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ABSTRACT
The United States faces an addiction health crisis. Presidential election cycles in the United States are cause for creation of political party platforms. These platforms provide general stances and specific policies on a variety of issues. We undertook a review of the addiction policies of the 2016 Republican and Democratic platforms. Despite differences in focus, we found more similarities than differences between the two. We call upon those in political power to use every evidence-based policy at their disposal to promote addiction treatment and prevention.
Acknowledgments
The views expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the position or policy of the authors affiliated institutions, the Department of Veterans Affairs, or the United States government.
The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.
Author contributions
A.N. and A.G.: conception and design. A.N., J.C., S.S.: research. A.N., J.H., J.C., S.S., A.G.: composition.