TAADAS Annual Recovery Month Celebration

an evening with Jana Stanfield

Dinner & Awards Ceremony

in the Crowne Ballroom

Millennium Maxwell House Hotel

Nashville, TN

Thursday, September 13, 2007

For Information on Tickets or Advertising and Sponsoring opportunities,

contact Vernon Martin @ 615.780.5901 ext 18.

Volume VIII , Is sue 2

June, 2007

TAADAS T I M E S

I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E :

Report Details Successes 2

Jana Stanfield 2

NIDA Library Shuts down 2

TAADAS Forges New Rela- 3

Abstinence Prevent Damage 3

Study Launched to Explore 4

Pharmacy Logs Yield Arrests 4

Sticky Solution for Under- 5

News from Capitol Hill 6

Faith Centered Education 7

Study looks at Suboxone 8

Community Hospitals 8

What’s Going On….. 9

Workshops & Trainings 10

Featured Publication 10

Featured Video 10

Youth Marijuana Users Face 11

Signs Point to Declining 12

Single Dose of Meth can Hurt 12

Women, Whites, & Young…. 12

Sober Companions Help….. 13

Medical Marijuana, Work- 13

Female Brain Hurt Faster 14

And See all the People…. 15

Don’t Blame Clinics for….. 16

Baking Soda Ban Suggested 16

Coalitions Address Danger- 17

Drugs Among Top Hu- 17

FDA finds “Cocaine” 18

Teens Overestimate…. 18

What is TAADAS? 19

Bureau, the main funding source for the majority of

TAADAS‟ member agencies. Subsequently, she,

Deputy Commissioner Joseph Carobene, and

BADAS Interim Director Dr. Howard Burley met with

the TAADAS Board of Directors. At that meeting

Commissioner Betts explained that the move was

made as part of the Governor's efforts to

streamline government and expressed that she

and her staff are looking forward to working with

the A&D providers across the state. All of the

TAADAS member agencies pledged their full

support to the Commissioner and further pledged

to do whatever they could to make the transition a

successful one.

“I anticipate a very workable relationship with the

Department of Mental Health and Developmental

Disabilities and want to work as closely with them

as we have for the past sixteen years with the

people in the Department of Health,” said

Trammell. “It was quite reassuring to have

Commissioner Betts and her staff come to our

Organizational Member Meeting just 2 weeks after

the change to address our members and their

concerns.”

On Friday, February 23rd, 2007, Governor Phil

Bredesen, by executive order moved the

Bureau of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services

from the Department of Health to the

Department of Mental Health and

Developmental Disabilities. The Bureau had

been in the Department of Health for the past

16 years when then Governor Ned McWherter

moved them from the Department of Mental

Health to the Department of Health.

“There was a period of time to figure out how to

make things work, an adjustment if you will,”

explained TAADAS Vice-President, Sharon

Trammell on the move 16 years ago from

Mental Health to Health, “the same is

happening now. Commissioner Betts and her

staff are working diligently to make this

transition as smooth as possible.”

Commissioner Betts phoned TAADAS Executive

Director, Vernon Martin almost immediately

after the Executive Order was signed to

announce the change and to invite Martin and

TAADAS Representatives to sit down with her

and discuss the impending changes for the

TAADAS SUPPORTS

BUREAU RELOCATION

Tennessee Associat ion of Alcohol , Drug & other Addict ion Services , Inc.

TAADAS’ Mission:

To educate the public and influence state and

national policy decisions in order to improve

services to those who are affected by alcohol-

ism and/or drug addiction.

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RE P O R T DE T A I L S S U C C E S S E S , F L A W S I N

C A L I F O R N I A ' S PR O P 36

A study on California's

Proposition 36, which offers

m i n o r d r u g o f f e n d e r s

t rea tment rather than

incarceration, finds that about

one in four offenders never

show up for treatment, the Los

Angeles Times reported April 1.

The report from UCLA

concluded that, despite its

flaws, Prop 36 has saved the

state of California $2.50 for

every $1 spent; more than

$600 million has been spent

on the program since it was

approved by voters in 2000.

UCLA researchers tracked

almost 100,000 defendants

who have been referred to

Prop 36. They found that about

half of offenders failed to

complete their court-ordered

treatment, leading critics to

charge that defendants are

taking advantage of the

program. Police say they are

spending more time arresting

drug offenders.

Prop 36 allows offenders three

chances at treatment before

they can be sent to prison.

"Every time I'd get arrested ... [I

knew] I've got three more

chances coming to jail," said

drug offender Alexander

Santillan.

"For the lay voter, I'm sure they

thought, 'If you build it they will

come,' and that you would have

close to probably a 75 percent

or higher success rate," said

Los Angeles County Superior

Court Judge Ana Maria

Luna. "We just haven't seen

that anywhere in the state."

The UCLA researchers,

however, found that 78

percent of offenders who did

complete treatment remained

drug-free a year afterwards,

and 59 percent had gotten

jobs. "Most people in recovery

will have a relapse," said

David Pating, president of the

California Society of Addiction

Medicine, a Prop 36

supporter. "Isn't California fed

up with our prisons being

overcrowded?"

Cal i fornia Gov. Arnold

Schwarzenegger has tried to

give judges more authority to

impose short jail terms on

Prop 36 offenders who skip

treatment or continue to use

drugs, but so far has been

blocked in court. Supporters

of the program say the answer

is not more penalties, but

more availability of treatment

beds.

Schwarzenegger last year

added $25 million to the Prop 36

treatment budget, but this year is

proposing to cut $25 million.

"Voters wanted f irs t - t ime

nonviolent offenders to get

treatment, not jail time," a

spokesperson for the governor

said. "If they're not getting

treatment, then the governor

bel ieves that appropriate

sanc t ions wou ld inc lude

incarceration."

"We're at a critical juncture," said

Dave Fratello, one of Proposition

36's authors. "With every year of

declining results, you'll see

reduced funding and hostile

changes to the program. It'll

become unrecognizable."

T h e U C L A r e s e a r c h e r s

recommended that repeat

offenders be better supervised or

moved out of Prop 36, saying that

a small group of miscreants are

costing the state and the program

a lot of money. "Some people,

quite frankly, don't belong in

Prop. 36," said researcher Angela

Hawken. "They're going to fail.

T h e y ' r e g o i n g t o k e e p

failing. We're wasting our

money. And we're really ... putting

our community in jeopardy by

having them on the streets."

WH O I S JAN A

STA N FIELD? Jana Stanfield is an

internationally recognized,

award-winning recording artist,

transformational speaker,

humorist and multi-platinum

songwriter. She has shared

stages with notables ranging

from Kenny Loggins and the

Dixie Chicks to Lily Tomlin and

Deepak Chopra. Her one-of-a-

kind performances receive

standing ovations on world-

famous stages from Nashville‟s

Grand Ole Opry to New York‟s

Carnegie Hall.

A five million-selling songwriter,

you‟ve heard Jana‟s

compositions, sung by such

artists as Reba McEntire and

Andy Williams, on radio stations

coast to coast… and on popular

television programs, including

Oprah, Entertainment Tonight,

and 20/20, as well the feature

film, “8 Seconds,” starring Luke

Perry.

With the motto, “Start Small,

Dream Big, Live Large,” Jana

started a record company in

1991. Her work ethic,

marketing skills and business

savvy turned Relatively Famous

Records into one of the most

successful businesses of its

kind.

Jana‟s music has been

described as “Heavy MeNtal” or

“psychotherapy you can dance

to.” Her songs, “What Would I

do Today if I Were Brave,” “If I

Had Only Known,” and others

raise money for many charitable

organizations, including the

Muscular Dystrophy

Association, and St. Jude

Children‟s Hospital.

CEO Jack Canfield, of Chicken

Soup for the Soul Enterprises,

recently highlighted Jana as

“one of the world‟s top

achievers” in his most recent

best seller, “The Success

Principles.”

This year marks the release of

Jana‟s live recording from

Carnegie Hall, a project that will

support the launch of her latest

humanitarian effort, The

Women Helping Women Help

the World Tour.

TAADAS is proud to announce

that Jana Stanfield will be the

guest speaker at the 2007

Annual Recovery Month

Celebration.

The National Institute on Drug

Abuse (NIDA) library, which

contained up to 12,000 journal

volumes and 8,000 books, has

been shut down due to budget

cuts, SALIS News reported in its

Winter 2007 issue.

The library primarily served

NIDA's 400-person staff but also

a rch i ve d man y h is t o r i c

documents, including every

research article published by

program staff since the original

Addiction Research Center (ARC)

was founded in Lexington, Ky., in

1935, and the minutes of every

Committee on Problems of

Drug Dependence meeting

held since 1929.

Rumors of the NIDA library's

possible demise began

circulating last fall. SALIS

reported that the decision to

close the library was made for

budgetary reasons. The

library's collection may end up

being incorporated with the

main National Institutes on

Health library, distributed to

individual researchers, or sent

to other addiction libraries.

