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Federal Press Releases

• NIDA: Individuals Who Abuse Any One Type of Drug Are at Serious Risk of Abusing All Other Types of Drugs (11/12/98)
  
  
• SAMHSA: Addiction Technology Transfer Program Expanded, $7.6 Million Awarded in Grants (11/9/98)
  
  
• SAMHSA: $3.6 Million in Grants Awarded for Enhancement of Substance Abuse Treatment Programs in 15 States (11/9/98)
  
  
• SAMHSA: $23.7 Million In Grants Awarded To Expand Substance Abuse Treatment In 22 States (10/8/98)
  
  
• ONDCP: Consultation Document on Opioid Agonist Treatment (10/8/98)

• NIDA: New Research Helps Explain Ritalin's Low Abuse Potential When Taken As Prescribed (9/30/98)
  
  
• Addiction Treatment Forum: Cocaine Treatment Drug Studied in U.S. (9/30/98)
  
  
• SAMHSA: HHS Secretary Launches Campaign to Increase Adult Involvement in Children (9/25/98)
  
  
• SAMHSA: SAMHSA Names New CSAT Director (9/25/98)
  
  
• SAMHSA: Federal Study Links Wide Range of Behavior Problems to Marijuana Use by Teens (9/25/98)
  
  
• CSAP: A Guide for Evaluating Prevention Effectiveness - Released August 31, 1998 (9/9/98)
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• NIDA: Gene Variant Found That Can Help Protect Against Nicotine Addiction (7/6/98)
  
  

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• NIH: Severity of Brain Changes During Nicotine Withdrawal Comparable to Those for Other Drugs of Abuse (5/6/98)
  
  

• NIDA: New Help Available For Communities To Assess Local Drug Problems (4/2/98)
  
  
• ONDCP: White House Drug Policy Office Opens Application Process for $144 Million Community Anti-Drug Coalition Grant Program (4/2/98)
  
  

• PBS: Five-part series on PBS: MOYERS ON ADDICTION: CLOSE TO HOME (3/25/98)
  
  
• ONDCP: White House Drug Policy Director Barry McCaffrey Announces $6 Million "Breaking The Cycle" Initiative To Provide Drug Treatment To Prisoners (3/25/98)
  
  
• DOJ: Almost Half of All Probationers Under the Influence of Alcohol or Drugs When Committing Their Offense (3/22/98)
  
  

• NIH:Fruit Flies May Shed Light on Cocaine Addiction (1/13/98)
  
  
• HHS:Clinton Administration Awards $445 Million to 49 Cities for HIV/AIDS Care (1/12/98)
  
  

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