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drug treatment  

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  • According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, more than 1.5 million people entered drug treatment in 1998. Nearly half of these entries were for alcohol treatment, while the majority of the remaining entries were for heroin or other opiates, crack, or powder cocaine, or marijuana. [Source: Encyclopedia of Crime and Punishment; Drug Treatment]

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