NIDA L I B R A R Y SHU T S

DO W N

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Funded in part by the TN Department of Health & the United Way

In recent days TAADAS and its

member organizations have

begun the process of forging a

new working relationship with

the Tennessee Department of

Children’s Services. Through

the efforts of TAADAS Board

President , Mike McLoughlin,

TAADAS and DCS are working

together to address the issue

of addiction among the parents

of children either in or in

danger of being placed in DCS

custody. At the April TAADAS

Organizational meeting,

Randal Lea, the Assistant

Commissioner of DCS, spoke

to the group about the need for

services for parents and

children. He noted, “We

believe if we target those

families for whom effective

substance abuse treatment is

the only barrier to reunification,

we will be the most effective.”

As a result of Mr. Lea’s

interaction with TAADAS and

its members, a subsequent

meeting was held with Mr. Lea

and DCS Commissioner Dr.

Viola Miller. TAADAS

members John York of

Samaritan Recovery

Centers, Joe Pickens of

JACOA, Mike McLoughlin of

Memphis Recovery Center

and Vernon Martin,

Executive Director of

TAADAS attended. The

group explored ways to work

together to address the

issues and how TAADAS

and TAADAS members can

be of assistance in providing

services to DCS. Dr. Miller

noted the ongoing need for

A&D treatment services for

those DCS parents in need

and voiced support for

TAADAS’s efforts to date.

Additional meetings are

scheduled to discuss

Adolescent Treatment

Services and other ways that

the two organizations can

work together to benefit

Tennesseans in need.

TAADAS FORGES

NEW RELATIONSHIP

WITH DCS

The Japanese belief that a

"liver holiday" can help protect

the health of heavy drinkers

seems to be accurate,

according to a study that

compared everyday drinkers

to those who take a few days

off between bouts of heavy

consumption.

Reuters reported April 17 that

a study of 89,000 men and

women found that men who

drank heavily on a daily basis

had a higher mortality rate

than those who drank about

the same amount of alcohol

on a weekly basis, but

concentrated their drinking

into bouts separated by days

of abstinence. Daily drinkers

who consumed 300 grams of

alcohol or more weekly were

up to 55 percent more likely

to have died during the 13-

year study period than heavy

drinkers who consumed

alcohol just a few days per

month.

R e s e a r c h e r T o m i m o

Marugame of the National

Cancer Center in Tokyo

warned, however, that, "This

does not mean you can drink a lot

as long as you have a 'liver

holiday.'" Marugame said that the

study showed that study

participants who were the

heaviest drinkers -- consuming

the equivalent of 50 glasses of

wine weekly -- saw no benefits

from taking a break between

bouts of drinking.

Researchers speculated that daily

drinkers may be continually

exposed to the carcinogen

aceta ldehyde, an alcohol

byproduct, thus raising their

cancer risk.

The study appears in the May 1,

2007 issue of the American

Journal of Epidemiology.

R e f e r e n c e :

Marugame, T., et al. (2007) Patterns of

Alcohol Drinking and All-Cause Mortality:

Results from a Large-Scale Population-

based Cohort Study in Japan. American

Journal of Epidemiology, 165(9): 1039-

1046; doi: 10.1093/aje/kwk112.

STUDY H INTS

PERIODS OF

ABSTINENCE PREVENT

DAMAGE FROM

HEAVY DRINKING

“Reuters reported April 17 that a

study of 89,000 men and women

found that men who drank heavily

on a daily basis had a higher

mortality rate than those who

drank about the same amount of

alcohol on a weekly basis”

MA J OR ST U D Y LA U NC H E D T O EX P L OR E

TR E A T M E NT F OR PR E S C R I P T I O N DR U G AD D I C T I O N

heroin dependence programs,

according to Yong Song, PhD,

co-principal investigator for the

UCSF site study and an

assistant clinical professor of

psychiatry in the UCSF School

of Medicine. These users tend

to be younger with fewer other

dependency issues, such as

alcohol or cocaine, and often

come from a middle-class

background.

“Opiate addiction is well

studied in heroin dependence,

but very little is known about

what treatments are effective

with this group of people,”

Song said. “We think this is a

different demographic, but it‟s

not well studied. This trial will

confirm whether they really do

look different.”

Visit www.ucsf.edu/ for more

information about this study.

assess whether current opiate

dependence therapies are

effective, as well as the role of

counseling in treatment

outcomes.”

An estimated 2.2 million

Americans aged 12 or older

start using prescription pain

relievers each year for non-

medical uses, surpassing the

number of new marijuana users

(2.1 million), according to the

2005 National Survey on Drug

Use and Health. In that survey,

more than 6 million Americans

reported using prescription

drugs for non-medical uses in

the previous month, which is

more than the number abusing

cocaine, heroin, hallucinogens

and inhalants, combined.

Those users, however, appear

to fit a very different profile

from traditional patients in

Treatment Study, or POATS, it

is being led by the National

Drug Abuse Treatment Clinical

Trials Network, under the

National Institute on Drug

Abuse (NIDA).

“The abuse of prescription

opiates has become a very

serious problem in our society,

but until now, there have been

no large-scale studies to

evaluate how to treat those

addictions,” said Stephen

Dominy, MD, director of the

Division of Substance Abuse

and Addiction Medicine at San

Francisco General Hospital

Medical Center, who is co-

leading the UCSF portion of the

study. “This study hopes to

In response to the growing

national problem of prescription

drug abuse, the University of

California-San Francisco (UCSF)

is launching a new study to

evaluate treatments for

addiction to prescription

painkillers. The research is the

first large-scale study to assess

whether addiction to opioid

painkillers, such as Vicodin and

OxyContin, can effectively be

treated with drug treatments

currently used for heroin

addiction.

The study is part of a national

effort involving 11 clinical

research centers to evaluate

such therapies. Known as the

Prescription Opiate Addiction

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I O W A P H A R M A C Y L O G S

Y I E L D AR R E S T S

A recent review of two months

worth of logs from 20

pharmacies in Scott County

yielded five cases where buyers

exceeded the purchase limit,

according to the county

sheriff's office. Multiple

purchases by the same

individual over the course of

many months, or out-of-town

addresses on the log, also raise

red flags for investigators.

However, it takes police

months to review each two

months worth of logs. "We try to

be as proactive as we can, but

it can be time consuming," said

Chris Endress of the Quad City

Metropolitan Enforcement

Group.

As a result, some law-

enforcement agencies are

calling for the creation of a

centralized statewide database

of buyers. Pharmacies,

however, say that the costs of

such a database could raise

prices on pseudoephedrine-

based drugs by 10-20 cents

per package.

Reviews of records about

purchases of pseudoephedrine-

based drugs at Iowa pharmacies

led to five arrest warrants being

issued against people suspected

of buying the medications as

raw materials for making

methamphetamine.

The Quad City Times reported

April 11 that police say that the

logs required under the 2005

Iowa Pseudoephedrine Control

Law have helped curb the

proliferation of clandestine meth

labs around the state. In

addition to requiring buyers of

p s e u d o e p h e d r i n e - b a s e d

products to sign a log book, the

law compels purchasers to show

a photo ID. Only individuals ages

18 and older can buy the drugs,

and purchases are limited to

7,500 grams over a 30-day

period.

"It has been very successful,"

said Gary Kendell, director of the

Governor's Office of Drug Control

Policy, of the law. "It has caused

a 70 percent reduction in meth

labs over a two-year period."

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Alcohol use by young people is

extremely dangerous - both to

themselves and society at large.

Underage alcohol use is

associated with traffic fatalities,

violence, unsafe sex, suicide,

educational failure, and other

problem behaviors that diminish

the prospects of future success,

as well as health risks. Despite

these serious concerns, the

media continues to make

drinking look attractive to youth,

and it remains possible and even

easy for teenagers to get access

to alcohol.

Why is this dangerous behavior

so pervasive? What can be done

to prevent it? What will work and

who is responsible for making

sure it happens? Reducing

Underage Drinking: A Collective

Responsbility, a joint report by

the National Research Council

a n d I n s t i t u t e o f

Medicine, addresses these

questions and proposes a new

way to combat underage alcohol

use. It explores the ways in

which may different individuals

and groups contribute to the

problem and how they can be

enlisted to prevent it.

The report says that reducing

underage drinking requires a

cooperative effort from all levels

of government , a lcoh o l

manufacturers and retailers, the

entertainment industry, parents

and other adults in a

community. The report proposes

a comprehensive strategy to

curb underage drinking, a

problem that costs the nation

an estimated $53 billion

annually, due in part to losses

stemming from traffic fatalities

and violent crime.

“Research shows that parental

disapproval is the No. 1 reason that

underage children choose not to drink,"

Utah prevention agencies are

distributing preprinted sticky

notes that parents can slap on

liquor bottles at home as a

warning to children against

underage drinking, the Salt Lake

Tribune reported April 9.

The notes, available free at the

state's Parents Empowered

website, are printed with the

message, "At your age, drinking is

dangerous. So are really angry

parents." The stickers also can be

affixed to liquor cabinets or

refrigerators.

