Re: SAMHSA Update

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Excellent news except for the timing---what happened to 2-3 mos from early May? I know, gives me a chance to work on patience. So glad to hear it! What does CSAT stand for? Now I'm excited!Lorie <lorieg@...> wrote: I was told by Graham, the Executive Secretary of SAMHSA's CSATNational Advisory Council that an EtG advisory draft has been preparedand is already on the agenda for their upcoming meeting September20-21st for discussion. She said the entire council is well aware of theissue and, according to her, I will

be quite pleased with the workthey've done.These meetings are accessible by teleconference and, perhaps when itgets closer to the date, there will be some interest in participation onthe part of the members of this group.

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Yea Team! Now that's what I'm talkin' about! But I do agree with Marsha-that is the longest 2-3 months ever!

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>> > I was told by Graham, the Executive Secretary of SAMHSA's CSAT> National Advisory Council that an EtG advisory draft has been prepared> and is already on the agenda for their upcoming meeting September> 20-21st for discussion. She said the entire council is well aware of the> issue and, according to her, I will be quite pleased with the work> they've done.> > These meetings are accessible by teleconference and, perhaps when it> gets closer to the date, there will be some interest in participation on> the part of the members of this group.>

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Thank you Lori! I will start emailing in the morning and I decided I am definitely going to DC. I have your flight information but need to know where you are staying exactly and if the invite is still there for the room sharing. Thanks again for Dr. s email address. I will write more in the am. When I am more coherent with my words. Worked late - Not out drinking. ha haLorie <lorieg@...> wrote: I contacted Graham, the executive secretary of CSAT's

National Advisory Council a couple weeks ago to get more information about the Sept. 20-21 meeting. She explained that the agenda was being developed for Dr. 's review and informed me she would contact me with the extent of the discussion on EtG. I received the following e-mail from her last Thursday: "The agenda for the meeting is still being developed. However, we do expect to have a discussion/presentation on Alcohol Biomarkers, which will include reference to Dr. 's comments on EtG stated in the attached Wall Street Journal article. We hope to have an in depth discussion on the subject at the February 2007 NAC meeting." I

was a bit upset and sent her an email expressing my disappointment (The following is an excerpt): "There are many of us who have patiently waited for something to be done. When we met with Dr. at ASAM in early May, he validated many of our concerns personally, reassuring us that SAMHSA would issue some sort of advisory within three months on EtG and its limitations. When I spoke with you in June about placing EtG on a future NAC agenda for discussion, you stated that that had already been done for September,

along with a draft for a SAMHSA EtG advisory. The Wall St. Journal article states that CSAT intends to study EtG and issue a statement on its use in the fall. My attorney has postponed my administrative hearing until mid-October, in hopes that an advisory issued by SAMHSA would be very persuasive. It is very disappointing that it may not be dealt with until at least February '07. What is clearly a grave problem on the front lines has been swept aside for quite a long time now, with no intervention to curb the problem on anyone's behalf." Her latest response is as follows: "I am sorry we may not have an in depth discussion at the September meeting. However, as I pointed out, the agenda is still being developed, so the possibility hasn't been ruled out. The meeting will be open for public comment. The amount of time for each speaker is determined by the number of persons in attendance desiring to address the Council." SOOOOO...I would encourage you to send Dr. an appeal to reconsider the urgency of this

issue and address it NOW rather than six months from now. For many of us, our lives are "in limbo" until something is done. E-mail addresses are as follows: Westley.samhsa (DOT) hhs.gov and .Grahamsamhsa (DOT) hhs.gov. Thank you all for your

support. Lorie

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em done lorie,let me know if ican do anything else...Lorie <lorieg@...> wrote: I contacted Graham, the executive secretary of CSAT's National Advisory Council a couple weeks ago to get more information about the Sept. 20-21 meeting. She explained that the agenda was being developed for Dr. 's review and informed me she would contact me with the extent of the discussion on EtG. I received the following e-mail from her last Thursday: "The agenda for the meeting is still being developed. However, we do expect to have a discussion/presentation on Alcohol Biomarkers, which will include reference to Dr. 's comments on EtG stated in the attached Wall Street Journal article. We hope to have an in depth discussion on the subject at the February 2007 NAC meeting." I was a bit upset and sent her an email expressing my disappointment (The following is an excerpt): "There are many of us who have patiently waited for something to be done. When we met with Dr. at ASAM in early May, he validated many of our concerns personally, reassuring us that SAMHSA would issue some sort of advisory within three months on EtG and its limitations. When I spoke with you in June about placing EtG on a future NAC agenda for discussion, you stated that that had already been done for September, along with a draft for a SAMHSA EtG advisory. The Wall St. Journal article states that CSAT intends to study EtG and issue a statement on its use in the fall. My attorney has postponed my administrative hearing until mid-October, in hopes that an advisory issued by SAMHSA would be very persuasive. It is very disappointing that it may not be dealt with until at least February '07. What is clearly a grave problem on the front lines has been swept aside for quite a long time now, with no intervention to curb the problem on anyone's behalf." Her latest response is as follows: "I am sorry we may not have an in depth discussion at the September

