The Role of Civil Commitment in the Opioid Crisis. Issue 2 (June 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Bhalla, Ish P.; Cohen, Nina; Haupt, Claudia E.; Stith, Kate; Zhong, Rocksheng
• Other Names: Ayres Ian guest-editor.; Gluck Abbe R. guest-editor.; Stith Kate guest-editor.
• Is Part Of: Journal of law, medicine & ethics. Volume 46:Issue 2(2018)
• Page Start: 343
• Page End: 350
• Publication Date: 2018-06
• Subjects: Medical laws and legislation -- United States -- Periodicals; Medical care -- Law and legislation -- United States -- Periodicals; Medical ethics -- Periodicals; Jurisprudence -- Periodicals; Legislation, Medical -- Periodicals; Legislation, Nursing -- Periodicals; Ethics -- Periodicals; Forensic Medicine -- Periodicals; Nursing -- Periodicals; Medicine -- Periodicals; Societies -- Periodicals; Medical care -- Law and legislation; Medical ethics; Medical laws and legislation; United States; Periodicals; 344.73041
• DOI: 10.1177/1073110518782943
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1073-1105

Abstract

This article seeks to shed light on civil commitment in the context of the opioid crisis, to sketch the existing legal landscape surrounding civil commitment, and to illustrate the relevant medical, ethical, and legal concerns that policymakers must take into account as they struggle to find appropriate responses to the crisis.