A different set of sticky notes are

available at Utah state liquor

stores, with no-drinking pledges

intended to be signed by youths

before they go out with friends.

"Research shows that parental

disapproval is the No. 1 reason

that underage children choose

not to drink," said Utah

Alcoholic Beverage Commission

chairman Larry V. Lunt. "But it is

not good enough for parents

simply to tell youngsters, 'Do not

drink.' The possibility of

permanent damage is too

great."

S T I C K Y S O L U T I O N S O U G H T

F O R U N D E R A G E D R I N K I N G

R E D U C I N G U N D E R A G E

D R I N K I N G : A C O L L E C T I V E

R E S P O N S I B I L I T Y

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words from Brutus trying to

rally his comrades in

Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar:

There is a tide in the

affairs of men

Which taken at the

flood, leads on to

fortune;

Omitted, all the

voyage of their life

Is bound in shallows

and in miseries.

On such a full sea,

are we now afloat.

We must take the

current when it

serves,

Or lose our ventures.

Our state government has

found itself on the unusual

tide of having more funds

than it anticipated having for

the 2006-07 fiscal year and

the coming 2007-08 fiscal

year. The State Funding

Board projected that the State

will receive from $289 to

$350 million in new revenues

for the fiscal year that begins

July 1. Driving the revenue

surge is continued strong

growth in the state’s franchise

and excise taxes, that is

corporate property and

income taxes. The new

revenues will be used to better

our woeful education system

and to bring greater equity to

our education funding

formulas. The pilot

programmed pre-kindergarten

program is due for a steep

climb. High school students

will have to take more

mathematics. More funding

in the state’s Better Education

Program formula for at risk

children will be available.

Community college

opportunities will be more

readily available to students

who can show readiness for

that level of work.

By Nathan Ridley

News from Capitol Hill

May 14, 2007

Nathan H. Ridley

Bredesen Seizes the

Day. Struggling to find the

votes for his tobacco tax

proposal, Governor Bredesen

finally listened to some

elected folks who actually

have to cast the votes to enact

the proposal into law, and

tried a new approach. Ever

since the first sales tax was

implemented after World

War II when returning

veterans changed the state’s

political landscape with the

notion that we would be

better than the horrors of the

war they had just fought,

school funding equity has

been an issue. During the

1990’s the smaller and poorer

schools systems sued the

state for its inequitable

education funding system and

prevailed. The General

Assembly responded with the

Basic Education Program

(BEP) and resolved the

litigation. As fixed statutory

formulas and changing

demographics tend to do over

time, problem areas

developed. After serious

conversations with Senators

Woodson and McNally and

Representatives Fitzhugh and

Winningham, Governor

Bredesen has decided to

tackle the problem areas and

ask for a change in the

distribution formula and for a

greater expenditure of

education funds than he had

originally requested. Not

many governors quote much

Shakespeare, but Governor

Bredesen’s closing remarks

for Thursday’s joint

convention of the General

Assembly included these

resources in search of an

unproven silver bullet in the

form of ignition interlock

devices. These legislative

study committee sessions

will be the perfect

opportunity educate our

state policy makers that the

state’s Alcohol and Drug

Addiction Treatment fund

has been the only source of

any growth in treatment

resource funding since its

enactment in 1999.

Election update: Kevin

Gallagher will face Jeanne

Richardson in the

Democratic Primary election

on May 31 to determine

who will succeed Beverly

Marrero as State

Representative for District

89, which covers the

Midtown area of Memphis. (Continued on page 15)

DUI Task Force Report

followup. The Criminal

Practice Subcommittee of the

House Judiciary Committee

deferred to its summer study

sessions just about all of the

work product of the Governor’s

DUI Task Force. As you will

recall, the task force

recommended repeal of the

litter pickup penalty provision

and several other items on the

prosecutorial community’s wish

list. Next on the list were,

administrative revocations of

driver’s licenses for DUI

offenders, and expansion of our

open container prohibition, and

some mandatory use of ignition

interlock devices for repeat

offenders. For the treatment

community, this last item gives

pause for concern because of

the fiscal effect of taking

funding away from treatment

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Partially funded by the Tennessee Department of Health

and United Way

the Association for Clinical

Pastoral Education.

The requirements for the

Certificate in Spiritual

Caregiving to Help Addicted

Persons and Families include

face-to-face or online training;

required readings; onsite

visits to local agencies;

a t t e n d a n c e a t o p e n

Alcoholics Anonymous (A.A.)

and open Al-Anon meetings;

and completion of an online

exam. The program is offered

at an introductory rate of $50

beginning April 2, 2007 until

December 31, 2007.

Enrollment can begin by

visiting www.naadac.org and

clicking on "Certification" or

visiting www.nacoa.org and

going to the Clergy page.

p e r v a s i v e i n t h e i r

c o n g r e g a t i o n s a n d

communities. NACoA has long

recognized the critical role

clergy in facilitating and

supporting healing from the

ravages of addiction in the

family. This certificate will

enhance clergy persons'

effectiveness in helping

congregants impacted by this

disease."

Too often children and their

family members suffer in

silence and shame while a

family member struggles with

alcohol or drug addiction.

Helping individuals and family

members rebuild emotional,

physical and spiritual health "is

a 'must have' resource for the

modern pastor," according to

Fred L. Smoot, PhD, Chair of

the Core Competencies Task

Force on Substance Misuse for

provide leaders with

basic knowledge about

addiction and its impact

on family members,

create opportunities to

learn about treatment and

recovery resources in the

faith leader's local

community,

enhance the ability to

recognize alcoholism and

drug addiction, and

offer tools and strategies

to help children and

families living with alcohol

and drug addicted

parents.

"NAADAC is pleased to partner

with National Association for

Children of Alcoholics in

offering this credential. We

aim to help leaders in the faith

-based community reach out to

other practitioners of their

f a i t h an d t h e wh o l e

community. This certificate can

provide the tools for faith

leaders to help people with

advice and guidance that is

timely, accurate and effective,"

said Shirley Beckett Mikell,

NCAC II, CAC II, SAP, Deputy

Executive Director of NAADAC.

Sis Wenger, President and CEO

of NACoA stated, "Members of

the clergy consistently say that

alcohol and drug problems are

As addiction touches millions of

lives in the U.S., faith leaders

can now access a new tool to

help those suffering from

alcohol or drug dependence in

their communities.

NAADAC, the Association for

Addiction Professionals, and the

National Association for

Children of Alcoholics (NACoA)

have released a new joint effort,

the Certificate in Spiritual

Caregiving to Help Addicted

Persons and Families. This

certificate program offers

information and strategies to

help faith leaders provide

effective and appropriate

support for those suffering from

alcohol and drug dependence.

The educational program will

also help faith leaders guide

individuals or families who have

a family member who is

suffering from addiction.

Clergy are often approached by

individuals and family members

seeking help, support and

guidance in dealing with the

pain and confusion caused by

addiction. This program will help

faith leaders understand and

support the promise of

recovery.

This new program is designed

to:

Volume VIII , Is sue 2 Page 7

FAITH CENTERED EDUCATION RELEASED

TO ASSIST COMMUNITY LEADERS

Jacques A. Tate, LADAC, NCAC1, RTC, CCGC Chief Executive Officer

1979 Alcy Road

Memphis, TN 38114

901-743-1836 Phone 901-743-3853 Fax

Programs for Men Including

♦ Social Detox ♦

♦ Residential Rehabilitation ♦

♦ Halfway House ♦

Funded in part under an agreement with the Tennessee Department of Health

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MEMPHIS RECOVERY CENTERS, INC.

Professional Addiction Treatment for Adolescents,

Adults, and Families since 1970.

www.memphisrecovery.com

(901) 272-7751 This project is funded in part under an agreement by the State of Tennessee

. .

version of oxycodone being

d e v e l o p e d b y P a i n

Therapeutics Inc. Remoxy is a

gelatin version of the drug

that, unlike OxyContin, can't

be crushed and then snorted

or injected. The drug is

currently in late-stage clinical

trials.

Researchers also are looking

at combining oxycodone with

naltrexone, an anti-craving

drug, to prevent abuse.

With addiction to prescription

painkillers rising sharply, some

drug makers are looking for

ways to deliver effective pain

relief with less risk of

dependence, the Associated

Press reported March 18.

A recen t me et ing on

prescription drug addiction

organized by the National

Institute on Drug Abuse

included information on

Remoxy, an abuse-resistant

COMMUNITY

HOSPITALS H IT HARD

BY ADDICTION ,

MENTAL ILLNESS

The report also noted that

about one third of all hospital

stays by uninsured patients

involved addiction or mental-

health problems.

"The significant number of

hospital stays related to

mental-health and substance-

use disorders signals the

need for an increased

national effort to identify and

intervene early before the

conditions require a hospital

stay," said Terry Cline, Ph.D. ,

administrator of the federal

Substance Abuse and Mental

H e a l t h S e r v i c e s

Administration.

"Too often because of social

s t i g m a o r l a c k o f

understanding, individuals

and health care providers

don't recognize the signs or

treat mental health or

substance use disorders with

the same urgency as other

medical conditions."

