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Salon
Salon
Science
Tyson Singh Kelsall

Why forced drug treatment is violence

Intervention without human rights goes by many names — involuntary institutionalization, compulsory drug treatment, "coerced care," forced abstinence or a combination of all of those terms.

The evidence shows that forced treatment leads to increased risk of death and deprives survivors of autonomy, while no positive benefits have been established.
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