company that produces been the virtual cornerstone of the Ms. Trammell is a long-time member of guided healing tapes, and as a cancer community-based behavioral health the Alcohol and Drug Services Section survivor, she does extensive work with system throughout the state since the Advisory Board at TAMHO and the persons with cancer and AIDS to 1950s and today serves as the primary President-elect for the Tennessee develop personal healing tapes and provider network for the TennCare Association of Alcohol and Other provide counseling support. Ms. Partners Program.

Addiction Services (TAADAS). She was Trammell’s 30-year passion for helping What’s Going on at TAADAS Members’ Agencies Across the State... Across the Members’ Agencies What’sTAADAS at on Going Page 10

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Assessment 101 Facilitator: Shelly Sumner, Place of Hope, Columbia, F EATURED V IDEO : March 17, Contact Shelly Sumner, 931.388.9406 Alcohol and Drug Use and ASAM PPC2R Facilitator: Frances Clark, Helen Ross McNabb Center, the Cultures of Addiction Knoxville, March 17, Contact Martha Culbertson, 865.329.9087 The Clearinghouse has over 800 and drug use. Recovery in Relationships II—Family Recovery videos on Substance Abuse, Facilitator: Barbara Larew-Adams, Cool Springs, Addiction and related issues. Videos can be checked out March 17 & 18, Contact Monnie Furlong, 615.353.4313 Videos range in length and from TAADAS free of charge by subject as well as targeted anyone in the state of audience. In each edition of the Tennessee for three (3) Art of Developing Rapport TAADAS Times, we feature one business days. UPS shipping is Facilitator: Greg Stefaniak, CADAS, Chattanooga, March 22, of our collection. This edition’s available for those checking Contact Adam Webster 423.756.7644 ext 166 Feature is: Alcohol and Drug out videos outside the Use and the Cultures of Nashville area for $13.50 per Art of Developing Rapport Addiction. shipment. Facilitator: Greg Stefaniak, Cookeville, March 23, Contact Adam Webster 423.756.7644 ext 166 This 60 minute video is geared Videos can be scheduled for towards adults and college agencies to view in rotation on students, exploring the current a regular basis. They may also Substance Abuse and Older Adults trends in substance abuse and be previewed in the TAADAS Facilitator: Edward Harper, Helen Ross McNabb Center, how the prevalence of such illicit office during normal business Knoxville, March 23, Contact Martha Culbertson, 865.329.9087 drugs as marijuana, heroin and hours. Call the Clearinghouse methamphetamines are surging at 615.780.5901 x 6 to check Case Management & Resources in some populations and in out this or any other video in Facilitator: Frances Clark, A & D Council of Middle TN, areas across the country. In our collection. A complete Nashville, March 24, Contact Susan Young, 615.269.0029 addition, it examines how such video catalog is also available "cultures of addiction" promote online on the TAADAS website and sustain excessive alcohol at www.taadas.org. TAADAS Times Page 11 Tennessee Advanced School WORKSHOPS & TRAININGS Smoky Mountains School on on Addictions—2007 Core Functions Conference Celebrating its 30th anniversary, women’s issues. Our banquet April 4-6, Park Vista Hotel, Gatlinburg, TN the Tennessee Advanced will be held on Thursday, May Proudly presented by ETAADAC and MTAADAC School on Addictions (TASA) 24 from 7 – 9 PM and will For additional information and registration makes available an expert feature Diane Conway, author, faculty to address cutting edge speaker and humorist. Diane is check our website www.etaadac.org issues and techniques in the the author of the best selling Or contact Bob Garrett at 865.455.6415 field of addictions. Our theme, book “What Would You Do If “30 Years of History, 30 Years You Had No Fear?”. Writing & Recovery of Recovery, 30 Years of Facilitator: Rob Simbeck, A & D Council of Middle TN, Excellence; Leadership For The We are very pleased that the Nashville, April 10, Contact Susan Young, 615.269.0029 21st Century” reflects the public will have the opportunity targeted workshops and the on Wednesday, May 23 to hear Co-Occurring Disorders: Current Best Practices open invitation to the recovery from Mr. Moyers who will share Facilitator: Gene Marie Rutkaukaus, Cookeville, April 13, community. The featured his life-shattering battle with Contact Adam Webster 423.756.7644 ext 166 speakers for Wednesday, May addiction, his miracle of 23, are William Cope Moyers recovery and his passionate and Mark Sanders. They will commitment to help others. Recovery for the Adult Child present a retrospective on the This event, from 7 – 