meeting. However, as I pointed out, the agenda is still being developed, so the possibility hasn't been ruled out. The meeting will be open for public comment. The amount of time for each speaker is determined by the number of persons in attendance desiring to address the Council." SOOOOO...I would encourage you to send Dr. an appeal to reconsider the urgency of this issue and address it NOW rather than six months from now. For many of us, our lives are "in limbo" until something is done. E-mail addresses are as follows: Westley.samhsa (DOT) hhs.gov and .Grahamsamhsa (DOT) hhs.gov. Thank you all for your support. Lorie

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this would be a good one to write a letter (everyone) to the editor of the WSJ about how the bureaucracy does not react when it is destroying people's lives with specious science. I just sent mine.robin murray <remurraymd@...> wrote: em done lorie,let me know if ican do anything else...Lorie <lorieglanset> wrote: I contacted Graham, the executive

secretary of CSAT's National Advisory Council a couple weeks ago to get more information about the Sept. 20-21 meeting. She explained that the agenda was being developed for Dr. 's review and informed me she would contact me with the extent of the discussion on EtG. I received the following e-mail from her last Thursday: "The agenda for the meeting is still being developed. However, we do expect to have a discussion/presentation on Alcohol Biomarkers, which will include reference to Dr. 's comments on EtG stated in the attached Wall Street Journal article. We hope to have an in depth discussion on the subject at the February 2007 NAC meeting." I was a bit upset and sent her an email expressing my disappointment (The following is an excerpt): "There are many of us who have patiently waited for something to be done. When we met with Dr. at ASAM in early May, he validated many of our concerns personally, reassuring us that SAMHSA would issue some sort of advisory within three months on EtG and its limitations. When I spoke with you in June about placing EtG on a future NAC agenda for discussion, you stated that that had

already been done for September, along with a draft for a SAMHSA EtG advisory. The Wall St. Journal article states that CSAT intends to study EtG and issue a statement on its use in the fall. My attorney has postponed my administrative hearing until mid-October, in hopes that an advisory issued by SAMHSA would be very persuasive. It is very disappointing that it may not be dealt with until at least February '07. What is clearly a grave problem on the front lines has been swept aside for quite a long time now, with no intervention to curb the problem on anyone's behalf." Her latest response is as follows: "I am sorry we may not have an in depth discussion at the September meeting. However, as I pointed out, the agenda is still being developed, so the possibility hasn't been ruled out. The meeting will be open for public comment. The amount of time for each speaker is determined by the number of persons in attendance desiring to address the Council." SOOOOO...I would encourage you to send Dr. an appeal to

reconsider the urgency of this issue and address it NOW rather than six months from now. For many of us, our lives are "in limbo" until something is done. E-mail addresses are as follows: Westley.samhsa (DOT) hhs.gov and .Grahamsamhsa (DOT) hhs.gov. Thank you all for

your support. Lorie

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WTF!!! HAs he not been a participant in this for a long time! He knows the hardships we experience has he not publicly expresssed his opinion on this subject???? What's the problem!!!!!

SAMHSA Update

I contacted Graham, the executive secretary of CSAT's National Advisory Council a couple weeks ago to get more information about the Sept. 20-21 meeting. She explained that the agenda was being developed for Dr. 's review and informed me she would contact me with the extent of the discussion on EtG. I received the following e-mail from her last Thursday:

"The agenda for the meeting is still being developed. However, we do expect to have a discussion/presentation on Alcohol Biomarkers, which will include reference to Dr. 's comments on EtG stated in the attached Wall Street Journal article. We hope to have an in depth discussion on the subject at the February 2007 NAC meeting."

