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Neither Ethical Nor Effective: The False Promise of Involuntary Commitment to Address the Overdose Crisis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 January 2021

Michael S. Sinha ,
John C. Messinger  and
Leo Beletsky
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Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics , Volume 48 , Issue 4: Climate Change and the Legal, Ethical, and Health Issues Facing Healthcare and Public Health Systems , Winter 2020 , pp. 741 - 743
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Copyright © American Society of Law, Medicine and Ethics 2020

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