A new federal study finds that

about one in four adults

admitted to community

hospitals have a mental-health

or addiction diagnosis.

The Agency for Healthcare

Research and Quality report

found that 7.6 million out of 32

million hospital stays by

Americans ages 18 and older

involved mental illness or

alcohol or other drug disorders.

Of these, 1.9 million had a

primary diagnosis of addiction

or mental illness.

Patients dually diagnosed with

addiction and mental illness

accounted for about 1 million

community-hospital stays.

Medicare paid for about half

the stays, while 18 percent

were paid for by Medicaid.

About 8 percent of patients

were uninsured; the rest were

covered by private insurers.

Researchers at the University of

California at San Francisco

(UCSF) and others nationally are

hoping to determine whether the

ant i -addict ion medicat ion

Suboxone - - a mix o f

buprenorphine and naloxone --

can be used to effectively treat

people addicted to prescription

opiate-based drugs like Vicodin

and OxyContin.

The Prescription Opiate Addiction

Treatment Study (POATS) is the

first large-scale research project

of its kind. Funded by the

National Institute on Drug Abuse

(NIDA), POATS research is being

conducted at 11 sites nationally,

including UCSF.

"The abuse of prescription

opiates has become a very

serious problem in our society,

but until now, there have been

no large-scale studies to

evaluate how to treat those

addictions," said Stephen

Dominy, M.D., director of the

Division of Substance Abuse and

Addiction Medicine at San

Francisco General Hospital

Medical Center. "This study

hopes to assess whether current

opiate dependence therapies are

effective, as well as the role of

counseling in treatment

outcomes."

Researchers noted that people

addicted to prescription

opiates tend to be younger,

more affluent, and have fewer

related dependency issues

than those addicted to illicit

opiates like heroin. "Opiate

addiction is well studied in

heroin dependence, but very

little is known about what

treatments are effective with

this group of people," said

Yong Song, Ph.D., co-principal

investigator for the UCSF

study. "We think this is a

different demographic, but it's

not well studied. This trial will

confirm whether they really do

look different."

A total of 648 people will be

enrolled in the study.

Participants will be treated

with Suboxone for a month,

then detoxed; sobriety will be

measured after two months.

Half the group will receive

intensive individualized drug

counseling, while the other

half wi ll receive brief

counseling from doctors.

STU D Y LOO K S A T

SU B O XO N E TR EA TM EN T

F O R PR ES CR I P TI O N

DR U G AB US E

PAIN MEDS

REFORMULATED TO

PREVENT ADDICTION

TAADAS Times Page 9

New Employees at TAADAS

Krissy

Jinkerson Information

Specialist

I began working

at TAADAS in February of 2007.

I am enjoying the challenges and

enrichment that accompany my

job answering the TN REDLINE.

I became interested in non-profit

work through serving as an

Americorps member at a non-

profit called Prevent Blindness.

As the Children’s Coordinator I

used eye exam vouchers donated

by local Ophthalmologists to

schedule eye exams for children

in Metro schools who were

without health insurance and had

failed yearly eye screenings. I

have completed two and half

years of undergraduate pre-

nursing education and have plans

to return to school at some point.

Natalie Lucas

Clearinghouse

Coordinator

I recently graduated from Middle

Tennessee State University, and

joined TAADAS in March. I

majored in Organizational

Communications with my

background including non-profit

work, event planning and P.R..

This year has been quite a year

for me, I was married in October

to Ross Lucas of Nashville ,

graduated from MTSU in

December , and now have found

my place at TAADAS as the new

Clearinghouse Coordinator.

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As many of you know English

Mountain Recovery experienced a

devastating fire at our facility on

Good Friday of this year. NAATP,

TAADAS and many others have

been generous in sending notice of

our needs as a result of the fire. The

fire destroyed our newly renovated

Administrative

offices, Admission

offices, training

rooms, recreation

room, laundry

facilities and all

contents of each. If

you or someone you

know is interested in

helping us please give them our name

and mailing address.

English Mountain Recovery (EMR)

is a 56 bed residential treatment

facility located in the Smokey

Mountains of East Tennessee. Set on

a serene 27 acre campus, EMR joins

hands with nature’s perfect setting to

provide an environment where lives

can be transformed. We are

dedicated to providing the highest

quality of recovery services to

individuals and their families at the

most affordable costs. We are

committed to client service, while

emphasizing a spiritual foundation,

true to the original foundation of the

12 Step Program.

We are a 90 day residential program

with the opportunity for longer stays

as indicated on an individual basis.

English Mountain Recovery’s full

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includes Twelve Step Philosophy,

Equine-Assisted Therapy,

Experiential and Adventure

therapies, Creative Arts, Spiritual

Consultations, Relapse Prevention

and a dynamic Family Program. We

also provide Integrative Therapies

such as Yoga, Acupuncture, and

Nutritional Therapy.

English Mountain Recovery is

always here to provide a

safe, therapeutic

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who are struggling with

addictive disorders and

wish to regain their lives,

find a healthy balance,

and become an asset to

their families and

communities.

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dependent on alcohol or drugs

enters treatment. The guide

also defines childhood abuse,

lists symptoms of abuse, and

informs the reader of how to

handle childhood abuse issues

while in treatment. Additional

resources are included.

Spanish version also available.

To get your free copy of our

featured publication, or any of

the hundreds of other

m a t e r i a l s , c a l l t h e

C l e a r i n g h o u s e a t

615.780.5901 or order online

at www.taadas.org.

The Clearinghouse resource

c e n t e r h a s n u m e r o u s

publications on Substance

Abuse and related issues. In

each edition of the TAADAS

Times, we feature one of the

p u b l i c a t i o n s f r o m t h e

Clearinghouse. June 11—17 is

National Men‟s Health Week. In

honor of that, this edition‟s

feature is: Helping Yourself

Heal A Recovering Man’s

Guide to Coping with the

Effects of Childhood Abuse.

This guide is for men with

substance use disorders who

were abused as children. It

explains some of the feelings

that can surface when someone

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W O R K S H O P S & T R A I N I N G S

Methods of Anger Control

Facilitator: Bill Nugent, June 1

Helen Ross McNabb Center

Contact Martha Culbertson,

865.329.9087

Mastering Alive Relationships

Facilitator: Wilbert Alix

HART Center, Memphis June 1, 2, 3

Contact Jane Abraham at 901-828-1332

Co-Occurring Disorders

Facilitator: Jim Jones, Sr, Jackson

Madison County Health Department,

June 8, Contact Barry Cooper

731.423.3653

Pharmacology Update 2007

Facilitator: Glen Farr

June 15, 2007, UT Conference Center,

Contact Martha Culbertson,

865.329.9087

From Co-D to In-D

Facilitator: Elaine Orland, HART

Center, Memphis,

June 15 & 16, Contact Jane Abraham,

901.828.1332

Family Systems and Addiction

Facilitator: Carolyn Willette-West,

JACOA, Jackson,.

June 22, Contact Barry Cooper

731.423.3653

F E A T U R E D P U B L I C A T I O N S :

H E L P I N G Y O U R S E L F H E A L

A R E C O V E R I N G M A N ‖ S

G U I D E T O C O P I N G W I T H

T H E E F F E C T S O F

C H I L D H O O D A B U S E

fact sheets to remind students

of the dangers of this deadly

virus.

Videos can be checked out

from TAADAS free of charge by

anyone in the state of

Tennessee for three (3)

business days. UPS shipping is

available for those checking

out videos outside the

Nashville area for $13.50 per

shipment. Videos can be

scheduled for agencies to view

in rotation on a regular basis.

They may be previewed in the

TAADAS office during normal

business hours. Call the

C l e a r i n g h o u s e a t

615.780.5901 to check out

this or any other video in our

collection. A complete video

catalog is available online on

the TAADAS website at

www.taadas.org.

The Clearinghouse has over 800

videos on Substance Abuse,

Addiction and related issues.

Videos range in length and

subject as well as targeted

audience. In each edition of the

TAADAS Times, we feature one

of our collection. This edition‟s

Feature is: AIDS Update: The

Latest Facts About HIV and

AIDS.

This timely program reviews the

latest new information on HIV,

e x p l a i n s p r e c a u t i o n a r y

measures that help to lower the

risks of HIV infection and

answers frequently asked

questions about this most lethal

of STDs. The Teacher‟s Resource

Book includes activities to help

students consider whether their

own behaviors are putting them

at risk of infection, and provides

F E A T U R E D V I D E O :

AIDS Update: The Latest Facts

About HIV and AIDS

TAADAS Times Page 11

A 10-year study finds that

youths who were heavy

marijuana users in their teens

were more likely than drinkers

to have a host of problems later

in life, including mental illness,

relationship problems, and

trouble getting a job.

The Independent reported April

22 that researchers followed

1,900 youths from age 15 to 25

and found that heavy marijuana

users were three to six times

more likely to use other drugs

than those who drank alcohol,

and three times more likely to

be unemployed or drop out of

school.

