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treatment public policy  

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  • The public policy landscape surrounding treatment for substance use disorders within the United States has been shifting continuously for more than 150 years as countervailing scientific, religious, moralistic, and political forces wax and wane. Throughout our nation's history, public perceptions and policy have reflected profound ambivalence regarding substance use disorders. [Source: Encyclopedia of Substance Abuse Prevention, Treatment, & Recovery; Public Policy, Treatment]

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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/treatment_public_policy

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