We're here to focus on behavioral health, mental illness and substance use, where failure has immediate and sometimes fatal consequences. Nearly 50 million Americans struggle with addiction. Across the country, families are dealing with depression, anxiety, substance use disorders that often disrupt their lives and too often end them. (02:18–02:22)
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Asserts that nearly 50 million Americans are affected by addiction.
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