Drug and Alcohol Dependence Policies, Legislation and Programmes for Treatment and Rehabilitation

Overview

This document reviews legislation on compulsory legal commitment, treatment associated wih the criminal justice system, and reporting, registration, laboratory testing and community surveillance. It analyzes national drug and alcohol policies and programmes for treatment and rehabilitation. It also reviews developments in several areas including legislation relating to HIV infection and AIDS as well as to solvent abuse, and measures to combat discrimination and protect human rights.

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Chapters

• 1. Background
• 2. Recent developments
• 3. WHO's reports on treatment and rehabilitation
• 4. Community integration, employee assistance in the workplace and self-help
• 5. International conventions, national implementation and United Nations guidelines
• 6. Regional agreements and bilateral collaboration
• 7. Government policy objectives
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• 8. Programme implementation and evaluation
• 9. Applied principles of legislation on drug and alcohol dependence
• 10. Voluntary treatment
• 11. Restrictive or compulsory procedures
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• 12. Treatment associated with the criminal justice system
• 13. Compulsory and voluntary reporting, central registries, laboratory testing and community surveillance
• 14. Individual rights and responsibilities
• 15. AIDS legislation: bridge to treatment
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Annexes

• List of participants
• Summary of legislation: Compulsory civil commitment
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• Summary of legislation: Treatment associated with the criminal justice system
• Summary of legislation: Complusory reporting, central registries, laboratory testing and community surveillance
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• List of legislation reviewed
• Does legislation help or hinder programme development?
• Bibliography
• Acknowledgements
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