{"title":"SUD services for pregnant and postpartum women: SAMHSA program to be cut","authors":"Alison Knopf","doi":"10.1002/adaw.34510","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adaw.34510","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Under the leaked passback document outlining federal budget priorities for fiscal year 2026 (see <i>ADAW</i> https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adaw.34493), a key Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) program serving pregnant and postpartum women (PPW) would be eliminated. The skinny budget, released earlier this month, clearly indicates that any SAMHSA programs outside of the Substance Use Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Services (SUPTRS) block grant, the CMHS block grant, and the SOR grant are at risk.</p>","PeriodicalId":100073,"journal":{"name":"Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly","volume":"37 19","pages":"1-4"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143925744","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"NY passes peer corrections law","authors":"Alison Knopf","doi":"10.1002/adaw.34514","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adaw.34514","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Last month the York State Senate passed the Peer Reentry and Recovery Act. This bill, by removing blanket restrictions on certified peers providing recovery and support services inside correctional facilities, will help address workforce shortages and enhance treatment.</p>","PeriodicalId":100073,"journal":{"name":"Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly","volume":"37 19","pages":"6-7"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143925985","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"We Need Health Warning Labels on Marijuana and THC Drug Products","authors":"Kevin Sabet Ph.D., Robert S. Weiner","doi":"10.1002/adaw.34513","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adaw.34513","url":null,"abstract":"<p>More young people are experimenting with marijuana and THC drugs, like cigarettes at a time not so long ago. It is true that youth were using marijuana way back when too, but today's marijuana isn't your grandpa's 1-3% THC Woodstock Weed. It boasts on average 18-23% THC in flower and can be 99% THC potent in concentrates, dabs, and vapes. The famous Acapulco Gold in the 80's peaked at 23% THC content, one of that era's strongest strains.</p>","PeriodicalId":100073,"journal":{"name":"Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly","volume":"37 19","pages":"5"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143925984","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"In Case You Haven't Heard…","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/adaw.34516","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adaw.34516","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The federal government released its “skinny budget” on May 2. Here's what it says about the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), which is cut by more than $1 billion from the FY 2025 budget. “This Administration is committed to combatting the scourge of deadly drugs that have ravaged American communities. Unfortunately, under the previous administration, SAMHSA grants were used to fund dangerous activities billed as “harm reduction,” which included funding “safe smoking kits and supplies” and “syringes” for drug users. The Budget proposes to refocus activities that were formerly part of SAMHSA and reduces waste by eliminating inefficient funding for the Mental Health Programs of Regional and National Significance, Substance Use Prevention Programs of Regional and National Significance, and the Substance Use Treatment Programs of Regional and National Significance. These programs either duplicate other Federal spending or are too small to have a national impact. These eliminations also promote federalism as these services are also supported by mental health and substance use disorder block grant funding. The Budget maintains $5.7 billion for activities that were formerly part of SAMHSA.” The SAMHSA budget was $8.1 billion for FY 2025.</p>","PeriodicalId":100073,"journal":{"name":"Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly","volume":"37 19","pages":"8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143926119","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"NIDA calls for funding for youth prevention intervention services","authors":"Alison Knopf","doi":"10.1002/adaw.34512","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adaw.34512","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Nora D. Volkow, M.D., director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), for years has decried the continuing overdose death rate. In the May issue of <i>JAMA Pediatrics</i>, Volkow, along with Carlos Blanco, M.D., Ph.D., head of NIDA's Division of Epidemiology, Services and Prevention Research, wrote about the need to improve delivery of prevention services.</p>","PeriodicalId":100073,"journal":{"name":"Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly","volume":"37 19","pages":"4-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143925745","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Recovery-focused groups feeling especially exposed to cost-cutting","authors":"Gary Enos","doi":"10.1002/adaw.34511","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adaw.34511","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Mass uncertainty about the extent of threatened government cuts to human-services programs has placed organizations that are at the forefront of the recovery movement in what one national advocate calls a “freeze.” Feeling unable to count on the sustainability of their main funding sources at the federal or state level, many recovery support organizations are already pulling back programs and dismissing staff even before budget decisions have been finalized, though many have not yet gone public with their actions.</p>","PeriodicalId":100073,"journal":{"name":"Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly","volume":"37 19","pages":"1-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143926089","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Coming Up…","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/adaw.34515","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adaw.34515","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The <b>National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers</b> (NAATP) National Conference will be held <b>May 18-20, 2025</b> in Seattle, Washington. For more information, go to https://www.naatp.org/events/national-addiction-leadership-conference/naatp-national-2025</p>","PeriodicalId":100073,"journal":{"name":"Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly","volume":"37 19","pages":"8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143926090","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"NASADAD issues workforce brief focusing on barriers and state solutions","authors":"Alison Knopf","doi":"10.1002/adaw.34503","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adaw.34503","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Agency Directors (NASADAD) last month released a brief on the substance use disorder (SUD) workforce, focusing on prevention, treatment, and recovery. We spoke to NASADAD deputy executive director Melanie Whitter last week about the implications of the report.</p>","PeriodicalId":100073,"journal":{"name":"Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly","volume":"37 18","pages":"1-5"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143897066","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Model workforce law focuses on salaries and ease of access","authors":"Alison Knopf","doi":"10.1002/adaw.34506","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adaw.34506","url":null,"abstract":"<p>In December 2024, the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) issued a framework for a law which could lead to a stronger substance use disorder (SUD) workforce by state. Called “MODEL BUILDING THE SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER WORKFORCE OF THE FUTURE ACT,” the document includes specific legislative wording, as well as backup with prolific footnotes.</p>","PeriodicalId":100073,"journal":{"name":"Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly","volume":"37 18","pages":"5-7"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143897067","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Newly awarded grants target peers, paraprofessionals to grow workforce","authors":"Gary Enos","doi":"10.1002/adaw.34504","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adaw.34504","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Two new recipients of grant support from the Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts (FORE) will be tackling separate but equally compelling subsets of the substance use disorder treatment workforce. The national homeless services provider HELP USA Inc. will use its grant assistance to offer peer support training at three New York City shelter sites, while the Bowen Center for Health Workforce Research and Policy will use its funding to create a framework for developing and sustaining a paraprofessional workforce.</p>","PeriodicalId":100073,"journal":{"name":"Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly","volume":"37 18","pages":"1-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143896982","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}