"Cannabis really does look like

the drug of choice for life's

future losers," said lead

researcher George Patton of the

Melbourne University Center for

Adolescent Health.

The study was published in the

April 2007 issue of the journal

Addiction.

STUDY SAYS YOUTH

MARIJUANA USERS

FACE MORE PROBL EM S

THAN DRI NKER S

ASAM Patient Placement—Revised

Facilitator: Frances Clark, A & D

Council of Middle TN, Nashville, June

23, Contact Susan Young, 615.269.0029

Beyond the Rules:

A Course in Advanced Professional

Ethics

Facilitator: Kathryn Benson, June 28,

Helen Ross McNabb Center, Knoxville

Contact Martha Culbertson, 865.329.9087

Counseling Circle: An intensive

collaboration experience

Facilitator: Kathryn Benson June 29,

Helen Ross McNabb Center, Knoxville,

Contact Martha Culbertson, 865.329.9087

ETAADAC Training

Helen Ross McNabb Center, Knoxville,

July 17, Contact Andy Dean at

adean@etaadac.org or Rosa Carter at

rcarter@etaadac.org

Healing Arts I

Facilitator: Gary Adler FourStar

Hart Center, Memphis July 21, 21, 22

Contact Jane Abraham at 901-828-1332

Healing Arts II

Facilitator: Gary Adler FourStar

Hart Center, Memphis

August 24, 25, 26

Contact: Jane Abraham at 901-828-1332

W O R K S H O P S & T R A I N I N G S

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Nashville, Tennessee 37203

1-877-863-6914 or 615-780-5901

Open Monday - Friday, 8 am - 5 pm

June Bronze Medallions $1.50 (regularly $2.25 — does not

include NA anniversary

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July 20% off Selected Gifts

August 20% off all Meditations!

Each month we feature special

discounts and sales on some of

our best-selling items.

Women, Whites and Young

People More Likely to Abuse

Meth, Prescription Drugs

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Pregnant mice given a single

dose of methamphetamine

had babies who suffered from

developmental problems and

impaired motor skills, accord-

ing to a University of Toronto

researcher.

The Saskatoon Star Phoenix

reported March 19 that re-

searchers believe that meth

use releases free radicals in

the brain, which can cause a

variety of damage, including to

DNA. Fetal brains have less

ability than adult brains to

counteract free radicals, said

University of Toronto researcher

Peter Wells.

In mice, the harmful effects of

prenatal meth use appear to be

permanent. Wells said it's not

clear if the animal studies can

be applied to human drug use,

however. "It's very difficult to

know the (troubles) that meth

causes in humans because

there's very little documentation

about what they're exposed to,"

he said.

A study of addiction-treatment

admissions finds that the

profile of people addicted to

m e t h a m p h e t a m i n e a n d

prescription narcotics differs

from those who use non-

stimulant drugs, Medical News

Today reported March 31.

People admitted to treatment

for addiction to stimulant drugs

are more likely to be young,

white, and female than non-

stimulant users in treatment.

Study author Tracy Gunter,

M.D., said better profiling of

stimulant users would improve

efforts to screen patients for

addiction.

"Methamphetamine and certain

synthetic stimulants are

purported to be 'super drugs' in

that the effects are more

intense and long-lasting than

those produced by cocaine.

Stimulants can cause a severe

addictive disorder that is very

hard, but not impossible, to

treat," said Gunter of the

University of Iowa's Roy J. and

Lucille A. Carver College of

Medicine. "The more we know

about who is likely to try meth,

the more we can do to screen

for substance abuse just as

many primary caregivers

currently screen for tobacco,

alcohol or marijuana abuse."

The researchers looked at a

d a t a b a s e c o n t a i n i n g

information on 1.7 million

treatment admissions and

found that more than half of

stimulant users were ages 21

to 34, while non-stimulant

users tended to be older than

34. Forty-six percent of

stimulant users were women,

compared to 29 percent of non-

stimulant users. And whites

made up 79 percent of

stimulant users, while just 3

percent were black and 18

percent were Native American,

Asian, or members of ethnic

groups.

The study was published in the

September 2006 issue of the

journal Substance Use and

Misuse.

R e f e r e n c e :

Gunter, T.D., Arndt, S., Wenman, G.

(2006) Characteristics of Admissions for

Primary Stimulant Dependence During

2001. Substance Use & Misuse, 41(9):

1 2 7 7 - 1 2 8 6 ; d o i :

10.1080/10826080600754876.

reasons we saw the decline 10

years ago with African-

Americans and crack cocaine,"

said Newmayer. "It just became

not the thing to do."

However, meth use continues

to spread and even grow in new

areas, such as Florida and the

East Coast.

Law-enforcement officials said

that while Mexican meth has

replaced locally produced drug

stocks in some cases, prices

have gone up and purity has

fallen in places like Portland,

Ore. Some officials say that

interest in powdered cocaine

has increased as meth's

popularity has waned.

Most use of crack cocaine

eventually faded away because

of the pernicious effects of the

drug on users, and now there

are some indications that the

same may be happening with

methamphetamine.

The Associated Press reported

April 2 on a series of anecdotal

and research reports hinting at

a decline in meth's popularity. A

crackdown on over-the-counter

drugs used to make meth has

led to a reported decline in the

number of homegrown meth

labs uncovered by police.

Positive drug tests for meth use

also have fallen from 33 per

10,000 workers in 2004 to 16

per 10,000 in 2006.

In the Minneapolis-St. Paul

area, meth-related ER visits fell

from 1,402 in 2005 to 251 in

2006, while Montana officials

said that meth-related crime

has declined by half.

Meth-related ER visits also fell

in San Francisco, and use is

falling among gay men as

information on the drug's harsh

side effects have spread,

according to John Newmayer of

the Haight-Ashbury Free Clinics.

"[It's] probably the same

Some Signs Point to

Declining Meth Use Single Dose of Meth Can

Hurt Fetus, Researcher Says

E. M. Jellinek

Center, Inc. Hope and Help for Chemically Dependent

men in Knoxville, Tennessee

A proud member of the TAADAS Team!

This project is funded in part under an agreement by the State of Tennessee

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'SO B ER CO M P A N IO N S ' HE L P R ICH AD DI CTS

ST A Y CL EA N Everyday people in recovery

often turn to support groups or

an AA sponsor when they face a

possible relapse, but some

celebrities and other wealthy

addicts are turning to paid

"sober companions" to help

maintain their sobriety, the New

York Times reported April 15.

Sober companions like Ronnie

Kaplan, a former addict and ex-

con, can earn fees of up to

$1,000 per day for their

services. "I get there and I sit

him down and relax his mind,"

Kaplan said of his interaction

with one wealthy client. "I ask

him 'What brought this on?' It's

always something." Kaplan said

he will even search the client's

home for drugs if he thinks it is

warranted.

Some sober companions

become part of a celebrity's

entourage, like a personal

trainer or life coach. But

care. "It's another option,

particularly for high risk,

re la ps e pe op le , " s a i d

Hunsicker.

Robert Tyler, president of the

California Association of

Alcoholism and Drug Abuse

Counselors, said sober

companions can help people

in recovery but added, "There's

n o r e g u l a t i o n , n o

accountability." And at least

one client says that the role of

sober companions should be

limited. "I don't think you need

a sober companion for six

months," said the client, a

lawyer from Boston who spent

$650 per day for a sober

companion who stayed with

her for four days after she left

a Utah treatment program.

" Y o u h a v e t o t a k e

responsibility for your own

recovery."

demand for their services is

increasingly coming from

outside the entertainment

business, including CEOs in

recovery.

"Anybody who's returning to

their life after rehab needs

added structure and support in

that transitioning phase," said

Nanette Zumwalt, owner of

Hired Power, a California

company that employs 70 sober

companions in 15 states.

Ron Hunsicker, president of the

Nat ional Assoc iat ion of

Addiction Treatment Providers,

said the recent growth in high-

end treatment programs has

helped feed the growth of the

sober-companion profession.

Patients discharged from

exclusive treatment programs

often are referred to sober

companions who help with

discharge plans and followup

Samaritan Recovery Community, Inc.

Founded 1964

Nashville’s oldest and largest provider of alcohol & drug abuse treatment services

Residential Rehabilitation

Halfway House Program

Dual Diagnosis Residential Program

Outpatient Services

Supportive Housing Services

615-244-4802 www.samctr.org

Accredited

Partially Funded by Tennessee Department of Health Bureau of Alcohol & Drug Abuse Services

Hakia, said that while his

company would have "to be sure

their mind is clear," officials

would consider a flexible work

schedule for an employee who

uses medical marijuana.

No state medical-marijuana laws

require employers to make such

accommodations for medical

users. But companies remain far

from certain about how firm

their legal ground is in firing

medical-marijuana users who

fail drug tests.

"It's almost an untenable

situation. Employers are

screaming for answers," said

employment lawyer Richard

Meneghello. "We know they're

looking for clear answers, and

there's not one out there right

now. There's a lot of uncertainty.

Employers are living in a

dangerous situation."

