Weekly News Digest
Week of 8/10–8/14

Updated Directory of Drug and Alcohol Abuse Treatment Programs Now Available (8/13)

A new, updated guide to finding local substance abuse treatment programs is now available from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). National Directory of Drug and Alcohol Abuse Treatment Programs 2009 provides information on thousands of alcohol and drug treatment programs located in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and five U.S. territories.

SAMHSA Provides New Information on How Grant Program Allotments are Calculated (8/12)

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) Office Of Applied Studies (OAS) is issuing a new guide providing updated information on the procedures used by that office to calculate allocations for some of the key block and formula grants the agency administers.

12 Year Nationwide Drop in Tobacco Sales to Minors Continues Under State/Federal Partnership Program (8/11)

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) today announced that sales of tobacco to underage youth (those younger than age 18) have continued to decline, and have in fact reached historic lows under the Synar Amendment program – a federal and state partnership program aimed at ending illegal tobacco sales to minors.

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