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Editorial
. 2022 Jun;24(1):129-134.

A Slow Paradigm Shift: Prioritizing Transparency, Community Empowerment, and Sustained Advocacy to End Compulsory Drug Treatment

Claudia Stoicescu  1 , Karen Peters  2 , Quinten Lataire  3
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Editorial

A Slow Paradigm Shift: Prioritizing Transparency, Community Empowerment, and Sustained Advocacy to End Compulsory Drug Treatment

Claudia Stoicescu et al. Health Hum Rights. 2022 Jun.
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    1. Treatment is considered compulsory if individuals are denied the unconditional right to refuse treatment; if the process for ordering treatment is conducted without due process protections; or if the conditions of treatment violate human rights, including the denial of evidence-based drug treatment and related health and social support services.
    1. https://unaids-ap.org/ccdu/expert-advisory-group/. More information about the UNAIDS-UNODC Asia-Pacific Expert Advisory Group on Compulsory Facilities for People Who Use Drugs can be found at.
    1. United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and UNAIDS, Compulsory treatment and rehabilitation in East and Southeast Asia. Bangkok: UNAIDS Regional Support Team for Asia and the Pacific and United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Regional Office for Southeast Asia and the Pacific; 2022.
    1. United Nations. Joint statement on compulsory drug detention and rehabilitation centres in Asia and the Pacific in the context of COVID-19. 2020. https://unaidsapnew.files.wordpress.com/2020/05/unjointstatement1june202... Available at.
    1. United Nations. Joint statement: Compulsory drug detention and rehabilitation centers. 2012. https://unaids-test.unaids.org/sites/default/files/unaids/contentassets/... Available at.

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