9 PM, will Facilitator: Millie Nygren, Cool Springs, field of addictions; highlighting feature John McAndrew, an April 14, Contact Monnie Furlong, 615.353.4313 our history but focusing on the incredible jazz/blues musician future of recovery. There are who will share his perspective What You See is Not What You Get—Co-Occurring also other workshops preceding on recovery through song. Mr. Addiction and Food Disorders and following our featured Moyers’ evening topic is based Facilitator: Jane Abraham, HART Center, Memphis, Wednesday speakers. on his book, “Broken.” April 20 & 21, Contact Jane Abraham, 901.828.1332 Highlighting those workshops will be topics on faith-based For more information on The organizations, evidenced-based Tennessee Advanced School On Developing Your Spirituality—Labyrinth treatment strategies, problem Addictions, contact Susan Facilitator: Paul Daufman, The Farm, gambling, coalition building, and Young at (615) 269-0029. April 22, Contact Monnie Furlong, 615.353.4313

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significant percentage of seven bucks up front for Funded in part under an agreement with the expenditures, especially for cigarettes, plus seven bucks in Tennessee Department of Health people who don't have a lot of hidden costs for something discretionary income." that's going to kill you,"

Shiffman said. "It's not a good www.harborhousememphis.org At $5 per pack per day, the deal." direct annual cost of buying TAADAS Times Page 13 NIDA Launches Centers of Excellence for Drug Abuse Information The National Institute on Drug for physicians in training to primary care physicians and North Dakota School of Abuse (NIDA) recently address those gaps, and other health professionals, as Medicine and Health Sciences; announced the establishment determine the most effective well as patients, about drug and the Massachusetts of four Centers of Excellence for means of delivering this addiction as a major public Consortium of Medical Physician Information, which will information. As a result, the health issue,” said NIH Director Schools, including the serve as national models to COEs seek to raise the Dr. Elias A. Zerhouni. University of Massachusetts support the advancement of awareness among primary care Medical School, Tufts addiction awareness, University School of Medicine, prevention, and treatment in These new Centers of Excellence are just one step in a Boston University School of primary care practices. The Medicine, and Harvard NIDA Centers of Excellence broad cooperative effort to increase awareness among Medical School/Cambridge (NIDA COEs) will target primary care physicians and other health professionals, as Health Alliance. The NIDA physicians-in-training, including well as patients, about drug addiction as a major public COEs will focus on a variety of medical students and resident areas, including prescription physicians in primary care health issue drug abuse, specialties. methamphetamine abuse and physicians of drug addiction as NIDA is establishing the Centers addiction, co morbid The NIDA COEs are being a health issue and to further at academic medical substance abuse and mental developed in collaboration with facilitate the dissemination of institutions across the country. illness, and other issues the American Medical knowledge on how best to The NIDA COEs for 2007 will be related to drug abuse. Association's (AMA) Research prevent, diagnose and treat located at Creighton University Consortium and are part of patients struggling with School of Medicine, Omaha, More information is available NIDA's ongoing Physician prescription and illicit drug Nebraska; the University of on the NIDA home page at Outreach Program. The NIDA abuse. Pennsylvania School of www.drugabuse.gov. COEs will identify drug addiction “These new Centers of Medicine in collaboration with knowledge gaps, develop Excellence are just one step in Drexel University College of educational materials and a broad cooperative effort to Medicine; the University of resources specifically designed increase awareness among DENTISTS ADDRESS ADDICTION E. M. Jellin- A new survey of dental patients their dentist should advise them find that most would feel to reduce or stop drinking if it comfortable with their dentist was affecting their oral health. asking them about alcohol use and its impact on dental health, "The results allow us to tell ek Medical News Today reported dentists that people don't have a January 8. problem with this," said Miller. Addiction experts said that they Researchers at the Medical would like to see more dentists University of South Carolina led talk to patients about drinking by Peter