Mandatory addiction treatment for people who use drugs: global health and human rights analysis

Karsten Lunze; Bulat Idrisov; Mikhail Golichenko; Adeeba Kamarulzaman

doi:10.1136/bmj.i2943

Mandatory addiction treatment for people who use drugs: global health and human rights analysis

BMJ. 2016 Jun 9:353:i2943. doi: 10.1136/bmj.i2943.

Authors

Karsten Lunze¹, Bulat Idrisov², Mikhail Golichenko³, Adeeba Kamarulzaman⁴

Affiliations

¹ Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA karsten.lunze@post.harvard.edu.
² Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.
³ Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network, Toronto, ON, Canada.
⁴ University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Abstract

Global evidence indicates that mandated treatment of drug dependence conflicts with drug users’ human rights and is not effective in treating addiction. Karsten Lunze and colleagues argue that drug treatment policies must be evidence based and meet international standards

MeSH terms

Evidence-Based Practice* / methods
Evidence-Based Practice* / standards
Global Health
Government Regulation
Human Rights / standards*
Humans
Mandatory Programs* / ethics
Mandatory Programs* / legislation & jurisprudence
Mandatory Programs* / organization & administration
Russia / epidemiology
Substance Abuse, Intravenous* / epidemiology
Substance Abuse, Intravenous* / therapy

Abstract

MeSH terms

Grants and funding