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The rise of involuntary addiction treatment in B.C.
10/3: Canada Covered
21 minutes
1 month ago
The rise of involuntary addiction treatment in B.C.
Canada’s drug crisis has some policy makers looking away from measures such as harm reduction and toward expansion of treatment beds.
And along with that has come discussion of measures to compel addicts into treatment.
Vancouver Sun reporter Lori Culbert joins Dave Breakenridge to discuss how involuntary treatment works, the legal questions around the practice, and the stories of some patients who have been forced into treatment.
Background reading: Does involuntary care work? Three B.C. residents share their personal stories
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10/3: Canada Covered
10/3 brings you the biggest stories in Canada told by Postmedia's national network of award-winning journalists. Hosted by Dave Breakenridge, 10/3 updates twice a week.
