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A national Join Together policy panel created a Blueprint that state governments need to follow to develop effective alcohol and drug policies that will save lives, restore families and reduce crime. Read the panel's six recommendations and see how your state measures up.

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Youth Use of Legal Drugs Eclipses Illicit-Drug Use, 'Monitoring the Future' Reports
The War on Drugs has long been cast as a battle against illegal narcotics, but the latest federal data show that seven of the top 10 drugs being misused by high-school seniors are prescription or over-the-counter medications.

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The Role of Medication in Substance Use Treatment
The Role of Medication in Substance Use Treatment
This free online course for addiction treatment counselors includes clinical video demonstrations. Designated for 1.0 CEU.

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Indicators Handbook

Create an Indicator Reporting Program in Your Community
Use this step by step guide to identify the most important local substance use problems, focus community prevention and treatment strategies, and measure the results.

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Stimulus Package Has No Funds for Addiction Block Grant
The $819-billion economic stimulus plan approved by the House of Representatives included tax cuts, aid to states and a myriad of other spending from infrastructure improvement to job programs -- but not the direct funding for alcohol and other drug treatment or prevention that advocates had hoped for.

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