Approximately three-quarters of that money came from public sources, SAMHSA found.

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According to new data from SAMHSA, more young people went to the ER after experiencing the negative effects of synthetic marijuana in 2010 than in previous years, despite the growing awareness that the fake stuff can be more damaging to the brain than the real thing.

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In addition, we continue to work closely with Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander professional and advocacy groups to support health initiatives and research through agencies including NIH, CDC, SAMHSA, and HRSA. Our Office of Minority Health (OMH) has a long history of working with AANHPI organizations and works closely with Guam and other Pacific jurisdictions on prevention and testing for HIV, sexually transmitted infections and other co-morbidities.

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