"It's a response to seeing pain and suffering in front of you and saying, 'I don't want to have to see this, so let's just make sure that this is out of the way.'" — Dr. Anita Srivastava highlights the emotional motivations behind the call for involuntary treatment in addiction cases.
"I think it's a frustrated response to a problem that [people] perceive as having no real solution. I don't think it will work, but I can understand where it might be coming from." — Dr. Srivastava emphasizes the complexities of addiction treatment and cautions against oversimplifying the solutions.
The task force created by the Canadian Society of Addiction Medicine reviewed worldwide research into the effectiveness of involuntary treatment and found inconclusive evidence regarding its efficacy.
More than 47,000 Canadians have died from toxic opioids since 2016; this alarming statistic underlines the urgency of the crisis as politicians seek immediate solutions.
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