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                                                                   EXHIBIT 23(a)


                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS



We hereby consent to the use in this Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement
on Form S-4 of our report dated May 26, 1995 on the consolidated financial
statements of Substance Abuse Technologies, Inc. and Subsidiaries included
herein and to the reference made to us under the caption "Experts" in the
Prospectus.


WOLINETZ, GOTTLIEB & LAFAZAN, P.C.

/s/ Wolinetz, Gottlieb & Lafazan, P.C.


Rockville Centre, New York
April 16, 1997


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