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Their wordsThe expansion of our treatment system did not solve this problem, nor did the punishment of Purdue Pharma.
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Short-term 30-day rehab programs may increase the risk of overdose and death for participants.
Their wordsThe reality of these 30-day programs - even the ones with the best of intentions - is that they often fuel relapse. People leave without the support system from which they benefited within rehab, they return to regular life, and they relapse. In fact, someone who completes a 30-day treatment program is much more likely to overdose and die in the year following treatment than someone who failed to complete the program altogether.
Their wordsThese policies are likely to further marginalize addicted people, and make it that much harder for many of them to escape addiction.
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