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Conference Brochure and Registration Form Now Available for September RTI! The next PA Regional Drug and Alcohol Training Institute (RTI) is scheduled for September 26-28 in Johnstown, PA. These events are designed for substance abuse counselors, administrators, supervisors, case managers, prevention specialists, and community leaders throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Courses in our featured track - Serving Those Who Serve: Veterans and Their Families - include: PTSD, Stressors on Families of the Veteran, Homelessness, Women in the Military and Traumatic Brain Injury. These courses will be informative and appropriate for anyone working with adult populations. Administrative Track: Advanced Treatment Planning, Advanced Clinical Supervision, Understanding and Evaluating Research. General/Clinical Track: Binge Drinking, Substance Abuse of Generation X, Wings to Fly-A Faith-Based Approach to Treatment, and Motivational Interviewing. Prevention Track: Substance Abuse Prevention Specialist Training and Effective Group Strategies for Prevention Specialists. Special Populations: Problem Gambling Treatment Strategies, Problem Gambling-Finances and the Law, Issues of Women in the Criminal Justice System and Current Trends in Teen Sexual Behavior. We have also scheduled Plenary Sessions for Wednesday and Thursday mornings. In addition to the information you will receive, attending these one hour presentations will earn you up to two more CEUs! CLICK HERE FOR THE CONFERENCE BROCHURE http://www.ireta.org/ireta_main/JohnstownRTI.pdf On-line registration is available at http://www.ireta.org/ireta_main/training_events.htm#3

AnnouncementsAnnouncements Celebrate National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month 2007 Join us for a celebration of National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month sponsored by the Institute for Research, Education and Training in Addictions (IRETA), The Northeast Addiction Technology Transfer Center, (NeATTC) and Message Carriers. Recovery Month is an opportunity to highlight the benefits of substance use disorders treatment and encourage everyone to appreciate the journey of recovery by raising community awareness. Sports-Link, in its fourth year in Pittsburgh, is part of a national initiative to recognize National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month. This year marks the 18th annual national observance of Recovery Month. After a successful launch with over 400 participants in 2004 we are anticipating an even stronger fourth year! For more information and to order tickets call Holly Hagle at 412-258-8565. The United States Senate passed S. Res. 225, a resolution designating August 2007 as "National Medicine Abuse Awareness Month." The move comes after recent studies have unveiled an alarming trend among young people who intentionally take large amounts of cough medicine to get "high" from the active ingredient dextromethorphan (DXM). According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse’s Monitoring the Future Survey, conducted by the University of Michigan, 4 percent of eighth graders, 5 percent of 10th graders, and 7 percent of 12th graders reported having abused medicines containing the cough suppressant DXM in 2005 to get high. In addition, the Partnership for a Drug-Free America found that one in 10 teenagers-or about 2.4 million young people-reported having abused cough medicine to get high. S. Res. 225, which was introduced by Senator Joseph R. Biden, Jr., (D-Del.) and enacted June 26, encourages parents to educate themselves and to talk to their teens about the dangers associated with medicine abuse... For more please visit: http://cadca.org/coalitionsonline/article.asp?id=1550

Training and EventsTraining and Events New Jersey Why Is It Hard to Quit Smoking Cumberland County Health Department 790 E. Commerce Street, Bridgeton, NJ 08302 Tuesday, August 7, 2007, 3:30pm-6:30pm To register, call Christina at 609-221-8298 Tobacco Dependence Treatment Specialist Training The Tobacco Dependence Program of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey - School of Public Health, is offering a 5-day training to prepare health care professionals to provide treatment for tobacco dependence. University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey School of Public Health, Tobacco Dependence Program New Brunswick, New Jersey Monday, September 24, 2007 - Friday, September 28, 2007 (every Day) To register, visit http://www.tobaccoprogram.org Contact nancy.speelman@umdnj.edu or joan.maurer@umdnj.edu at 732-235-8220 for more information. New York Buprenorphine and Office Based Treatment of Opioid Dependence American Society of Addiction Medicine CME: 8.0 Credit Hours in Category 1 of AMA Syracuse, NY, August 25, 2007 Contact: 1-888-362-6784 Pennsylvania This is to announce the availability of the Bureau of Drug and Alcohol Programs' (BDAP’s) Clinical Supervision 5-day initial training. This training is being offered in a new format. Instead of five consecutive days, the training is now offered in two segments, an initial three-day session and the final two days presented ten days to two weeks later. The training is now being offered from August 13 through August 15 for the initial three days, and August 23 through August 24 for the final two days. The training is being held at Sheraton Reading Hotel, 1741 Papermill Road, Reading, PA 19610. The training will begin each day at 9:00 AM and end at 4:00 PM. Morning and afternoon breaks will be provided; all meals are on your own. 30 Certified Addiction Counselor (CAC) credits will be awarded for completion of the training. The cost of the training is a $75 non-refundable registration fee and a $225 training fee for a total cost of $300. Go to http://www.health.state.pa.us/bdap and click on SCA Training System this will take you to Upcoming Training Opportunities and locate Clinical Supervision Training and click on the link. Contact Person(s): Tom Brown Bureau of Drug and Alcohol Programs 02 Kline Plaza Harrisburg, PA 17104 cbrown@state.pa.us (CLINICAL_SUPERVISION_TRAINING.pdf) Bureau of Drug & Alcohol Programs (BDAP) Click here for all SCA Trainings & Information Online Trainings The Central East ATTC has the following self-paced courses available: - Hepatitis C: A Guide for Counselors and Outreach Workers - Buprenorphine Treatment of Opioid Addiction: A Counselor’s Guide - Welfare Reform for Addiction Professionals To register for these courses and more, go to: http://danyalearningcenter.com/ or contact CEATTC at (240) 645-1140. CSAP’s Prevention Pathways Online Free Training Topics Include: - Environmental Strategies for Prevention - Silence Hurts: Alcohol Abuse and Violence Against Women - Wading Through the Data Swamp: Program Evaluation 201 More information is available at: http://pathwayscourses.samhsa.gov/index.htm

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