# MICHELE STEEB: Addiction Is A Disease — Policy May Finally Catch Up

- URL: https://theranews.net/blog/2026-03-23-michele-steeb-addiction-is-a-disease-policy-may-finally-catch-up-e6ecf6/
- Published: 2026-03-23
- Type: Archive summary (AI-assisted summary of third-party reporting)
- Original outlet: ijr
- Original report: https://ijr.com/michele-steeb-addiction-is-a-disease-policy-may-finally-catch-up/
- Topics: sud-innovations
- Publisher: TheraNews, operated by AdvancedCare USA Inc.
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> More than 48 million Americans are battling substance use disorder. Many are deteriorating in plain sight — on sidewalks, in encampments, and in emergency rooms. Others decline behind closed doors.

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*Originally reported by ijr. [Read more](https://ijr.com/michele-steeb-addiction-is-a-disease-policy-may-finally-catch-up/)*

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*Source: [https://ijr.com/michele-steeb-addiction-is-a-disease-policy-may-finally-catch-up/](https://ijr.com/michele-steeb-addiction-is-a-disease-policy-may-finally-catch-up/)*