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Addiction Medicine
Closing the Addiction Treatment Gap Initiative Highlights Opportunities for New 'Drug Czar'
March 27th, 2009
The Open Society Institute's Closing the Addiction Treatment Gap (CATG) said key opportunities exist for the new Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDPC) to shift and strengthen the United States' approach to the problem of addiction. Timed with the announcement of Seattle Police Chief R. Gil Kerlikowske's official nomination as the nation's "drug czar," the CATG initiative called on the Obama Administration and Chief Kerlikowske to review and reform the overall rhetoric and direction that has surrounded the U.S. approach to addiction issues for decades. "The new director can exploit significant opportunities," said CATG...
Source: Health Business Week (2009-03-27)
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