NCJ Number
14763
Journal
DRUG ENFORCEMENT Volume: 1 Issue: 3 Dated: (SPRING 1974) Pages: 36-37
Date Published
1974
Length
2 pages
Annotation
THE AUTHOR EXAMINES THE EFFICACY OF INVOLUNTARY TREATMENT AS WELL AS THE RIGHTS OF DRUG ABUSERS TO ALTERNATIVE FORMS OF TREATMENT.
Abstract
INVOLUNTARY TREATMENT DOESN'T ALWAYS WORK, BUT THERE ARE INDIVIDUAL SITUATIONS WHERE INVOLUNTARY PROGRAMS TIED TO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM CAN MAKE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SUCCESS AND FAILURE IN REHABILITATION. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)