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Paying substance abuse treatment providers for results, not services, may lead to improved quality of care, according to the first published study of a novel performance-based contracting system implemented by the State of Delaware in 2002.

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From:
Treatment Research Institute
600 Public Ledger Building, 150 S. Independence Mall West
Philadelphia, PA 19106
Tel: (215) 399-0980
http://www.tresearch.org

Paying substance abuse treatment providers for results, not services, may lead to improved quality of care, according to the first published study of a novel performance-based contracting system implemented by the State of Delaware in 2002.

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By Bob Curley

The Recovery Community Services Program (RCSP) — a grant program that funds peer recovery support services for individuals with alcohol and other drug problems –? could be on the chopping block, and advocates for addiction recovery are mobilizing to convince the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to continue funding the program.

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A proposed new nutrition information panel for alcoholic beverages should include alcohol-content information instead of relegating such disclosures to a smaller and less-visible part of drink packaging, and producers also should be required to provide a list of ingredients in their products, the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) says.

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Patients frequently confront difficulties finding the information they need on prescription drug labels. The resulting misunderstandings can make it more likely a drug will be taken incorrectly. For these reasons, physicians and other advocates for improved health literacy are contemplating the standardization of medication labels.

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Psychologist Bruce Alexander, a Canadian researcher who has compared popular views of addiction to beliefs about demonic possession, has been awarded the Nora and Ted Sterling Prize for Controversy, the National Post reported Oct. 15.

The $5,000 prize, awarded at Simon Frazer University (SFU), celebrates those who take unpopular positions on a variety of subjects, from gun control to prostitution to genetically modified food. Alexander won on the strength of his advocacy for Vancouver’s “four pillars” approach to drug addiction, heavily criticized by U.S. anti-drug officials for its harm-reduction approach that includes needle exchanges and safe-injection facilities for drug users.

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Rep. Jim Ramstad (R-Minn.), a nine-term member of Congress and longtime supporter of addiction treatment and recovery issues, has announced that he will retire at the end of his current two-year term in office, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune reported Sept. 17.

Ramstad, himself a recovering alcoholic, said he was “burned out” but also expressed his desire to see addiction and mental-health parity legislation passed in Congress before he leaves office next year.

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