INSIDE: | Prevention Messages | Advocacy in Action Recap | CE Quiz | NAADAC Annual Conference Point & Counterpoint: Medical Marijuana NAADAC NNAADAC, The Associatione for Addiction WSProfessionals We help people recover their lives. MAY | JUNE 2012 Vol. 22, No. 3 Register by June 26 to take advantage of a $50 Early Bird discount. Learn from the Best AUGUST 13 • World Class Education at the PLENARY SESSION – Healing NAADAC Conference the Addicted Brain: Cutting • Over 25 units of Continuing Edge Science and Brain Education available! Neurochemistry NAADAC has recruited the experts in 4 – 5 pm addiction prevention, treatment and Harold Urschel, III, MD, recovery to deliver a unique educational is the founder/CEO of experience. Among the thought leaders the Urschel Recovery presenting at the Leading the Way Science Institute and JW Marriott Indianapolis Conference are: Chief Medical Strategist Downtown and Co-founder of EnterHealth, an AUGUST 12 addiction disease management company based in PLENARY SESSION – Shifting from Cognitive Dallas. His innovative treatment program has been to Behavioral Approaches in CBT adopted by academic programs. 9:30 – 10:30 am Carlo DiClemente, PhD, is co-creator AUGUST 14 (with James Prochaska, PhD) of the PLENARY SESSION – The Keys to Restoring Transtheoretical Model of Change, a Intimacy in Recovery model that identifies stages of change 8:30 – 10 am and other factors that predict treatment Rokelle Lerner is a psychotherapist and outcomes and allows many more people to enter international lecturer and trainer. 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David Powell, PhD, has written books on clinical supervision that are consid- AUGUST 13 ered the primary texts in the field and he PLENARY SESSION – Chronic Pain and Addiction: served as chair of the SAMHSA Treatment A Challenging Co-occurring Disorder Improvement Protocol (TIP 52) on clinical 8:30 – 10 am supervision. Constantly in demand, he has trained in Mel Pohl, MD, FASAM, is the Medical 87 countries and all 50 US states. Director of Las Vegas Recovery Center (LVRC), a key player in developing the For full conference information Chronic Pain Recovery Program at LVRC and registration, visit and author of A Day without Pain. www.naadac.org/conferences NAADAC BOARD OF DIRECTORS NAADAC OFFICERS (updated 5/29/12) SOUTHEAST President Eddie Albright, Alabama Editor’s note Donald P. Osborn, PhD (c), LCAC Bobbie Hayes, LMHC, CAP, Florida E. Wayne Bland, MSW, LCSW, CAC II, Georgia President-Elect Albert C. Stallworth, Sr., MA, CCAP, ICAADC, Changes are coming! Robert C. Richards, MA, NCAC II, CADC III Mississippi Secretary Angela Maxwell, MS, CSAPC, North Carolina By Donovan Kuehn Roger A. Curtiss, LAC, NCAC II Cathy Jaggars, South Carolina Toby Abrams, Tennessee Treasurer Edward Olsen, LCSW, CASAC, SAP SOUTHWEST Sandy Nagy, MA, LISAC, LAC, Arizona Past President Mita Johnson, LPC, LMFT, LAC, MAC, ACS, Colorado Patricia M. Greer, BA, LCDC, AAC Mark C. Fratzke, MA, MAC, CSAC, CSAPA, Hawaii NAADAC–National Certification Commission Della Garlitz, New Mexico Chair Allen Flagg, Jr., Nevada An accepted truism of management texts and corporate leaders is James Holder III, MA, MAC, LPC, LPCS Allison Weaver, MPH, LADC, Utah Executive Director ORGANIZATIONAL REPRESENTATIVE that “the only constant is change.” That adage could be applied to Cynthia Moreno Tuohy, NCAC II, CCDC III, SAP George Joseph NAADAC right now. REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENTS PAST PRESIDENTS This will be the last hard copy edition of the NAADAC News that MID-ATLANTIC Robert Dorris (1972–1977) (Represents Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland , New Col. Mel Schulstad, CCDC, NCAC II (ret’d) (1977–1979) we produce. In July we will be switching to an online format to Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia) Jack Hamlin (1979–1981) Thomas Durham, PhD John Brumbaugh, MA, LSW, CADAC IV, NCAC II better reach our members. Not to worry though, you will still be (1981–1982) MID-CENTRAL Tom Claunch, CAC (1982–1986) receiving a publication from us, it will just be in the