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To the Editor: I am deeply concerned that the report by Shaner et al. (Sept. 21 issue)¹ and the accompanying editorial by Satel² may further fuel an already acrimonious discussion about the "appropriate use" of publicly derived funds. Have the authors launched us down a slippery slope, with other populations being prohibited from using public funds that might support addiction or harmful behavior in a very small minority? Why shouldn't there be drug tests for others who receive public assistance, enforced healthy diets for the recipients of taxpayer-derived funds, and rigid policing to prevent any diversion of such funds to . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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