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The Association for Medical Education and Research in Substance Abuse will hold its 32nd Annual AMERSA National Conference on November 6-8, 2008, in Washington DC.

The meeting will reflect on AMERSA's interdisciplinary strengths and the commitment to disseminate the latest developments in substance abuse education, prevention, treatment and research that challenge all health care professionals.

Confirmed plenary sessions include:

Carlo DiClemente, PhD and Thaddeus Herzog, PhD in a Spicy Debate - Contemplating Change: The Pros and Cons of the Transtheoretical Model for Understanding Changes in Substance Use

John Rodolico, PhD, Terence Keane, PhD and Susan Storti, PhD, RN in a Plenary Panel Session on Combat Stress and Substance Abuse in the Wake of War

Randolph D. Muck, MEd, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, speaking on Adolescent/Emerging Adults

John Cunningham, PhD, Senior Scientist Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, speaking on the Internet and New Media as Tools to Recovery

Jerome Jaffe, MD, University of Maryland School of Medicine, will be the recipient of the distinguished John P. McGovern Award

Stephanie O'Malley, PhD, Director, Division of Substance Abuse Research, CMHC, will receive the prestigious Betty Ford Award honoring her valuable contributions to the substance abuse field.

Call for Abstracts now open. Submit abstracts and workshops online by May 15.

For further information, visit www.amersa.org or contact This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

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Counselor: The Magazine for Addiction Professionals is the oldest, most respected publication serving the addiction and mental health fields— no other magazine covers addiction prevention and treatment as thoroughly, accurately, and influentially as Counselor. In every issue, readers receive regular coverage of: treatment methodologies, prevention, professional development, clinical supervision, assessment, legislation, policy, ethics, Web trends, alternative therapies, pharmacology and more.

Not bound by any association or interest group, Counselor excels as the only independent publication serving the field. Our editorial quality is unmatched by any other magazine. Addiction, behavioral health care and mental health professionals depend on Counselor to help sharpen their clinical skills and fine-tune their critical thinking, both so vital to a successful practice.

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Reader Profile

Subscriber Base:	21,000 Readership and paid subscribers
Distribution:	30 % West; 30 % Central; 23 % Northeast; 13% Southeast; 4 % International
Audience Definition:	Drug and Alcohol Treatment Professionals
Education:	53 % Have master's degree
Specialty*	54 % Certified Drug Alcohol Counselors 15 % Behavioral and Mental Health Professionals 9 % Treatment Center Administrators/ Clinical Supervisors 4 % Psychologists/ Marriage & Family Therapists 4 % Prevention Specialists 3 % Non-Certified Drug Alcohol Counselors 2 % Psychiatrist and Physicians 9 % Others
Work Environment:	18 % Private practice 15 % Outpatient facility 13 % Treatment facility 13 % Residential facility 11 % Criminal justice or juvenile justice facility 9 % Federal, state or local agency 8 % Mental health facility 6 % Hospital setting 4 % Detox facility 6 % Other
CE Credits:	79 % Of readers are interested in earning Continuing Education credits
Referrals:	90 % Of readers use Counselor as a source of referrals
Conferences:	45 % Attend at least one professional conference each year
Pass-Along Readership:	84 % Share their magazine with colleagues 46 % Share with patients

Rates & Sizes

2008 Rates: Black & White*

Black & White	1X	3X	6X	12X
Full page	$2,514	$2,400	$2,327	$2,140
2/3 pg. Vertical	$2,013	$1,936	$1,859	$1,711
1/2 pg. Vertical	$1,722	$1,656	$1,590	$1,463
1/2 pg. Horiz.	$1,584	$1,524	$1,463	$1,348
1/3 pg. Square	$1,078	$1, 040	$1,001	$ 913
1/4 pg. Horiz.	$ 875	$ 842	$ 809	$ 743
*Publisher reserves the right to preempt B&W priority positioned ads for color.

2008 Rates: Black & One Color (Black & printers choice of color)*

Black & One Color	1X	3X	6X	12X
Full page	$3,207	$3,086	$2,965	$2,695
2/3 pg. Vertical	$2,706	$2,607	$2,503	$2,299
1/2 pg. Vertical	$2,420	$2,332	$2,239	$2,057
1/2 pg. Horiz.	$2,277	$2,189	$2,107	$1,936
1/3 pg. Square	$1,771	$1,705	$1,639	$1,507
1/4 pg. Horiz.	$1,568	$1,507	$1,452	$1,331
*Ads using 3 or more process colors will be charged at 4-color rate.