M. Miller, Ph.D., and make treatment referrals if Center, Inc. questioned 408 adult patients necessary. at an emergency dental walk-in Hope and Help for Chemically Dependent clinic. "We thought alcohol was The study appears in the a sensitive topic," Miller said. December 2006 issue of the men in Knoxville, Tennessee "We thought people might feel Journal of the American Dental it's okay if their doctor talked to Association (JADA). them about [alcohol use], but not their dentist." Reference: Miller, P.M., Ravenel, M.C., Shealy, A.E., Thomas, S. (2006) Alcohol screening in dental patients: The But 80 percent of patients said prevalence of hazardous drinking and they had no problem with a patients' attitudes about screening and dentist asking them about their advice. J Am Dent Assoc, 137(12): 1692- 1698. drinking habits. Heavy drinking is related to oral cancer, and 90 A proud member of the TAADAS Team! percent of patients said that Page 14

News from Capitol Hill Samaritan Continued... Recovery Community, Inc. (Continued from page 6) seat after winning the August election for a seat on the Shelby Founded 1964 Election update: Beverly County Commission. Marrero will face Larry Parrish in Nashville’s oldest and largest provider of the general election on March Calendar Notes: State offices alcohol & drug abuse treatment services 13 to determine who will will be closed Friday April 6, succeed Steve Cohen as State 2007, for the Good Friday Senator for District 30, which holiday.  Residential Rehabilitation covers the Midtown area of Memphis. Marrero who currently  Halfway House Program represents District 89 in the Nathan Ridley is an attorney  Dual Diagnosis Residential Program House will begin the general with the Nashville firm, Boult election campaign as the favorite Cummings, Conners & Berry,  Outpatient Services to prevail in what is probably the PLC. You may contact him by  Supportive Housing Services most liberal state senate district email at in the state. Democrat G. A. [email protected]. Hardaway and Republican Richard Morton each won their 615-244-4802 unopposed primary, and they will face each other on March 13 to www.samctr.org determine who will represent House District 92. This district is staunchly Democratic, and Accredited

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MORE GOING PUBLIC WITH RECOVERY STORIES

More addicted individuals are One obstacle facing organizers is grateful and I want to give AA participation in his public taking part in Recovery Walks that nobody is quite sure how back." speeches, but does detail his and other public events many recovering addicts there involvement in self-help designed to put a face on the are in the U.S., although The National Council on programs in his upcoming disease and advocate for estimates range into the millions. Alcoholism and Drug biography. policy changes, the North The Center for the Study of Dependence (NCADD) suggests County Times reported Addictions and Recovery at the that people have at least two "It's a disservice if I don't tell January 7. National Development and years of sobriety before going people how I got well," he said. "I Research Institutes in New York is public with their disease. "As embrace and live a life of "We've got to get the message planning a national survey. much as a positive effect it can recovery grounded in the 12 out there," said Dorian Grey have, people do make Steps. I don't ever reveal what is Parker, a recovering addict Another complicating issue: how sacrifices when they do this said in meetings. I have the from Hartford, Conn., who last to define recovery. "Recovery is kind of stuff," notes addiction utmost respect for members of fall took part in a recovery not only someone who is no expert and author Bill White. the 12-Step community whose march that drew 2,500 longer using alcohol or drugs, it's "They face the same adversity perspectives on the anonymity participants. "I show up for the someone who's got on with life so that the first gays and lesbians issue differ from mine. newcomers, who are finding they are once again part of the who came out of the closet did. hope in seeing people with community," said Pat Taylor, People lose jobs, families can "This is a very contentious issue multiple years of recovery, and executive director of Faces & fall apart over it." and I respect both sides of the I come out for the clueless. Voices of Recovery. "It's not just debate," he added, "but I will tell There is such a moral stigma that you're sober, but that you've Finally, the recovery you that I believe this attached to this disease. It all gotten your life on track." community's long tradition of misunderstanding