Why Mass. has one of the largest systems of involuntarily committing people for substance use disorder treatment

A law intended to be a last resort often becomes the overdose crisis of opioids.

Massachusetts has one of the largest systems to commit people involuntarily for the treatment of substance use disorders. That is according to Leo BeletskyProfessor of Law and Health Sciences at the North University -which was part of the Commission of Section 35 of the State.