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On the recordDecember 17, 1995
These incentives—commonly referred to as 'coerced abstinence'—should be applied at the earliest possible stage in a person's interaction with the criminal justice system—following arrest.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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Memorandum on Federal Arrestee Drug Testing

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