Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act
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Long title | Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 |
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Acronyms (colloquial) | CARA |
Enacted by | the 114th United States Congress |
Effective | July 22, 2016 |
The Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA) was signed into law President Obama on July 22, 2016. The bill was introduced by Senator Sheldon Whitehouse and Representative Jim Sensenbrenner as the first major federal addiction act in 40 years.[1][2]
References
- ^ S. 524: Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016. (n.d.). Retrieved November 30, 2016, from https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/114/s524/summary
- ^ CADCA. (n.d.). Retrieved November 30, 2016, from http://www.cadca.org/comprehensive-addiction-and-recovery-act-cara