EIGHTEEN THOUSAND ADDICTS LATER - A LOOK AT CALIFORNIA'S CIVIL ADDICT PROGRAM

• NCJ Number: 10643
• Journal: Federal Probation Volume: 37 Issue: 1 Dated: (MARCH 1973) Pages: 26-31
• Author(s): R W Wood
• Date Published: 1973
• Length: 6 pages
• Corporate Author: US Dept of Justice
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

CURRENT STATUS OF A COMPULSORY CIVIL COMMITMENT PROGRAM FOR THE HARD NARCOTIC USER, RECENT LEGISLATIVE CHANGES, AND THE RESULTS OF PROGRAM EFFORTS.

Abstract

THE CALIFORNIA REHABILITATION CENTER, LOCATED NEAR CORONA, CALIFORNIA, IS AN INSTITUTION FOR THE CONTROL, TREATMENT, AND REHABILITATION OF NARCOTIC ADDICTS. THIS ARTICLE DISCUSSES THE INPATIENT TREATMENT PROCESS, THE OUTPATIENT PROGRAM, AND THE FUNCTION OF THE NARCOTIC ADDICT EVALUATION AUTHORITY, A PAROLING AUTHORITY EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE CIVIL ADDICT PROGRAM.