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Jacobin Show: The Erosion of American Democracy w/ Chris Maisano

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Drug Addiction Treatment in the US

In 20 15, around 52 thousand people in the us. Died of drug overdoses. In 20 20, as we now know, over a hundred thousand people died of drug overdoses,. The majority due to fentinil and other synthetic opioids. Short term treatment of 28 days or less is all that most americans are offered, if they can get any help at all. According to the national institute on drug abuse, treatment for less than 90 days is of limited effectiveness. But few Americans get anywhere near 90 days of care within the confines of existing insurance networks. Despite well meaning rhetoric and funding from sources both public and private, despite well meaning rhetoric  the us. Has an appalling dearth

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