form of a new (Represents Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio Franklin D. Lisnow, MEd, CAC, MAC (1986–1988) and Wisconsin) Paul Lubben, NCAC II (1988–1990) NAADAC journal. We look forward to its launch this summer and the Stewart Turner-Ball Kay Mattingly-Langlois, MA, NCAC II, MAC first copies will be distributed at the NAADAC conference in MID-SOUTH (1990–1992) (Represents Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas) Larry Osmonson, CAP, CTRT, NCAC II (1992–1994) Indianapolis from August 12 to 15. Greg Lovelidge, LCDC, ADC III Cynthia Moreno, NCAC I, CCDC II (1994–1996) Roxanne Kibben, MA, NCAC II (1996–1998) This issue includes an interesting debate on medical marijuana. NORTH CENTRAL T. Mark Gallagher, NCAC II (1998–2000) (Represents Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Bill B. Burnett, LPC, MAC (2000–2002) Please read the article and take the survey to tell us what you think. North Dakota and South Dakota) Roger A. Curtiss, LAC, NCAC II (2002–2004) Diane Sevening, EdD, CDC III Mary Ryan Woods, RNC, LADC, MSHS (2004–2006) Thanks for reading, NORTHEAST Sharon Morgillo Freeman, PhD, APRN-CS, MAC (Represents Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, (2006–2007) Donovan New York, Rhode Island and Vermont) Patricia M. Greer, BA, LCDC, AAC (2007–2010) Barbara “Bobbi” Fox, LADC, CAC NAADAC STANDING COMMITTEE CHAIRS NORTHWEST (Represents Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Montana, Washington Bylaws Committee Chair and Wyoming) Bruce Lorenz, NCAC II, CADC Greg Bennett, MA, LAT Clinical Issues Committee Chair DEPARTMENTS FEATURES SOUTHEAST Frances Patterson, PhD, MAC (Represents Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ethics Committee Chair South Carolina and Tennessee) Anne Hatcher, EdD, CAC III, NCAC II 14 NAADAC Position Statement: 4 LEADING THE WAY: Frances Patterson, PhD, MAC Finance Committee Chair Medical Marijuana NAADAC 2012 Annual SOUTHWEST Edward Olsen, LCSW, CASAC, SAP (Represents Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, New Mexico, Conference Nevada and Utah) Nominations and Elections Chair 17 Product Review: Imagine Kirk Bowden Roberta Taggart, MA, CASAC, NCAC II Personnel Committee Chair Recovery Blends Music and 12 POINT: A Response to the BOARD OF DIRECTORS Donald P. Osborn, PhD (c), LCAC Message NAADAC Position on Medical MID-ATLANTIC NAADAC Public Policy Committee Chair Bruce Lorenz, NCAC II, CADC, Delaware Gerry Schmidt, MA, LPC, MAC Cannabis Warren E. Leggett, Jr., CAC III, CCS, District of 21 Recap: 2012 Advocacy in Columbia NAADAC AD HOC COMMITTEE CHAIRS Moe Briggs, NCC, LCPC, MAC, SAP, Maryland Action Conference 13 COUNTERPOINT: TBD, New Jersey Awards Sub-Committee Chair TBD, Pennsylvania Tricia Sapp, BSW, CCJP, CPS Legalization is Clear, Simple John Savides, CSAC, Virginia Adolescent Specialty Committee Chair 23 Continuing Education Quiz Susie Mullins, MS, LPC, ALPS, AADC-S, West Virginia Christopher Bowers, MDiv, CSAC, ASE and Wrong MID-CENTRAL International Committee Chair 24 Upcoming Events Beverly Jackson, Illinois Paul Le, BA 16 Not Your Father’s Buick: Ronald A. Chupp, LCSW, LCAC, NCAC II, ICAC II, Indiana Leadership Retention & Membership Committee Effective Prevention Michael Townsend, MSSW, Kentucky Chair Carrie Reaume, LMSW, CAAC, Michigan Roger A. Curtiss, LAC, NCAC II Messages Leon Collins, LICDC, ICADC, ICCS, Ohio Product Review Committee Chair Gerry Kaye, Wisconsin George Joseph MID-SOUTH Political Action Committee Chair TBD, Arkansas Nancy Deming, MSW, LCSW, CCAC-S TBD, Louisiana Student Committee Chair TBD, Oklahoma NAADAC NEWS Diane Sevening, EdD, CCDC II Matthew Feehery, Texas NAADAC NEWS is published bi-monthly by NAADAC, the Asso ci ation for Addic tion Pro fes sionals. National Addiction Studies and Standards NORTH CENTRAL Editor: Donovan Kuehn Layout: Elsie Smith, www.designsolutionsplus.biz Collaborative Committee Co-Chairs Randy Drake, LMHC, NCC, ACADC, MAC, Iowa Contributors to this issue: Edward A. Pane, Allan Barger, Jim Campain, Victoria Walker and Donovan Kuehn. Donald P. 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