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Appendix H: Acronyms
Pages 248-250

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... Appendix H Acronyms AAPAA American Academy of Psychiatrists in Alcoholism and Addiction ABMS American Board of Medical Specialties ABPN American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology ACTH adrenocorticotrophic hormone ADAMHA Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration ADD Antiepileptic Drug Development Program ADEPT Alcohol and Drug Education for Physician Training AFDC Aid to Families with Dependent Children AIDS acquired immune deficiency syndrome ALS amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig's disease) AMBHA American Managed Behavioral Healthcare Association AMERSA Association for Medical Education and Research in Substance Abuse AMP adenosine 3'5'-monophosphate ASAM American Society of Addiction Medicine ATC addiction training center AZT zidovudine BDC BioDevelopment Corporation BJS Bureau of Justice Statistics BLS Bureau of Labor Statistics BSMD Biobehavioral Sciences and Mental Disorders CALDATA California Drug and Alcohol Treatment Assessment CASA Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse CBO Congressional Budget Office 248
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... LMA locomotor-activity test LRP Loan Repayment Program MARC Minority Access to Research Careers MDD Medications Development Division MDMA Methylenedioxymethamphetamine ("ecstacy")
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... OTA Office of Technology Assessment PBMs pharmaceutical benefit managers PCP phencyclidine PhRMA Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America PHS Public Health Service PMA Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association POMC pro-opiomelanocortin R&D research and development R01 investigator-initiated grants R18 research-demonstration grants SA self-administration test SADAP State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Profile SAMHSA Substance Abuse and Mental Healtn Services Administration SSI Supplemental Security Income TB tuberculosis Tcs therapeutic communities TOPS Treatment Outcome Prospective Study TRUs treatment research units VA Department of Veterans Affairs WHO World Health Organization
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