2008 Rates: Full Color

Full Color	1X	3X	6X	12X
Full page	$3,905	$3,762	$3,614	$3,322
2/3 pg. Vertical	$3,405	$3,278	$3,146	$2,893
1/2 pg. Vertical	$3,113	$2,998	$2,882	$2,646
1/2 pg. Horiz.	$2,970	$2,860	$2,805	$2,525
1/3 pg. Square	$2,464	$2,371	$2,277	$2,096
1/4 pg. Horiz.	$2,266	$2,184	$2,096	$1,925

2008 Rates: Covers*

	1X	3X	6X	12X
Black & White
Second Cover	$3,135	$3,020	$2,899	$2,662
Third Cover	$2,882	$2,772	$2,668	$2,453
Fourth Cover	$3,388	$3,262	$3,135	$2,882
Black & One Color
Second Cover	$3,834	$3,685	$3,542	$3,256
Third Cover	$3,581	$3,443	$3,311	$3,047
Fourth Cover	$4,087	$3,933	$3,779	$3,476
Four Color Process
Second Cover	$4,532	$4,362	$4,191	$3,850
Third Cover	$4,279	$4,120	$3,850	$3,641
Fourth Cover	$4,785	$4,609	$4,428	$4,070
*Non-cancelable. We reserve the right to preempt black and white priority-positioned ads for color.

2008 Rates: Inserts (to be pre-printed by advertiser)

Inserts
BRC	$111/m
2 Pgs	$165/m
4 Pgs	$275/m
8 Pgs	$473/m
12 or more pages	$572/m

2008 Rates: Referral Directory

	1X	3X	6X	12X
Black and White	$200	$180	$170	$160
Color	$300	$280	$270	$260

2008 Rates: Online Ads*

	1X	3X	6X	12X
120x240 Banner	$250	$230	$210	$195
468x60 Banner	$400	$380	$360	$345
120x600 Banner	$700	$680	$660	$645
Video Ad*	$800	$780	$760	$745
Interactive/Poll	$500	$480	$460	$445
Custom E-Blast	$500	$480	$460	$445
Referral Directory Listing	$75	$60	$48	$39
*Size restrictions may apply. Please contact us for more information.

Additional Specs:

SPECIAL POSITION
Space charge plus 15% additional.

BLEED
No additional charge for bleed.

CLASSIFIED LISTINGS
$150.00 for the first 100 words, then $1.00 for each additional word. Text only no graphics.

HYPERLINK
All advertising contracts will include a hyperlink from Counselor Web site to your site.

Group subscriptions, gift subscriptions, custom cover jackets & personalized
address labels

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Ad Sizes

Space Units	Width	Depth
Trim size Full page (bleed) Spread (bleed) Full page (non-bleed) 2/3 pg. Vertical 1/2 pg. Vertical 1/2 pg. Horizontal 1/3 pg. Vertical 1/3 pg. Square 1/4 pg. Horizontal	8 3/8" 8 5/8" 17 1/4" 7 1/4" 4 3/4" 4 3/4" 7 1/4" 2 1/4" 4 3/4" 4 3/4"	10 7/8" 11 1/8" 11 1/8" 9 7/8" 9 7/8" 7 1/4" 4 3/4" 9 7/8" 4 3/4" 3 3/8"

*PLEASE NOTE: Positioning of advertisement is at the discretion of the publisher, except where a preferred position has been approved by the publisher at premium rates.

Closing Dates

2008 Closing Dates

Issue	Space Reservations	Materials Due	Mail Date
Jan/Feb	November 14	November 28	January 15
March/April	January 23	February 1	March 15
May/June	March 23	April 4	May 15
July/August	May 24	June 6	July 16
Sept/Oct	July 23	August 2	September 14
Nov/Dec	September 26	October 8	November 15

Mechanical Requirements

Preferred Materials
We prefer Quark files for Macintosh electronically either via e-mail, uploaded to our server or on a CD-Rom disk. E-mail delivery is acceptable for B&W ads. Please fax a hard copy. Use self-extracting format for transmission, include all artwork, fonts, and linked scans.

*** Printer is not responsible for errors in output due to incorrect file preparation or incorrect file compression. Client will incur extra charges if necessary to ready files for printing.

Software
QuarkXPress, PageMaker, Illustrator, PhotoShop, Freehand. Use latest versions whenever possible.

File Formats
EPS, TIFF, JPEG, PDF.

Fonts
Postscripts (screen/printer) and Trutype must be supplied. Any supplied PC font will be matched with comparable MAC font.

Color Calibration
SWOP standards. Color builds must be saved in CMYK format. Do not use Pantone or RGB. Please supply color proof for all color ads.

Resolution
All images (grayscale and color scans) 300 dpi 133-line printing at 100%. Scanned B&W line art minimum resolution of 900 dpi, 1200 dpi preferred. 4-color 150-line screen.

Minimum height & weight: 4 3/4 inches, including head trim, 60# or 10-point cover stock.
Maximum height & weight: 11 1/8 inches including head and foot trim, 80# text.
Business Reply: 7-point or 65# cover stock. Must meet USPS regulations. Printer will reject inserts that do not meet the requirements.

For more information, please contact:

Jenna Bensoussan, Associate Editor
Counselor Magazine
Tel: 800-851-9100 x 236 or 954-360-0909 x 236
Fax: 954-360-0034
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Robert M. Solomon, Director of Advertising Sales
Counselor Magazine
347 5th Ave, Suite 1110
New York, NY 10016
Tel: 212-683-7905
Fax: 212-447-6628
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