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Alberta introduces legislation enabling forced treatment of drug users (livewirecalgary.com)

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 14 hours ago

You know what happens when you force someone to quit drugs, when they don't want to? They start using again, as soon as they're released from treatment.

So, unless the plan is to hold these people indefinitely...which is a violation of their human rights...this plan is not going to work.