# The rise of involuntary addiction treatment in B.C.

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Podcast: [10/3: Canada Covered](https://stenobird.com/podcast/10-3-canada-covered-333743)
Published: 2025-09-30T17:11:00+00:00
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Canada’s drug crisis has some policy makers looking away from measures such as harm reduction and toward expansion of treatment beds. And along with that has come discussion of measures to compel addicts into treatment. Vancouver Sun reporter Lori Culbert joins Dave Breakenridge to discuss how involuntary treatment works, the legal questions around the practice, and the stories of some patients who have been forced into treatment. Background reading: Does involuntary care work? Three B.C. residents share their personal stories Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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