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The use of alcohol and other drugs has reached an epidemic level in the United States. The cost to the economy of such use is staggering. However, the cost in broken homes, damaged lives, and human suffering is beyond calculation.
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Milhorn, H.T. (1990). Introduction. In: Chemical Dependence. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-3418-0_1
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