I was a bit upset and sent her an email expressing my disappointment (The following is an excerpt):

"There are many of us who have patiently waited for something to be done. When we met with Dr. at ASAM in early May, he validated many of our concerns personally, reassuring us that SAMHSA would issue some sort of advisory within three months on EtG and its limitations. When I spoke with you in June about placing EtG on a future NAC agenda for discussion, you stated that that had already been done for September, along with a draft for a SAMHSA EtG advisory. The Wall St. Journal article states that CSAT intends to study EtG and issue a statement on its use in the fall. My attorney has postponed my administrative hearing until mid-October, in hopes that an advisory issued by SAMHSA would be very persuasive. It is very disappointing that it may not be dealt with until at least February '07. What is clearly a grave problem on the front lines has been swept aside for quite a long time now, with no intervention to curb the problem on anyone's behalf."

Her latest response is as follows:

"I am sorry we may not have an in depth discussion at the September meeting. However, as I pointed out, the agenda is still being developed, so the possibility hasn't been ruled out. The meeting will be open for public comment. The amount of time for each speaker is determined by the number of persons in attendance desiring to address the Council."

SOOOOO...I would encourage you to send Dr. an appeal to reconsider the urgency of this issue and address it NOW rather than six months from now. For many of us, our lives are "in limbo" until something is done. E-mail addresses are as follows: Westley.samhsa (DOT) hhs.gov and .Grahamsamhsa (DOT) hhs.gov.

Thank you all for your support.

Lorie

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And I sit here with my mouth open wide wondering how can this be happening in the United States???

Just turn a blind eye and we will go away?

Re: SAMHSA Update

this would be a good one to write a letter (everyone) to the editor of the WSJ about how the bureaucracy does not react when it is destroying people's lives with specious science. I just sent mine.

robin murray <remurraymd > wrote:

em done lorie,let me know if ican do anything else...

Lorie <lorieglanset> wrote:

I contacted Graham, the executive secretary of CSAT's National Advisory Council a couple weeks ago to get more information about the Sept. 20-21 meeting. She explained that the agenda was being developed for Dr. 's review and informed me she would contact me with the extent of the discussion on EtG. I received the following e-mail from her last Thursday:

"The agenda for the meeting is still being developed. However, we do expect to have a discussion/presentation on Alcohol Biomarkers, which will include reference to Dr. 's comments on EtG stated in the attached Wall Street Journal article. We hope to have an in depth discussion on the subject at the February 2007 NAC meeting."

I was a bit upset and sent her an email expressing my disappointment (The following is an excerpt):

"There are many of us who have patiently waited for something to be done. When we met with Dr. at ASAM in early May, he validated many of our concerns personally, reassuring us that SAMHSA would issue some sort of advisory within three months on EtG and its limitations. When I spoke with you in June about placing EtG on a future NAC agenda for discussion, you stated that that had already been done for September, along with a draft for a SAMHSA EtG advisory. The Wall St. Journal article states that CSAT intends to study EtG and issue a statement on its use in the fall. My attorney has postponed my administrative hearing until mid-October, in hopes that an advisory issued by SAMHSA would be very persuasive. It is very disappointing that it may not be dealt with until at least February '07. What is clearly a grave problem on the front lines has been swept aside for quite a long time now, with no intervention to curb the problem on anyone's behalf."

Her latest response is as follows:

"I am sorry we may not have an in depth discussion at the September meeting. However, as I pointed out, the agenda is still being developed, so the possibility hasn't been ruled out. The meeting will be open for public comment. The amount of time for each speaker is determined by the number of persons in attendance desiring to address the Council."

SOOOOO...I would encourage you to send Dr. an appeal to reconsider the urgency of this issue and address it NOW rather than six months from now. For many of us, our lives are "in limbo" until something is done. E-mail addresses are as follows: Westley.samhsa (DOT) hhs.gov and .Grahamsamhsa (DOT) hhs.gov.

Thank you all for your support.

Lorie

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As supportive as Dr. was in San Diego, I am surprised that he

won't do something, especially after he made the comment in the WSJ that

the issue would be addressed this fall. My e-mail pleas have so far gone

unanswered. Anybody else get any response? I first contacted SAMHSA last

August and have been bugging Dr. on a regular basis ever since.

I'm quite sure he knows I'm not going away. Maybe it's just easy enough

to hit the " delete " button and make me go away. I must say, it seemed

like he genuinely cared. I hope he's not just another " politician. making

empty promises. What more can we do? I liked 's idea of

contacting WSJ...I will do that if SAMHSA postpones this till February.