The Oregon Supreme Court

ruled last year that Columbia

Forest Products did not have to

accommodate a medical -

marijuana user who failed a

workplace drug test, despite

arguments that the worker was

never impaired on the job. The

company said it had to maintain

a drug-free workplace for safety

reasons and because it is a

With a dozen states now

allowing the use of marijuana

f o r m e d i c a l p u r p o s e s ,

employers are experiencing

more conflicts between medical

users and workplace drug-

testing policies, USA Today

reported April 17.

Some employers are sticking to

"zero-tolerance" policies that

call for firing any worker who

tests positive for marijuana,

including Columbia Forest

P r o d u c t s . O t h e r s , l i k e

Newbridge Securities, even

allow medical marijuana users

to use the drug at work.

Meanwhile, the courts have

become involved in deciding

whether medical-use laws

provide any protection to

workers.

"The rights of an employer to

ensure productivity and safety

around machinery and on the

job has to take precedence,"

says Mark Levitt, a labor and

employment lawyer in Tampa,

Fla. "The use of marijuana has

an effect on employees' ability

to perform. That's a big concern

for employers."

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Our mission is to provide quality addiction treatment

regardless of a woman’s ability to pay.

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Comprehensive Community

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Prevention,

Intervention,

Counseling,

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Office Locations

1241 Volunteer

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Bristol, TN 37620

124 Austin St.

Suite 1

Greeneville, TN 37743

423.639.7777

321 W. Walnut St.

Johnson City, TN 37604

423.928.6581*

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Knoxville, TN 37902

865.552.3622

* Administrative Offices

Researchers say that female

alcoholics perform worse than

men on tests designed to gauge

cognitive damage caused by

drinking, Reuters reported April

23.

Study author Barbara Flannery

from RTI International and

colleagues compared brain-

function test results from 78

alcoholic men and 24 alcoholic

women ages 18-40; 68

nonalcoholic men and women

were used as a control group.

The study was conducted in

Russia.

Female alcoholics did worse

than men on tests involving

visual working memory,

cognitive flexibility, spatial

planning, and problem solving,

even though the alcoholic men

had, on average, been drinking

significantly longer than the

women.

"Women are vulnerable to the

extent to which they will

experience the negative

consequences of alcohol abuse

and alcoholism more rapidly

than men, but men will also

experience it -- the same kinds

of effects," said Flannery.

The greater impairment

suffered by women may be due

to differences in how they

metabolize alcohol, the

researchers said.

The study was published in the

May 2007 issue of the journal

Alcoholism: Clinical and

Experimental Research.

Reference:

Flannery, B., et al. (2007) Gender

Differences in Neurocognitive

Functioning Among Alcohol-Dependent

Russian Patients. Alcoholism: Clinical

and Experimental Research, 31(5): 745-

754; doi: 10.1111/j.1530-

0277.2007.00372.x

Female Brain Hurt Faster by

Alcohol, Study Says

TAADAS Times Page 15

theological discussion related to 12

Step Programs and spirituality.

The day was capped off by a

musical performance by Rev.

Michael Coup and the Coup Group

Band from Nashville’s recovery

Our next TAADAS clergy training

takes place Thursday, June 14th, at

the Hope Episcopal Church in

Cordova and is geared to serve the

needs of ministers and

congregations in Memphis and the

surrounding area. Hope’s own Pat

Kendall will repeat the excellent

presentation on the “Church and

Recovery” he made for our Jackson

trainees. Pat has extensive

experience working with the

families and spouses of addicts and

alcoholics and has powerful stories

to share with those who want to

gain a better understanding of the

far reaching impact of this disease.

We are also currently in the

planning stages of a clergy training

scheduled the last week in June for

May was a busy month and

June promises to be the same.

With the help of JACOA’s

Barry Cooper, our training in

Jackson went very well—the

presenters were well informed

and professional, attendees

were interested and very

excited to be there. Students ran

the gamut, from professional

clergy to lay leaders working to

develop recovery-supportive

and prevention-minded church

congregations.

The same was true for the

training session held at

TAADAS headquarters on May

17th. Ministers from several

different denominations,

representatives from Drug

Court, and counselors and front

line workers from Street Works,

an initiative to help the

homeless, all convened for a

day of intense training and

clergy in the Chattanooga area.

Jackson Clergy Training

Participants:

Terry Brown, Stan Bumgarner,

Patsy Whitmore, Raelynn Britt,

Mark Baldwin, Pat Kendall, Ben

Tournier, April Bridgeman,

Barry Cooper, Adam Bridgeman,

Denita Cox (From L to R)

For information

on participating

in any of our

clergy

trainings,

please contact

Stan

Bumgarner by

e-mail at

stan@taadas.org or by calling

615-780-5901 Ext. 14.

Calendar Notes: State offices will be closed

Monday May 28, 2007, for the

Memorial Day holiday, and

Wednesday, July 4, 2007 for

the Independence Day

holiday.

Nathan Ridley is an attorney

with the Nashville firm, Boult

Cummings, Conners & Berry,

PLC. You may contact him

by email at

nridley@boultcummings.com

.

Wayne McGinnis and Dave

Wicker, Jr. are the candidates

in Republican primary. This

district is staunchly

Democratic, and the

Democratic primary winner

should prevail in the special

general election on July 17.

As you will recall, this House

seat is the one previously held

by Beverly Marrero who

resigned her House seat after

winning the special election

for State Senate District 30 in

March. Please also note that

Memphis, Nashville and

Knoxville are all having city

elections this summer and

fall. These successful

candidates often become

candidates for higher office

later in their careers. “There

is a tide in the affairs of

men”… Let’s not lose our

ventures.

(Continued from page 6)

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A Missouri state lawmaker has

proposed banning baking soda

from store shelves in order to

prevent drug dealers from using

it to make crack cocaine, KFVS-

TV reported April 9.

Rep. Talibdin El-Amin, a

Democrat from St. Louis, is

proposing that baking soda only

be sold behind the pharmacy

counter to prevent crack

p r o d u c t i o n , s i m i l a r t o

restrictions on cold medications

intended to hinder the illicit

m a n u f a c t u r e o f

methamphetamine.

"That's maybe going overboard,"

said Sikeston, Mo., resident

Greg Colwick. "I would think

baking soda is an item you're

just used to picking up. It's

convenient to do."

Some pharmacists agree,

saying that the law restricting

sales of formerly over-the-

counter cold medicines has

already become a hassle for

them.

BAKING SODA BAN

SUGGESTED TO

CONTROL CRACK Methadone has been involved

in a growing number of drug

overdoses, but diversion from

methadone clinics is not the

source of the problem,

according to officials at the

federal Substance Abuse and

Menta l Heal th Serv ices

Administration (SAMHSA).

Rather, most of the methadone

associated with overdoses

originated with physicians

prescribing the drug as a

painkiller. "While deaths

involving methadone increased,

experiences in several states

show that addiction treatment

programs are not the culprits,"

said H. Westley Clark, M.D., J.D.,

M.P.H., director of SAMHSA's

Center for Substance Abuse

Treatment.

Clark's comments reflected the

findings of an expert policy

panel, convened in 2003, which

recently stated in Methadone-

Associated Mortality, Report of

a National Assessment that

"although the data remain

incomplete ... methadone

tablets and/or diskettes

distributed through channels

other than opioid treatment

programs most likely are the

central factor in methadone-

associated mortality."

The panel noted that most

methadone invo lved in

overdoses was taken in tablet

or diskette form, whereas most

methadone clinics distribute the

drug in liquid form. The experts

suggested that most overdoses

were the result of excessive use

for purposes of intoxication,

deadly combination with alcohol

or other drugs, or accidentally

building up toxic levels of the

drug during the first few days of

treatment, before tolerance is

developed.

The Associated Press reported

April 9 that the state of West

Virginia, concerned over rising

methadone overdoses, has put a

moratorium on opening new

methadone clinics. But a

SAMHSA official said that a

report from the Centers for

Disease Control and Prevention

on methadone overdoses in

North Carolina found that 85

percent involved drugs from

pharmacies, not methadone

clinics.

Phil Herschman, president of the

outpatient division of CRC Health

Group, which runs seven

methadone clinics in West

Virginia, said his programs are

being wrongly blamed for

problems associated with the

drug. "It's a battle we struggle

with on a regular basis," he said.

"We're more public and a more

obvious target."

Some state lawmakers, however,

said the moratorium is not just

about overdoses but whether

methadone clinics are doing

enough to wean patients off the

drug. Residents in Huntington,

W. Va., also complain that a

methadone program there has

b e c o m e a m a g n e t f o r

panhandling and prostitution,

which clinic officials dispute.

DON 'T BLAME CLINICS

FOR METHADONE

ODS , SAMHSA SAYS

“Methadone has been involved in a

growing number of drug overdoses,

but diversion from methadone clinics

is not the source of the problem”

The drug first began sprouting

up among the Hispanic

community, but GDCADA

Executive Director Debbie

Meripolski said its use is

quickly spreading. “We‟ve

taken a strong proactive

approach to this by creating a

county-wide task force,

i n c l u d i n g c o u n t y

commissioners, hospitals,

juvenile departments, school

districts, toxicology and poison

c o n t r o l p r o f e s s i o n a l s ,

treatment and prevention

leaders,” Meripolski said.

