February 6, 2012 News release
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In recognition of the significant contributions he has made to the field of substance abuse prevention and long-standing support of community-based drug prevention CADCA will award Dr. Alan Leshner the 2012 National Leadership Award.
January 4, 2012 Gary Enos, Editor
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In their continued attempt to help addiction treatment professionals become more patient-driven than program-driven in their service delivery, the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) and The Change Companies are ready to introduce several tools for making ASAM’s level-of-care criteria more accessible to the field.
November 17, 2011 Donovan Kuehn
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Passion, vision and commitment link the 2011 award winners selected by NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals. The recipients of these awards exemplify the qualities held in highest regard by the addiction profession and the community.
November 17, 2011 Thomas Wright, MD
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Ask parents of teenagers about the peculiar sleep habits of their children, and chances are they will launch into some version of the same story.
November 11, 2011 Gary Enos, Editor
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Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA) is seeking the expertise of veterans to ensure that community coalitions are equipped to help meet the service needs of returning members of the military and their families.
October 4, 2011 Gary A. Enos, Editor
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Reinforced by a mass media coverage blitz and a perceived need to diversify services delivered by clinical addiction professionals, intervention certainly has been cast as a key growth area in addiction services.
September 17, 2011 Gary Enos, Editor
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Treatment Research Institute (TRI) investigators recently saw firsthand that addiction counselors are extremely eager for tools to improve their skills.
September 14, 2011 Nick Zubko, Associate Editor
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San Diego is known for its mild climate, pristine beaches, and beautiful harbors. This week, it will serve as host to one of the largest conferences in the field of substance abuse treatment. The 2011 National Conference on Addiction Disorders (NCAD) kicks off Sunday morning at San Diego’s Town & Country Hotel.
August 14, 2011 Gary Enos, Editor
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A straightforward, 14-word sentence opens the American Society of Addiction Medicine’s (ASAM’s) newly adopted definition of addiction.
July 14, 2011 Gary A. Enos, Editor
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My annual reminder of all the innovative clinical work being done in addiction treatment organizations, through reading the nominations for our Outstanding Clinicians Awards, serves as one of the most satisfying aspects of editing this magazine.
July 14, 2011 Don P. Osborn, MS, MA, MAC, LMHC, President of NAADAC
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Don P. Osborn, MS, MA, MAC, LMHC, President of NAADAC A new set of leaders have put their names forward to represent NAADAC's members.Every two
July 14, 2011 Gary A. Enos
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Addiction Professional is proud to honor its third group of professionals in the annual Outstanding Clinicians Awards competition. Each year, based on nominations submitted by readers, the magazine awards a counselor, a clinical supervisor and a physician who have become innovators in their programs and communities.
