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Fazenda bela vista – clínica terapêutica where he raised some questions related to drug laws in brazil. Check out the result of this exclusive interview: doctor, andré tolentino, how does the law view drug users today? For many years, our country adopted a war on drugs policy, which proved to be ineffective, to say the least, as it treats drug addicts as criminals. Today our legislation has been modernized and has been trying to apply the restorative model, where it treats the addict as sick and imposes serious penalties on the trafficker. So drug addicts no longer go to prison when they are caught using drugs? No, today the drug law no longer carries a prison sentence for users. However, we know that many addicts end up moving into trafficking to have contact with drugs. Yes, we have already had two cases like this at fazenda bela vista – clínica terapêutica.
This case, is the addict liable for drug trafficking? In the case of a drug addict arrested for drug trafficking, we have to find out the patient's degree of cognitive impairment and whether he was in full Country Email List control of his functions at the time of the crime. In these cases that the doctor mentioned, both were absolved of crimes but had to commit to continuing with the treatment. So the user still commits a crime, but doesn't go to prison, is that it? Yes, that's it. In case of arrest, he may be taken to the police station and a detailed term drawn up, but there is no provision for a crime of imprisonment. The drug law (11,343/06) provides for warning penalties, provision of services to the community and attendance at an educational program or course. In this fantástico series, there was a lot of talk about involuntary hospitalization.

Does the law authorize this modality? Yes, casagrande underwent involuntary hospitalization, that is, he did not want to receive treatment. In serious cases, where the patient puts his life or the lives of others at risk and treatment without hospitalization is not possible, there is a possibility, where the consent of a family member is necessary and also a medical report indicating the involuntary modality. Is that what happened with casagrande? Yes, in his case the hospitalization took place at the request of his son. How do you see treatment for drug addicts in brazil today? Very unequal doctor marcelo, today, we find public hospitals full, without the slightest preparation to treat this type of pathology and, in turn, we have therapeutic communities with serious allegations of human rights violations and excellent quality clinics at high.
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