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> [“Not in My Backyard (NIMBY) does not work. Opiate addicts live in our communities and in our families & they work in our businesses.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-kassels/not-in-my-backyard-nimby-does-not-work-opiate-addicts-live-in-our/)

Steven Kassels

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> [“It is time to embrace mental health and substance use/abuse as illnesses. Addiction is a disease.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-kassels/it-is-time-to-embrace-mental-health-and-substance-use-abuse-as/)

Steven Kassels

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## More by Steven Kassels

> [“Not in My Backyard (NIMBY) does not work. Opiate addicts live in our communities and in our families & they work in our businesses.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-kassels/not-in-my-backyard-nimby-does-not-work-opiate-addicts-live-in-our/)

Steven Kassels

> [“It is time to embrace mental health and substance use/abuse as illnesses. Addiction is a disease.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-kassels/it-is-time-to-embrace-mental-health-and-substance-use-abuse-as/)

Steven Kassels

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