of the comes from not anonymity, as promulgated by traditions has made it very understanding, but we can Former reporter William Cope the founders of Alcoholics difficult for those of us in change that." Moyers, the son of journalist Bill Anonymous, also continues to advocacy to mount a sustained Moyers and now vice president of challenge effective advocacy. and successful effort." Activists say that the strategy external affairs at the Hazelden Moyers does not talk about his is based on past efforts that Foundation, has been one of the raised public awareness on most public faces of the recovery issues like breast cancer and movement. "My first public Comprehensive Community AIDS. Observers see the speech was to a Rotary club in St. movement springing from Paul and I got up thinking I'd Services grassroots self-help groups. "I speak from an authority's position still don't think the general as an employee of Hazelden," Outpatient public believes that an addict said Moyers. or alcoholic ever gets well," Services said Phillip Valentine, "I rattled off all these statistics executive director of and began to notice people Prevention, Connecticut Community for dozing off. It was a tough crowd. Intervention, Addiction Recovery, which So I chucked my speech and told Counseling, organized its first Recovery them, 'I want to talk about this Assessments, Walk six years ago. "Many, disease I have.' Everybody sort of Drug Court & many people have long-term, sat up. That's when I learned the Drug Screening sustained sobriety and you real power in the authenticity of may not know about it. We experiences of people like me. need to put a face on recovery Nobody can impeach my Educational Residential Services so people won't be so afraid or credibility when it comes to being Services fearful or angry at it. It's not a 28 day Adult a recovering drug addict. I made Treatment hopeless condition." it despite myself. For that I am DUI School, Moral 120 day Adolescent "Recovery is not only someone who is Reconation Treatment Therapy, Driver no longer using alcohol or drugs, it's Improvement, 6145 Temple Star Anger Road someone who's got on with life so they Management, Kingsport, TN 37660 Tobacco Free are once again part of the Teens, 423.349.4070

Life Skills, This project is funded under an agreement community," Parenting with the State of Tennessee Page 16 STUDY LOOKS AT HEALTH EFFECTS OF LIFE IN A METH HOUSE Montana researchers are using there to address pulmonary and rashes, but researchers As law-enforcement efforts lab mice to study the impact of injuries in children related to want to know if there also are against meth users and dealers lo n g - term exposure to these exposures." more profound effects, such as has increased, so have child- methamphetamine smoke, in welfare cases. "We don't just hopes of better understanding look at building cases against the health risks to children who Montana lawmakers are now considering adults suspected of live in homes where meth is manufacturing or distributing made or used, the Associated a bill that would make it a felony to anymore," said Craig Campbell, Press reported January 1. a Helena, Montana, police expose a child to methamphetamine. officer. "I can say we have some very promising preliminary data that "Now we're also trying to prove indicates acute respiratory and gather evidence for the distress, and we're moving Montana lawmakers are now asthma or pulmonary fibrosis. crime of child endangerment. forward based on those considering a bill that would We're terminating cases and results," said researcher Sandra make it a felony to expose a child "It's not like secondhand raiding labs earlier than we Wells of the University of to methamphetamine. Anecdotal cigarette smoke where we know normally would have. As soon Montana, who also is active in reports suggest that children for a fact that exposure is as we learn that a child is the Montana Alliance for Drug living in meth houses suffer a harmful," Wells said. "We treat present, it becomes a priority to Endangered Children. "This will variety of health problems, meth as though it's radioactive, gain access and get them out of be the first information out including hair loss, dental decay, but in fact it's been approved that environment. We don't wait for medicinal use at lower for the distributor to make levels. I expect there probably is another purchase or possibly 'LEAD ON A MERICA ' a safe level of exposure to identify a higher-up. We just get meth, we're just not sure what it the child out of that situation." SEEKS TO SHUTTER is." M ETH HOUSES A Washington woman is being "I don't judge people," York said. recognized for her work in "But when someone is putting shutting down 41 meth houses my life in danger, I do across the state through a group something." she founded called "Lead On America," the Seattle Post- Lead On America works with Intelligencer reported January police to help local residents set Alcohol & Drug Abuse 30. up neighborhood watch programs, which gather Treatment Susan York of Snohomish is one information on strangers in the of a dozen nominees for the area (like license plate numbers  No Insurance Required Reader's Digest "Hero of the and car make and model) that Year" award. York, dubbed can be used to initiate police  Long Term Care "Agent Pink," organized action against suspected meth  Gender Specific Treatment neighbors to uproot a meth- houses. "[York is] the first  Preferential Admission Given to dealing operation that set up person I call when we get word shop in her suburban cul-de-sac, of a new problem house," said Patients Who are Pregnant, HIV then expanded her campaign to Deputy Bud McCurry of the Positive, or IV Drug Users help fight meth houses in other Snohomish County Sheriff's communities. Office. "She's a really valuable Residential • Halfway • Outpatient resource for us." "She's been very effective," said Detective Mark Thomas of the York, who has a family history of 901-521-1131 • fax 901-528-1272 Snohomish Regional Drug Task addiction, including meth use, Toll Free 888-521-1131 Force. "She fills a gap by has paid a price for her passion: providing a bridge from law she gave up her job and 1094 Poplar • Memphis, TN enforcement to citizens who are separated from her husband, www.serenityrecovery.org being tormented by these and uses her own money to criminal elements in their help finance Lead On America. “Partially funded by Tennessee Department of Health” neighborhoods." TAADAS Times Page 17 BUSH'S BUDGET PLAN CONCLUDED... (Continued from page 1) fruition, it is imperative that our that while Bush "claims this Democrat-controlled Congress field make advocacy a major budget will get the nation out of has pledged to implement "pay Drug-Free Schools and priority throughout the entire the red by 2012 ... the bulk of as you go" rules in the budget Communities (SDFS) program, appropriations process," CADCA the spending reductions affect process, meaning that any which has been under attack told its members. "As the the most vulnerable. increases for programs be in practically every budget appropriations process continues, offset by cuts in other areas -- a cycle this decade. Bush wants we will need to flood Congress with "I'm concerned that once again procedure that could put to cut $246.5 million from the letters so that they are aware of critical initiatives like No Child obvious limits on efforts to State Grants portion of the the devastating impact some of Left Behind, Head Start and increase discretionary program; ironically, this is the draconian cuts proposed in the l o c a l l a w - enforcement spending at agencies like HHS, actually better news than in Presidents FY 2008 budget would programs are drastically SAMHSA, and the Education recent years, since it would have on you and your underfunded," said Kennedy. department. leave $100 million for communities." "Community Services Block community-based prevention Grants, which fund a wide ONDCP is expected to release grants (the last two Other Bush budget variety of programs for low- the 2007 National Drug Control administration budgets called recommendations included: income families, are Strategy shortly; the strategy for eliminating the state  $220 million for the High eliminated, as is the Preventive should provide more budget grants program outright). The Intensity Drug Trafficking Health and Health Services details and information on Bush plan would eliminate the Areas (HIDTA) program, a cut Grant, which was used in spending priorities. $32.4-million alcohol use and of $4.7 million. Rhode Island for programs in reduction portion of the grants  $3.5 million for the State health technology." This Feature Story originally ran on programs, though the TAADAS’ News Service provided by Join Department's International Together Online at www.taadas.org. President would add $82.9 N a r c o t i c s a n d L a w Congress will begin working on Bob Curley can be contacted directly via million to the National Enforcement Demand its FY2008 budget after it email at [email protected]. Programs portion of SDFS. Reduction Program, a cut of completes work on the FY2007 $6.4 million budget, which originally was Changes in FY08 funding due last October. The new levels are relative to Congress' Congress Gets Next Crack continuing resolution (CR) for Overall, the administration's