Civil commitment for SUDs: One answer for families?

This summer, the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation released a research paper embracing the concept of civil commitment for substance use disorders (SUDs). The driving force is similar to that for suicidality: saving the life of a possible overdose victim. In issuing this paper, called “Involuntary Commitment for Substance Use Disorders,” Hazelden Betty Ford has opened a national dialogue among treatment providers on this controversial issue.

Source: The Brown University Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology Update - October 27, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Substance Use Disorders Source Type: research