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SAMHSA News: Marijuana Oil Potency Raises Concerns for Youth

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May 25, 2016 Subscribe A quarterly roundup of articles from SAMHSA's continuously updated newsletter. Marijuana Oil Potency Raises Concerns for Youth Marijuana oil is approximately four times more potent than smoked cannabis—a concern as youth perceptions of marijuana risk decrease. National Effort Addresses Early Psychosis Changes in state Mental Health Block Grant funding result in targeted efforts to address early psychosis. Learn how these programs are providing support. New Regulations for E-Cigarettes New U.S. Food and Drug Administration rule will regulate e-cigarettes and other smoking products as "tobacco products," prohibiting sales to anyone under the age

Registration Open: 2016 CDBG-DR Environmental Review Webinar - June 29, 2016 at 2 PM EDT

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Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser . Registration Open: 2016 CDBG-DR Environmental Review Webinar - June 29, 2016 at 2 PM EDT The US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is holding a series of webinars for Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) grantees that covers the basics of the program. New CDBG-DR grantees are strongly encouraged to attend these webinars and will be given priority, should the registrations exceed capacity. The following topics will be covered in this series: Overview of CDBG-DR CDBG-DR Action Plans, Citizen Participation, and Limit

Farewell Dr. Fischer

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We are sad to announce that Dr. Pamela Fischer will be retiring from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) at the end of May. In addition to her many other responsibilities, Dr. Fischer has been the federal project officer for the SOAR Technical Assistance Center since 2011. Before entering federal service, Dr. Fischer