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Rewarding Results: Improving the Quality of Treatment for People with Alcohol and Drug Problems

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Join Together, a National Policy Panel. Rewarding Results: Improving the Quality of Treatment for People with Alcohol and Drug Problems. Adm Policy Ment Health 31, 283–312 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:APIH.0000028894.55899.56

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