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Published on Jun 2, 2022

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  1. Addiction Center, Getting Therapy For Addiction in September 2021
  2. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook, How to Become a Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, or Mental Health Counselor in September 2021
  3. The Association for Addiction Professionals, Certification in September 2021
  4. COVID-19 has adversely affected the global economy and data from 2020 may be atypical compared to prior years. The pandemic may impact the predicted future workforce outcomes indicated by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics as well. Accordingly, data shown is based on September 2021, which can be found here: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook, Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors retrieved on 06/09/2021.

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