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34 - American Legal Issues in Addiction Treatment and Research

from Part V - Ongoing and Future Research Directions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 July 2020

By
Daniel H. Willick
Edited by
Steve Sussman
Steve Sussman
Affiliation:
University of Southern California
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Summary

This chapter discusses the relevance of addiction to the law in the United States. Current law pertains almost solely to substance addictions, as there is no legal status pertaining to most behavioral addictions. Particular emphasis is placed on the law’s impact on the provision of care and research of addiction. The conflicting legal concerns for confidentiality of treatment and research, on the one hand, and apprehension of addicts who break the law, on the other hand, are examined.

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addiction lawpatient confidentialityapprehensionalcoholdrugsgamblingsexthe SUPPORT ActPDMPs
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The Cambridge Handbook of Substance and Behavioral Addictions , pp. 418 - 425
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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