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Barack Obama: “Addiction is a chronic disease of the brain which can be prevented and treated.”

On the recordAugust 28, 2014
Addiction is a chronic disease of the brain which can be prevented and treated.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Proclamation 9154—National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month

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