> I contacted Graham, the executive secretary of CSAT's National

Advisory Council a couple weeks ago to get more information about the

Sept. 20-21 meeting. She explained that the agenda was being developed

for Dr. 's review and informed me she would contact me with the

extent of the discussion on EtG. I received the following e-mail from

her last Thursday:

> " The agenda for the meeting is still being developed. However, we do

expect to have a discussion/presentation on Alcohol Biomarkers, which

will include reference to Dr. 's comments on EtG stated in the

attached Wall Street Journal article. We hope to have an in depth

discussion on the subject at the February 2007 NAC meeting. "

> I was a bit upset and sent her an email expressing my disappointment

(The following is an excerpt):

> " There are many of us who have patiently waited for something to be

done. When we met with Dr. at ASAM in early May, he validated many

of our concerns personally, reassuring us that SAMHSA would issue some

sort of advisory within three months on EtG and its limitations. When I

spoke with you in June about placing EtG on a future NAC agenda for

discussion, you stated that that had already been done for September,

along with a draft for a SAMHSA EtG advisory. The Wall St. Journal

article states that CSAT intends to study EtG and issue a statement on

its use in the fall. My attorney has postponed my administrative hearing

until mid-October, in hopes that an advisory issued by SAMHSA would be

very persuasive. It is very disappointing that it may not be dealt with

until at least February '07. What is clearly a grave problem on the

front lines has been swept aside for quite a long time now, with no

intervention to curb the problem on anyone's behalf. "

> Her latest response is as follows:

> " I am sorry we may not have an in depth discussion at the September

meeting. However, as I pointed out, the agenda is still being developed,

so the possibility hasn't been ruled out. The meeting will be open for

public comment. The amount of time for each speaker is determined by the

number of persons in attendance desiring to address the Council. "

> SOOOOO...I would encourage you to send Dr. an appeal to

reconsider the urgency of this issue and address it NOW rather than six

months from now. For many of us, our lives are " in limbo " until

something is done. E-mail addresses are as follows: Westley.@...

and .Graham@...

> Thank you all for your support.

> Lorie

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Supah dupah, Tina! and I are staying at the Hyatt Regency Capitol

Hill...no joke...nothing but the finest for us! Anybody else care to

join us in D.C.? Please contact me or . I'll be there Sept. 19 thru

Sept. 23. Joy, you're going also, correct?

I contacted Graham, the executive

secretary of CSAT's National Advisory Council a couple weeks ago to get

more information about the Sept. 20-21 meeting. She explained that the

agenda was being developed for Dr. 's review and informed me she

would contact me with the extent of the discussion on EtG. I received

the following e-mail from her last Thursday:

> " The agenda for the meeting is still being developed. However, we do

expect to have a discussion/presentation on Alcohol Biomarkers, which

will include reference to Dr. 's comments on EtG stated in the

attached Wall Street Journal article. We hope to have an in depth

discussion on the subject at the February 2007 NAC meeting. "

> I was a bit upset and sent her an email expressing my disappointment

(The following is an excerpt):

> " There are many of us who have patiently waited for something to be

done. When we met with Dr. at ASAM in early May, he validated many

of our concerns personally, reassuring us that SAMHSA would issue some

sort of advisory within three months on EtG and its limitations. When I

spoke with you in June about placing EtG on a future NAC agenda for

discussion, you stated that that had already been done for September,

along with a draft for a SAMHSA EtG advisory. The Wall St. Journal

article states that CSAT intends to study EtG and issue a statement on

its use in the fall. My attorney has postponed my administrative hearing

until mid-October, in hopes that an advisory issued by SAMHSA would be

very persuasive. It is very disappointing that it may not be dealt with

until at least February '07. What is clearly a grave problem on the

front lines has been swept aside for quite a long time now, with no

intervention to curb the problem on anyone's behalf. "

> Her latest response is as follows:

> " I am sorry we may not have an in depth discussion at the September

meeting. However, as I pointed out, the agenda is still being developed,

so the possibility hasn't been ruled out. The meeting will be open for

public comment. The amount of time for each speaker is determined by the

number of persons in attendance desiring to address the Council. "

> SOOOOO...I would encourage you to send Dr. an appeal to

reconsider the urgency of this issue and address it NOW rather than six

months from now. For many of us, our lives are " in limbo " until

something is done. E-mail addresses are as follows: Westley.@...

and .Graham@...

