title: Involuntary treatment of substance abuse disorders.
abstract: The authors argue for the extension of mandatory treatment to persons gravely disabled by substance abuse. The problem is examined from ideological, clinical, legal, economic, and ethical perspectives.
authors.affiliation: Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine, USA.
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Galon
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Liebelt
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003134:Commitment of Persons with Psychiatric Disorders / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D017281:Cost of Illness; D017831:Diagnosis, Dual (Psychiatry); D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006806:Human Rights; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000191:economics / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D014481:United States