FY08 FY2007 spending, since budget calls for spending about MAINE ADVOCATES federal lawmakers last year $700 billion on programs within failed in their constitutional the Department of Health and duty to pass a timely federal Human Services (HHS), an USE BLUEPRINT TO budget. "Although Congress increase of $28 billion compared has not yet completed the FY to 2007, according to HHS 2007 appropriations process, Secretary Mike Leavitt, who said BACK CALL FOR it is expected that most the budget, "sets out an programs, including those that aggressive, yet responsible, budget HIGHER ALCOHOL fund alcohol and drug that funds our priorities and helps prevention, treatment, and sustain our long-term commitment education services, will to seniors and low-income TAXES receive funding level to fiscal Americans. We are serving our Addiction advocates in Maine prevention and recovery ... cost year 2006," according to the citizens with compassion while say that state alcohol taxes the state and the citizens a lot Legal Action Center. maintaining sensible stewardship should be raised in order to pay more money," said Join

of their tax dollars." for more treatment services, Together's Roberta Leis, who Even the notably reticent and are pointing to coordinated the policy panel. National Association of State The administration's budget recommendations in Join Alcohol and Drug Abuse highlights for HHS touts "nearly Together's Blueprint for the A bill introduced by state Rep. Directors (NASADAD) called $884 million in activities to help States to bolster their case. Anne Perry, who works in an the administration's FY2008 those trying to escape the cycle of addiction treatment program in budget plan "tight," and substance abuse; reduce the WCSH-TV6 in Portland reported Calais, would see increased Community Anti - D r u g number of children who are Feb. 1 that an alliance of Maine alcohol taxes used to pay for Coalitions of America (CADCA) abused and neglected; increase treatment programs and county treatment and prevention termed it "a mixed bag for our the number of children in foster sheriffs is referencing the services. Citing the Blueprint field, with increases care who are given permanent, Blueprint recommendations, report, Perry said, "With an recommended for a very small adoptive homes; and meet the developed by a national panel increase in the alcohol tax handful of programs, while anticipated needs of refugees and of state health experts, there was a significant many other programs were unaccompanied alien children who policymakers, and others, in decrease in the amount of severely cut." come to this nation each year." calling for the tax increase. binge drinking in the young age

"The consequences of not group 18-20. That says that "If we want to see cuts to But Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-R.I.), spending the money that is this works." critical programs restored and an advocate for addiction needed on treatment and proposed increases come to treatment and prevention, said Page 18 BRAIN H AS R EMARKABLE POWER TO R ECOVER FROM A LCOHOL R AVAGES Excessive alcohol use can sobriety. They found that after during the study period. has to do with the changed literally shrink the brain, just two months of abstinence, worldview that comes with impairing memory, learning, the alcoholics' brain volume "Abstinence pays off and sobriety. "When you straighten and organizational skills. But increased an average of 1.85 enables the brain to regain out, you get going again and the brain also can recover percent, while the communication some substance and perform you get some focus outside of most if not all of its efficiency of their brain cells rose better," said researcher Andreas yourself," Imislund said. capabilities when drinking 20 percent. These chemical Bartsch of the University of Alcoholics, may "appear to be stops, researchers say. changes were matched by Wurzburg, Germany. "The adult mentally retarded," he said. improvements in tests of human brain, and particularly its "They're not, they're just The Los Angeles Times cognitive function. white matter, seems to possess mentally self-obsessed. They reported January 22 that MRI genuine capabilities for need to be pulled out of studies and cognitive tests Researchers found that the regrowth." themselves. And that's when were used to track the brain changes only took place among your cognitive abilities return, I changes in a group of alcohol- the alcoholics, not a group of However, the heavy drinkers believe." dependent subjects as they healthy subjects who also were who had been alcohol- embarked on the road to asked to abstain from alcohol use dependent the