> Thank you all for your support.

> Lorie

>

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no response from our "trusted public servant",lorie...another example of our tax dollars at work,i am afraid...all this public forum stuff is great but a lot of times the status quo will not change without legal action...regards,robinLorie <lorieg@...> wrote: As supportive as Dr. was in San Diego, I am surprised that hewon't do something, especially after he made the comment in the WSJ thatthe issue would be addressed this fall. My e-mail pleas have so far

goneunanswered. Anybody else get any response? I first contacted SAMHSA lastAugust and have been bugging Dr. on a regular basis ever since.I'm quite sure he knows I'm not going away. Maybe it's just easy enoughto hit the "delete" button and make me go away. I must say, it seemedlike he genuinely cared. I hope he's not just another"politician. makingempty promises. What more can we do? I liked 's idea ofcontacting WSJ...I will do that if SAMHSA postpones this till February.> I contacted Graham, the executive secretary of CSAT's NationalAdvisory Council a couple weeks ago to get more information about theSept. 20-21 meeting. She explained that the agenda was being developedfor Dr. 's review and informed me she would contact me with theextent of the discussion on EtG. I received the following e-mail fromher last Thursday:> "The agenda

for the meeting is still being developed. However, we doexpect to have a discussion/presentation on Alcohol Biomarkers, whichwill include reference to Dr. 's comments on EtG stated in theattached Wall Street Journal article. We hope to have an in depthdiscussion on the subject at the February 2007 NAC meeting."> I was a bit upset and sent her an email expressing my disappointment(The following is an excerpt):> "There are many of us who have patiently waited for something to bedone. When we met with Dr. at ASAM in early May, he validated manyof our concerns personally, reassuring us that SAMHSA would issue somesort of advisory within three months on EtG and its limitations. When Ispoke with you in June about placing EtG on a future NAC agenda fordiscussion, you stated that that had already been done for September,along with a draft for a SAMHSA EtG advisory. The Wall St. Journalarticle states that

CSAT intends to study EtG and issue a statement onits use in the fall. My attorney has postponed my administrative hearinguntil mid-October, in hopes that an advisory issued by SAMHSA would bevery persuasive. It is very disappointing that it may not be dealt withuntil at least February '07. What is clearly a grave problem on thefront lines has been swept aside for quite a long time now, with nointervention to curb the problem on anyone's behalf."> Her latest response is as follows:> "I am sorry we may not have an in depth discussion at the Septembermeeting. However, as I pointed out, the agenda is still being developed,so the possibility hasn't been ruled out. The meeting will be open forpublic comment. The amount of time for each speaker is determined by thenumber of persons in attendance desiring to address the Council."> SOOOOO...I would encourage you to send Dr. an appeal toreconsider the urgency of

this issue and address it NOW rather than sixmonths from now. For many of us, our lives are "in limbo" untilsomething is done. E-mail addresses are as follows: Westley.@...and .Graham@...> Thank you all for your support.> Lorie>>>>>>> Stay in the know. Pulse on the new .com. Check it out.>>__________________________________________________________> Check out AOL.com today. Breaking news, video search, pictures, emailand IM. All on demand. Always Free.>

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I am not sure yet...........$$$ is so tight, I was denied unemployment and have spent $$$$$$$$$$ on attorneys. I am waiting for an appeal for unemply. IF we can just drive up and back just for the that particular conf, we may still be able to. I hate being in this situation.........Lorie <lorieg@...> wrote: Supah dupah, Tina! and I are staying at the Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill...no joke...nothing but the finest for us! Anybody else care to join us in D.C.? Please contact me or . I'll be there Sept. 19

thru Sept. 23. Joy, you're going also, correct? I contacted Graham, the executive secretary of CSAT's National Advisory Council a couple weeks ago to get more information about the Sept. 20-21 meeting. She explained that the agenda was being developed for Dr. 's review and informed me she would contact me with the extent of

the discussion on EtG. I received the following e-mail from her last Thursday: > "The agenda for the meeting is still being developed. However, we do expect to have a discussion/presentation on Alcohol Biomarkers, which will include reference to Dr. 's comments on EtG stated in the attached Wall Street Journal article. We hope to have an in depth discussion on the subject at the February 2007 NAC meeting." > I was a bit upset and sent her an email expressing my disappointment (The following is an excerpt): > "There are many of us who have patiently waited for something to be done. When we met with Dr. at ASAM in early May, he validated many of our concerns personally, reassuring us that SAMHSA would issue some sort of advisory within three months on EtG and its limitations. When I spoke with you in June about placing EtG on a future NAC agenda for discussion, you stated that that had already

