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Interest in alternative health care surges, particularly in "drugless" medicine.

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Campaigning under the banner of "drugless healing," osteopaths, chiropractors, and naturopaths grow support for all three systems. This is measured by the increased number of patient visits, and the enactment of state licensing provisions for these fields over the next fifteen years.