AXIS 2017 is excited to announce collaborations with the American Addiction Treatment Association (AATA) and the Addiction Treatment Marketing Association (ATMO). AATA and ATMO will be providing their expertise through hosted workshops at AXIS and will further enhance the Summit's educational mission. Read more about our collaborators below. The full brochure is now available online. View AXIS Brochure Room Block Ending Soon - January 6 Don't wait - the room block is ending soon and rooms are filling up quickly at the gorgeous Naples Grande Beach Resort. Enjoy 23 picturesque acres along the Gulf of Mexico, seven miles of pristine white-sand beach, three swimming pools, and stylish guestrooms and spacious suites overlooking the Gulf. Book now to take advantage of the AXIS discounted rate. Click here to learn more and reserve your room.    About the AXIS Collaborators  The American Addiction Treatment Association (AATA) is a national trade association that provides online resources and training events, including state-by-state compliance requirements for licensing and certification, operations, reimbursement, clinical standards, patient privacy, quality assurance, and risk management. AATA delivers reliable information and resources on compliance and best practices to enable recovery industry professionals, owners, and operators to navigate the evolving clinical and regularly landscapes. AATA tracks industry trends,  federal and state rules and regulations, and payor activity and requirements. The Addiction Treatment Marketing Organization (ATMO) was established as a working group to study and promote issues pertaining to the ethical marketing of addiction treatment. The organization was formed in response to intensifying concerns among addiction professionals that unethical marketing practices are increasingly threatening to misinform prospective clients and damage the credibility of the addiction treatment field. ATMO is intended to raise awareness, offer insights, encourage discussion, and offer guidance to help the treatment industry self-regulate this most important segment of the medical field.

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Top News of the Week PLEASE NOTE: We will be on hiatus the week of December 25 and will resume service Thursday, January 5, 2017. Thank you for your loyal support and Happy Holidays! FEATURED NEWS: Legislators Use Variety of Approaches in 2016 to Combat New Synthetic Drugs In the past year, federal and state policymakers have taken a number of steps to combat synthetic drugs, also known as “novel psychoactive substances,” according to Jonathan Woodruff, Senior Legislative Attorney at the National Alliance for Model State Drug Laws. Learn more » Help Us Continue to Empower Families: Heroin Tops the List of Drugs Most Frequently Involved in Overdose Deaths Heroin was the drug most often involved in overdose deaths between 2010 and 2014, according to a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Other drugs commonly involved in overdoses included oxycodone, methadone, morphine, morphine, hydrocodone, fentanyl, cocaine, methamphetamine, alprazolam (Xanax) and diazepam (Valium). Learn more » Deaths From Fentanyl and Other Synthetic Opioids Rose 72% in One Year Drug deaths from fentanyl and other synthetic opioids rose 72 percent from 2014 to 2015, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report. Learn more » Hospital Admissions For Opioid Overdoses Rose 64 Percent in Past Decade Hospital admissions due to overdoses from heroin and other opioids increased 64 percent between 2005 and 2014, HealthDay reports. Learn more » Pediatrics Group Discourages Use of E-Cigarettes in Teens A new report by the American Academy of Pediatrics concludes the earlier teens start using any product with nicotine, including e-cigarettes, the stronger their addiction will be and the harder it will be for them to quit, HealthDay reports.Learn more » App That Alerts Naloxone Carriers to Nearby Overdoses Wins FDA Contest An app that alerts people carrying the opioid overdose antidote naloxone to someone nearby who has overdosed is the winner of a competition created by the Food and Drug Administration. Learn more » Other Headlines of Interest ‘What kind of a childhood is that?’ After losing their parents to overdoses, three children confront America's opioid epidemic (The Washington Post) The Children of the Opioid Crisis (The Wall Street Journal) 'Drug Dealer, M.D.': Misunderstandings And Good Intentions Fueled Opioid Epidemic (NPR) The Staggering Costs, Monetary and Otherwise, of Substance Abuse (U.S. News & World Report) Brain, Mind, Body And The Disease Of Addiction (NPR) A Fentanyl Addict Climbs Back (The Wall Street Journal) Inside the DEA: A Chemist's Quest to Identify Mystery Drugs (Associated Press) They Fought a Daughter’s Heroin Addiction and Their Insurer, at the Same Time (Money) Editorial: The addiction, and the cure: The opioid epidemic hits New York (New York Daily News) 2017 South Florida Conference: Best Practices in Addiction Treatment-1/17/17

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