Expansion of Civil Commitment for Substance Use Disorders—Not the Type of Commitment Our Patients Need

This Viewpoint discusses the ethics of civil commitment for substance use disorders and advocates for expansion of access to voluntary treatment instead.

Corresponding Author: Michael A. Incze, MD, MSEd, Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Utah, 30 N Mario Capecchi Dr, Salt Lake City, UT 84112 (michael.incze@hsc.utah.edu).

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