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More than 48 million Americans have struggled with a substance use disorder (SUD) over the last 12 months. Despite decades of research and treatment interventions, relapse rates remain stubbornly high ...
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Three dozen people filtered into that room at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 6. Small conversations here and there, but mostly quiet whispers while people moved to sit down in rows of blue-cushiond wooden ...