For those in support of involuntary treatment, I'm curious what the goals of therapy are.
Typically, the goal of therapy is to minimize harm to the patient. Literature shows that abstinence rarely happens and abstinence is no longer a goal of therapy. It seems to me, the goal of the legislation is to make abstinence the goal of therapy. I'm just not sure how incarcerating someone would accomplish that.
Like, how does locking someone in a building stop drug seeking behavior? I'm genuinely confused how this would work. Or is this a permanent thing? Lock them up forever?
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