“While the impact was primarily

on the Hispanic community,

we‟re starting to see that move

to other communities.”

GDCADA held a conference to

discuss community -wide

solutions. The concern and

feedback from the community

was so great that a second

conference is now in the works.

Meripolski said one of the

toughest obstacles they‟re

facing in trying to address this

A p o t e n t i a l l y l e t h a l

combination of heroin and

Tylenol PM known on the

streets as "cheese" is on the

rise among students in Dallas,

Texas, causing hero in

addiction among students as

young as nine. Community

leaders have joined forces to

help curb this dangerous new

trend through media outreach,

parent and student education,

public service announcements

and outreach to faith-based

institutions.

Cheese is a highly addictive

blend of black tar heroin

crushed with cold medicines

containing sleep aids—

commonly Tylenol PM—and

sold for $2 a hit. The

combination was reportedly

first detected in the fall of

2005, but the numbers were

so low that it was not viewed

as a grave concern. However,

recently the Dallas Morning

News reported that arrests for

the heroin mix are up 82

percent this school year.

Po l ice at the Dal las

Independent School District

made 122 cheese-related

arrests through February.

Even local treatment centers

are reporting an increase in

treatment requests from

students who use cheese. In

addition, USA Today reported that

t h e D r u g E n f o r c e m e n t

Administration is tracking the drug

combo to make sure it doesn‟t

become a national problem.

Coalition leaders at the Greater

Dallas Council on Alcohol and Drug

Abuse (GDCADA) are particularly

concerned that cheese is

attracting young teens and pre-

teens—many of whom may not

realize its potential dangers.

“We believe cheese is being

marketed by drug dealers

specifically to young kids as a

cheap high. Dealers are telling kids

that they‟re not doing anything

wrong by using it and since kids

snort it, rather than inject it, they

don‟t believe it carries the same

risks of heroin,” said Alison

Watros, Program Director of the

Prevention Resource Center at

GDCADA.

While cheese may have a

deceptively innocent name, the

drug combination can contain from

2 to 8 percent heroin purity level,

and has been attributed to several

deaths in the area. The withdrawal

symptoms, which can appear 6 to

24 hours after the last dose of the

drug, are being seen frequently by

school nurses.

issue is the lack of affordable

treatment available for the

young kids and families

impacted by cheese. “There‟s

no treatment available for a lot

of these youngsters. By in

large, the families being

affected by cheese are ones

who don‟t have insurance

coverage, and they‟re just far

enough above the poverty level

to not qualify for free

treatment,” she said.

That‟s why the group believes

educating the community is the

first step. Through PSAs in

print, TV and radio outlets,

GDCADA hopes to warn parents

about the serious risks involved

with using cheese and prevent

elementary and middle school

students from falling into the

trap of drug dealers. “Our

message is primarily that „this

is heroin and you‟d better

believe it. Don‟t let the cute

name fool you,‟” Meripolski

said. “The drug dealers have

found a harmless name for

something that‟s very harmful.”

TAADAS Times Page 17

COALITIONS ADDRESS DANGEROUS NEW

HEROIN M IXTURE IN DALLAS

TA KIN G N IA C IN T O

BE A T DRUG TE S TS

DO E S N 'T WO R K ,

CO U LD HU R T Urban legend contends that

drug users can take vitamin B3

(niacin) to beat a drug test, but

researchers said that's a myth

that could land you in the

hospital, the New York Times

reported April 17.

Researchers recently reported

cases where teenagers looking

t o b e a t d r u g t e s t s

took multiple 500-milligram

tablets of niacin and ended up

in the emergency room

suffering symptoms like

dizz iness, nausea, and

a b d o m i n a l p a i n . T h e

recommended daily dose of

niacin is 14 to 16 milligrams.

Large doses of niacin can lead

to skin and liver problems.

The study appears in the

A n n a l s o f E m e r g e n c y

Medicine.

R e f e r e n c e :

Mittal MK, Florin T, Perrone J, Delgado

JH, Osterhoudt KC. (2007) Toxicity From

the Use of Niacin to Beat Urine Drug

Screening. Annals of Emergency

Medicine, In Press Corrected Proof, doi:

1 0 . 1 0 1 6 /

j.annemergmed.2007.01.014.

A recent report from the Alliance

for Children and Families lists

drugs among the top issues

affecting American society, along

with the economy, population,

immigration, education, health

care, poverty, homelessness,

violence, technology, disasters,

and the workforce, PNN Online

reported January 17.

The "Scanning the Horizons

2006-2007" report is intended

to help nonprofits fashion their

programs and plans as well as

informing the public. Among the

human-services trends noted in

the report were the fact that 28

percent of returning veterans

from the Iraq war need medical

or mental-health treatment.

The Alliance is a national

association of private, nonprofit

human-service groups.

DRUGS AMONG TOP

HUMAN SERVICES

ISSUES

Page 18 Volume VIII , Is sue 2

FDA FINDS ―COCAINE ‖ ENERGY DRINK

ILLEGAL T h e F o o d a n d D r u g

Administration (FDA) has

taken aim at a controversial

energy drink known as

"Cocaine," calling it illegal.

Last fall, CADCA and several

other drug prevent ion

advocates expressed concern

about the product for its

potential to normalize a drug

that has recently started

reemerging among 18-25-year

-olds. CADCA considers FDA´s

finding a victory for the

substance abuse prevention

field and hopes it will

discourage any similar

marketing tactics from

occurring in the future.

“This is a major victory for our

field. We‟ve been tracking this

for some time and are pleased

that the FDA took action,” said

CADCA Chairman and CEO

Gen. Arthur T. Dean.

“Hopefully, this will discourage

other companies from using

such outrageous marketing ploys

in the future.”

According to an April 11th

Associated Press article, the FDA

said the makers of the drink

illegally marketed the drink as a

street drug alternative and a

dietary supplement. In a warning

letter dated April 4, the FDA cites

as evidence the drink's labeling

and Web site, which include the

statements "Speed in a Can,"

"Liquid Cocaine" and "Cocaine —

Instant Rush." In addition, dietary

supplements cannot carry claims

to prevent or treat a disease —

something only drugs can do,

according to the letter.

“Your product, Cocaine, is a

drug,” the three-page letter

reads. It‟s also a new drug and

as such cannot be sold without

FDA approval. In addition, the

FDA said, the product is

mislabeled because it doesn't

include “adequate directions for

its intended uses.”

“Cocaine” is an energy drink

produced by Las Vegas-based

Redux Beverages. While it

contains no actual cocaine, it is

marketed as the “Legal

Alternative” to the illegal drug,

according to its website. Its logo

appears to be spelled out in a

white powder that resembles the

drug. The energy drink managed

to stir a marketing buzz utilizing

t h e p o p u l a r w e b s i t e

MySpace.com, despite limited

release in California and New

York City. The drink promises the

drinker will achieve a high,

followed by a caffeine boost 15

minutes later that could last up

to five hours. The drink also

includes an ingredient that

slightly numbs the throat,

adding an oral sensation like

the drug cocaine, and has

caffeine content that is 350

percent stronger than its

leading competitor, Red Bull.

In recent years illegal cocaine

use has begun to rise. This is

particularly true for the 18-25

year age group which has

seen a 30 percent increase in

its past month use, (from 2.0

percent in 2002 to 2.6

percent in 2005) according to

the 2005 National Survey on

Drug Use and Health. Redux

Beverages is specifically

targeting the “young party-

going circuit” in its advertising

campaign in general, and by

utilizing the MySpace.com

website. Naming a drink

“Cocaine” and promising

customers that it will leave

you with a “high” serves to

normalize and glamorize a

drug that is beginning to

reemerge among this age

group.

One-third of 12-year-olds who

said they had consumed

alcohol within the past year

said they got the drink from

their parents, according to a

new study from the University

of Florida and University of

Pennsylvania.

The Gainesville Sun reported

April 18 that researchers

surveyed 4,000 12- to 14-year-

olds and found that 17 percent

of the 12-year-olds said they

had consumed a full alcoholic

drink within the past year.

Youths who just had a sip of

alcohol or who took alcohol

from home without their

parents' knowledge were not

included.

"This study clearly shows it's very

important to educate parents

about the consequences of the

early onset of drinking, to try to

prevent them from being a source

of alcohol for their children," said

lead researcher Kelli Komro of

the University of Florida.

The study appears in the online

edition of the journal Preventive

Medicine.

R e f e r e n c e :

Hearsta, M.O., Fulkersonb, J.A., Maldonado-

Molinac, M.M., Perrya, C.L., Kelli A. Komro,

K.A. (2007) Who needs liquor stores when

parents will do? The importance of social

sources of alcohol among young urban

teens. Preventive Medicine, Article in Press,

Corrected Proof, doi: 10.1016/

j.ypmed.2007.02.018

EARLY DRINKS OFTEN

COME FROM PARENTS ,

STUDY SAYS

Speed in a Can...

