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From Iowa to the Nation: Harold Hughes and the Politics of Alcoholism Treatment

Author: Kelsey Ensign

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    From Iowa to the Nation: Harold Hughes and the Politics of Alcoholism Treatment

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KELSEY ENSIGN argues that during the second half of the twentieth century Iowa, and specifically Harold Hughes, played a significant role in alcoholism reform. Through programs like the Iowa Comprehensive Alcoholism Project and Congress's passage of the Hughes Act, Iowa and Hughes altered the political relationship between alcoholic citizens and the government not only in Iowa but throughout the nation

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Ensign, K., (2022) “From Iowa to the Nation: Harold Hughes and the Politics of Alcoholism Treatment”, The Annals of Iowa 81(3), 203–238. doi: https://doi.org/10.17077/0003-4827.33693

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15 Jul 2022
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