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Dr. Rich’s work was supported by the following NIH grants: NIDA K24DA022112, NIH/CFAR P30-AI-42853, NIDA R01DA030778, and NIDA R01DA027211.

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Dumont, D.M., Kuester, L.B., Rich, J.D. (2014). Health Issues in Prison Reentry Models. In: Bruinsma, G., Weisburd, D. (eds) Encyclopedia of Criminology and Criminal Justice. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-5690-2_337

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