1. Treatment field takes a step toward civil commitment.
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Knopf, Alison
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SUBSTANCE abuse treatment , *SUBSTANCE abuse , *INSTITUTIONAL care , *MEDICAL ethics , *MEDICAL records , *NARCOTICS , *PRIVACY , *SELF-management (Psychology) , *RULES , *TREATMENT programs , *INVOLUNTARY hospitalization , *PATIENT autonomy , *LAW - Abstract
The article talks about the concept of civil commitment for substance use disorders (SUDs), discussing a research paper released by Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation. Topics discussed include the views of some people that addiction is a disease and its treatment should not be coerced; a paper by the U.S. National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) on it; and the benefits of involuntary commitment laws for substance use disorders.
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- 2017
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