Liquid Cocaine...

Cocaine — Instant

Rush

The vast majority of teens

wrongly believe that most

American adults smoke, an

attitude that may adversely

influence their own decisions

about smoking, Science Daily

reported May 18.

Researchers at the University of

Pittsburgh School of Medicine

found that 93 percent of high-

school students surveyed

o v e r e s t i m a t e t o b a c c o

consumption, and that the

greater an adolescent's

percept ion o f smoking

prevalence, the more likely they

will be to smoke themselves.

The study authors also found

that teens who think that

successful and elite people

smoke are more likely to be

smokers themselves, while

those who believe that their

parents or peers disapprove of

smoking are less likely to

smoke.

"Adolescents have important

misconceptions about cigarette

smoking that can place them

at increased risk for smoking,"

said lead author Brian Primack,

M.D., Ed.M.

The study appears in the May

2007 issue of the Archives of

Pediatric and Adolescent

Medicine.

TEENS

OVERESTIMATE

SMOKING RATE

Volume VIII , Is sue 2

The abuse of alcohol, tobacco,

and illicit drugs places an

enormous burden on the

country. As the nation‖s

number one health problem it

strains the health care system

and contributes to the death and

ill health of millions of

Americans every year and to the

high cost of health care.

S u b s t a n c e a b u s e — t h e

problematic use of alcohol,

tobacco, and illicit drugs—also

harms family life, the economy

and public safety. (Schneider Institute

for Health Policy, 2001, p. 6; 111) In

Tennessee, untreated substance

abuse costs taxpayers $43,000 for

each abuse-related incident,

whereas the average cost to treat

each client in a state facility is

$2,670. (Substance Abuse Treatment

Effectiveness in Tennessee: 2003-2004

Statewide Treatment Outcomes Evaluation,

2005, p. 78)

It’s up to US to

help others understand!

Alcohol and other drug

dependence is a primary,

chronic, progressive and

potentially fatal disease. Its

effects are systemic, predictable

a n d u n i q u e . W i t h o u t

intervention and treatment, the

disease runs an inexorable

course marked by progressive

crippling of mental, physical,

and spiritual functioning with a

devastating impact on all sectors

of life - social, physiological,

family, financial, vocational,

educational, moral/spiritual, and

legal.

We must join together to focus

attention in support of addiction

treatment, prevention, and

recovery. The public needs to

understand that addiction is a

treatable illness and that

millions of people achieve

recovery.

TAADAS Membership

TAADAS is a statewide

association made up of alcohol

and drug abuse treatment,

prevention and recovery service

professionals, and others who

are interested in addiction issues.

TAADAS keeps alcoholism,

What is TAADAS?

The Tennessee Association of

Alcohol, Drug and other

Addiction Services, Inc. is a

statewide advocacy association

founded in 1976. The

TAADAS mission is to educate

the public and influence state/

national policy decisions in

order to improve services to

those who are affected by

alcoholism, drug dependency

and other addictions.

TAADAS' purpose is to:

promote the common

interest in the prevention,

control and eradication of

a l c o h o l i s m , d r u g

dependency and other

addictions;

t o w o r k i n c l o s e

cooperation with agencies

concerned with alcohol

and drug abuse, and other

addiction issues;

to facilitate cooperation

with all agencies interested

in the health and welfare of

the community;

to impact legislation

regarding alcohol and drug

abuse and other addictions;

to educate the community

regarding alcohol and drug

abuse and other addiction

issues;

to encourage and support

the development of alcohol

and drug abuse and other

addiction services in areas

that are underserved;

to enhance the quality of

services provided by

Association members;

to serve as a resource for

Association members; and

to further fellowship

among those members.

As a statewide association made

up of prevention programs,

treatment agencies, recovery

services and private citizens,

TAADAS strives to be the Voice

for Recovery in Tennessee through

its membership and many

programs.

The Nation’s #1 Health

Problem -Substance Abuse!

drug abuse and other addiction

issues in the forefront when

public policy decisions are made

and through the collective voice

of its members, TAADAS

directly impacts the important

issues facing the addiction

services field today.

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TAADAS Members

TAADAS would like to thank each of the following

members for their support and involvement in

Championing the Cause!

Martha McCallie

Individual Members

Marvin Altstatt

C.J. Baker

Susan O. Binns

Sarah Blankenship

Charli Bradley

Chris Buchanan

Stan Bumgarner

Rosa Carter

Frances Clark

Deborah Crowley

Tom Diffenderfer

Karen Dooley

Laura Durham

Gary Eubank

Monnie Furlong

Estelle Garner

Claude Genzel

Sharon Goodwin

David Guenther

Charlotte Hoppers

Helen Hutcherson, MD

Deanna Irick

Marcus Jemison

Krissy Jinkerson

Kenneth Jones

Deana Kinnaman

Judy Love

Natalie Lucas

Vernon Martin

Janet McCracken

Wayne McElhiney

Norman Miller, Jr.

Harold Montgomery

Pamela Murray

Linda O‖Brien

Elaine Orland

Joe Osterfeld

Jim Phillips

Nathan Ridley

Steven Ritchie, MD

Debra Roberson

Bob Rudolph

Gene Marie Rutkauskas

Gwen Sinnock

Julie Smith

Richard Soper, MD, JD, MS

Richard Taylor, Jr.

Dennis Terry

Brenda Thomas

Sharon Trammell

Linda Wells

James White

John York

Organizational

Members

Agape, Inc, Knoxville

Bradford Health Services, Birmingham

CADAS, Chattanooga

Cocaine & Alcohol Awareness Program,

Memphis

Comprehensive Community Services,

Johnson City

E.M. Jellinek Center, Knoxville

English Mountain Retreat, Sevierville

Grace House, Memphis

Harbor House of Memphis, Memphis

HealthConnect America, Nashville

Hope of East Tennessee, Oak Ridge

JACOA, Jackson

Jack Gean Shelter, Savannah

Memphis Recovery Center, Memphis

New Directions, Memphis

New Hope Recovery Center, Morristown

New Life Lodge, Burns

Operation Stand Down Nashville,

Nashville

The Pathfinders, Inc., Gallatin

Place of Hope, Columbia

Samaritan Recovery Community, Inc.,

Nashville

Serenity Recovery Center, Memphis

TN Professional Assistance Program,

Nashville

Turning Point Recovery Residences,

Nashville

Youth Town of Tennessee, Jackson

Corporate Members

Celebrate Recovery—Knoxville

Center for Youth Issues—Nashville, Inc.

The Filmworker‖s Club

Peninsula Lighthouse

Samaritan Recovery Community, Inc.

-Board of Trustees

XMi Social Enterprises

Vendor Members

Alcopro, Inc.

Student Members

Address or Name Changes?? Forward

them to the TAADAS office via phone

615.780.5901 x 15, fax 615.780.5905, or

email them to taadastim

es@taadas.org

TAADAS Board Officers

Mike McLoughlin, President

Sharon Trammell, Vice-President

Dan Hoyle, Secretary/Treasurer

The Tennessee Association of Alcohol, Drug and other Addiction Services

(TAADAS) began March 26, 1976 when

a group of concerned Tennesseans

joined together in Chattanooga for the

purpose of “creating and fostering a

statewide association to promote

common interest in prevention, control, and eradication of alcoholism and other

drug dependency.” TAADAS programs

are funded in part by a grant from the

Tennessee Department of Health,

Bureau of Alcohol and Drug Abuse

Services. For more information about

becoming a member of TAADAS, contact

the association at:

TAADAS

1800 Church Street, Suite 100

Nashville, TN 37203

615.780.5901

Fax 615.780.5905

membership@taadas.org

The TAADAS Times Newsletter is a

quarterly publication edited and

produced by TAADAS staff. It is

distributed to over 2500 substance

abuse professionals, business leaders,

Legislators, and concerned citizens

across Tennessee and published on the internet, www.taadas.org. TAADAS

accepts paid advertising for inclusion in

the TAADAS Times and reserves the right

to reject advertising that does not reflect

our mission and purpose. The products

and services advertised in TAADAS

publications do not necessarily imply endorsement by TAADAS or its

membership. For more information

about placing an ad or article in the

TAADAS Times, contact :

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Nashville, TN 37203

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alcoholism and drug addiction is consistent with the following statement: “Alcohol and other drug dependency

is a single, separate disease characterized by a definitive set of symptoms. It is not simply a symptom of another

disease. It is a primary, chronic, progressive and potentially fatal disease. Its effects are systemic, predictable

and unique. Without intervention and treatment, the disease runs an inexorable course marked by progressive

crippling of mental, physical, and spiritual functioning with a devastating impact on all sectors of life – social,

physiological, family, financial, vocational, educational, moral/spiritual, and legal. While alcohol and other

drug dependence is a complex illness and can co-exist with mental disorders, it should not be characterized as a

behavioral problem arising from, or a symptom of, a mental disorder. Alcohol and drug dependence is

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