longest had the The study appears in the most modest recovery in brain January 2007 issue of the function. journal Brain. Researchers Say that excessive alcohol Clancy Imislund, managing Reference: Bartsch, A.J., et al. (2007) use can literally shrink the brain, director of the Midnight Mission Manifestations of early brain recovery associated with abstinence from in Los Angeles, said that part of alcoholism. Brain, 130(1): 36-47; doi: impairing memory, learning, and the apparent cognitive recovery 10.1093/brain/awl303. organizational skills. S TUDY S AYS But the brain also can recover most if not PSYCHEDELIC DRUGS all of its capabilities when drinking stops. H AVE D IFFERENT FEMALE HORMONAL BRAIN ACTION Psychedelic drugs like LSD act receptor, do not have a similar PATTERNS C OULD on similar systems of the brain impact on mood and behavior," as other drugs but differ in said Sealfon. "Our tests in mice DICTATE DRUG U SE which parts they affect, helping revealed that once the Fluctuations in female sex for the first time that female to explain why they produce hallucinogenic drugs turn on hormones may make women hormones affect the reward such dramatically different the serotonin 2A receptor, they more apt to use drugs, have system in very specific ways experiences among users, also go on to activate another sex, or engage in other during particular parts of the according to researchers at neurological pathway, whereas pleasurable activities at certain cycle." Mount Sinai School of lisuride does not take any times of the month, Medicine. further action." researchers say. Previous studies have shown that Medical News Today reported female users of cocaine and February 4 that researcher Research conducted with The Telegraph reported amphetamines appear to get Stuart C. Sealfon, M.D., and scientists at Columbia February 5 that researchers more pleasure from taking these colleagues compared University also found that from the National Institute of drugs during the early part of hallucinogens and non- hallucinogens only act on cells Mental Health found that their fertility cycle. hallucinogenic drugs that act in the cerebral cortex, not on changes in estrogen levels upon the serotonin 2A receptor cells traveling there. make the brain's reward The study was published January in the brain. They found that system more responsive during 31, 2007 in the Proceedings of both types of drugs activate the The study was published in the the first part of the menstrual the National Academy of serotonin receptors, but in February 1, 2007 issue of the cycle. "Increased activity of the Sciences. different ways. journal Neuron. brain's reward system at this Reference: González -Maeso, J., Reference: Dreher, J-D, et al. (2007) "The big mystery has been why time could boost anticipation Weisstaub, N.V., et al. (2007) Menstrual cycle phase modulates reward- drugs like lisuride, which are and enjoyment of sexual Hallucinogens Recruit Specific Cortical 5 related neural function in women. Proc. similar in chemical structure to -HT2A Receptor-Mediated Signaling activity," said researcher Karen Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 10.1073/ hallucinogens and switch on Pathways to Affect Behavior. Neuron, 53 Berman. "This demonstrates pnas.0605569104. the exact same serotonin 2A (3): 439-452. Page 19 What is TAADAS? problematic use of alcohol, TAADAS p r o v i d e s alcohol and drug abuse tobacco, and illicit drugs—also advocacy for alcohol and services and recovery The Tennessee Association of harms family life, the economy drug abuse issues, and first community across the state. Alcohol, Drug and other and public safety. (Schneider Institute for generation information on  Discounts at Recovery Books & Addiction Services, Inc. is a Health Policy, 2001, p. 6; 111) In policy issues, as well as a Things statewide advocacy association Tennessee, untreated substance strong voice for parity issues.  Credit Union Membership founded in 1976. The TAADAS abuse costs taxpayers $43,000 for  Networking – TAADAS  TAADAS Times Newsletter mission is to educate the public each abuse-related incident, offers unparalleled  Discounted Hotel Rates and influence state/national whereas the average cost to treat networking opportunities policy decisions in order to each client in a state facility is with professionals and other improve services to those who are Isn’t it time YOU joined $2,670. (Substance Abuse Treatment concerned individuals in the TAADAS? affected by alcoholism, drug Effectiveness in Tennessee: 2003-2004 Statewide dependency and other addictions. Treatment Outcomes Evaluation, 2005, p. 78)

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