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Charles Marwick

JAMA. 1998;280:1126-1127.

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A NEW 5-YEAR follow-up study of 1799 people has demonstrated what is well-known to those familiar with managing drug abuse: "Treatment is effective and recovery possible," said Nelba Chavez, PhD, administrator of the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).

Conducted by the University of Chicago's National Opinion Research Center (NORC) for SAMHSA's Office of Applied Studies, the Services Research Outcomes Study is the first nationally representative study of the effectiveness of treatment for substance abuse, including alcohol.

Congressional Approval Needed

Hailing the findings as yet another demonstration that treatment of addicts will result in "sustained reductions in drug use and criminal behaviors," Barry R. McCaffrey, director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, said the next step is to get Congress to approve the administration's 1999 budget request of $l.5 billion for treatment and prevention. The request represents an increase of $200 . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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