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Alcoholism--the Most Neglected Health Problem in America

Title:: Alcoholism--the Most Neglected Health Problem in America
Creator:: Gorman, Mike
Date:: 25 July 1973
Description:: Before the Health Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Gorman testified that the Nixon administration's decision to generously fund drug abuse control and treatment programs, while cutting alcoholism programs was foolish, because alcohol abuse was a much larger social problem than drug abuse.
Location:: Box: 14. Folder: 22
Rights:: Public Domain
Genre:: Speeches
Subject:: Alcoholism, Community Mental Health Services, Legislation as Topic, and Substance-Related Disorders
Format:: Text
Extent:: 13 pages
Language:: English
Legacy ID:: TGBBDL
NLM ID:: 101743403X51
Profiles Collection:: The Mike Gorman Papers
Shareable Link:: https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101743403X51
Story Section:: Continuing the Mental Health Crusade, 1964-1973