been done for September, along with a draft for a SAMHSA EtG advisory. The Wall St. Journal article states that CSAT intends to study EtG and issue a statement on its use in the fall. My attorney has postponed my administrative hearing until mid-October, in hopes that an advisory issued by SAMHSA would be very persuasive. It is very disappointing that it may not be dealt with until at least February '07. What is clearly a grave problem on the front lines has been swept aside for quite a long time now, with no intervention to curb the problem on anyone's behalf." > Her latest response is as follows: > "I am sorry we may not have an in depth discussion at the September meeting. However, as I pointed out, the agenda is still being developed, so the possibility hasn't been ruled out. The meeting will be open for public comment. The amount of time for each speaker is determined by the number of persons in attendance

desiring to address the Council." > SOOOOO...I would encourage you to send Dr. an appeal to reconsider the urgency of this issue and address it NOW rather than six months from now. For many of us, our lives are "in limbo" until something is done. E-mail addresses are as follows: Westley.@... and .Graham@... > Thank you all for your support. > Lorie > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Stay in the know. Pulse on the new .com. Check it out. >

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SAMHSA will come out with an agenda at some point. From past meetings, it looks like that happens about ONE day prior to the event. As far as public comment, it looks like they usually allow a total of 10-15 minutes a day for that. I don't think it's unreasonable to ask for 5 minutes a piece to speak to these people.

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I am not sure yet...........$$$ is so tight, I was denied unemployment and have spent $$$$$$$$$$ on attorneys. I am waiting for an appeal for unemply. IF we can just drive up and back just for the that particular conf, we may still be able to. I hate being in this situation.........Lorie <lorieglanset> wrote:

Supah dupah, Tina! and I are staying at the Hyatt Regency CapitolHill...no joke...nothing but the finest for us! Anybody else care tojoin us in D.C.? Please contact me or . I'll be there Sept. 19 thruSept. 23. Joy, you're going also, correct? I contacted Graham, the executivesecretary of CSAT's National Advisory Council a couple weeks ago to getmore information about the Sept. 20-21 meeting. She explained that theagenda was being developed for Dr. 's review and informed me shewould contact me with the extent of the discussion on EtG. I receivedthe following e-mail from her last Thursday:> "The agenda for the meeting is still being developed. However, we doexpect to have a discussion/presentation on Alcohol Biomarkers, whichwill include reference to Dr. 's comments on EtG stated in theattached Wall Street Journal article. We hope to have an in depthdiscussion on the subject at the February 2007 NAC meeting."> I was a bit upset and sent her an email expressing my disappointment(The following is an excerpt):> "There are many of us who have patiently waited for something to bedone. When we met with Dr. at ASAM in early May, he validated manyof our concerns personally, reassuring us that SAMHSA would issue somesort of advisory within three months on EtG and its limitations. When Ispoke with you in June about placing EtG on a future NAC agenda fordiscussion, you stated that that had already been done for September,along with a draft for a SAMHSA EtG advisory. The Wall St. Journalarticle states that CSAT intends to study EtG and issue a statement onits use in the fall. My attorney has postponed my administrative hearinguntil mid-October, in hopes that an advisory issued by SAMHSA would bevery persuasive. It is very disappointing that it may not be dealt withuntil at least February '07. What is clearly a grave problem on thefront lines has been swept aside for quite a long time now, with nointervention to curb the problem on anyone's behalf."> Her latest response is as follows:> "I am sorry we may not have an in depth discussion at the Septembermeeting. However, as I pointed out, the agenda is still being developed,so the possibility hasn't been ruled out. The meeting will be open forpublic comment. The amount of time for each speaker is determined by thenumber of persons in attendance desiring to address the Council."> SOOOOO...I would encourage you to send Dr. an appeal toreconsider the urgency of this issue and address it NOW rather than sixmonths from now. For many of us, our lives are "in limbo" untilsomething is done. E-mail addresses are as follows: Westley.@...and .Graham@...> Thank you all for your support.> Lorie>>>>>>> ---------------------------------> Stay in the know. Pulse on the new .com. Check it out.>

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