March 2007

vol. 8 issue 3

Eye movement tasks can be used to assess fetal alcohol spectrum disorders Greater deficits in emotional facial expression can indicate more severe alcoholism Report from Sweden: Alcohol interventions that teach practical skills work best with high-risk university students Stress and alcohol cues appear to target the brain differently to produce craving

NIH:  International Research Collaboration on Drug Addiction SAMHSA:  Targeted Capacity Expansion Program for Substance Abuse Treatment & HIV/AIDS Services U.S. Department of Justice:  Drug Court Discretionary Grant Program

CESAR FAX:   Painkiller Use Among High School Seniors (PDF)

NIDA InfoFacts: La Marihuana

ATTC National Office:  Directory of Addiction Study Programs (DASP) CESAR FAX 2006 Bound & Indexed Volume Now Available (PDF) NIAAA:  Helping Patients Who Drink Too Much:  A Clinician's Guide

National Children of Alcoholics Week - February 11th-17th First Annual NIATx Summit: Improving Access & Engagement in Addiction & Behavioral Health Treatment -  April 23rd-27th ASAM's 38th Annual Medical Scientific Conference - April 27th-29th

Online/Correspondence Course:  Native Americans & Substance Abuse  Online/Correspondence Course:  Women & Substance Use

Faces & Voices of Recovery - January 31, 2007 NIDA Notes - Volume 21, Number 1 NIATx eNews Update - January 2007 Northwest Frontier ATTC Addiction Messenger - Using & Building Motivational Interviewing Skills Part 2:  Tools for Enhancing Proficiency - Vol. 9, Issue 10 (PDF)

National Daily News from Join Together

SAMHSA's National Registry of Evidence-based Programs & Practices (NREPP) Treatment Improvement Exchange (TIE) Forum Web site