The Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport and the Minister of Justice requested advice from the Health Council of the Netherlands, on options for the treatment of detainees addicted to drugs. It is estimated that 15,000 to 23,000 @entity1 per year with addiction problems are detained. On the basis of the Custodial Institutions Act detainees have the right to adequate medical, psychological and @entity146 care, including treatment for @entity734 . The legal possibilities for using compulsion in the treatment of addicted @entity1 in detention are very limited. A consensus needs to be reached on @entity284 medication; professional groups must reach this consensus. As well as abstinence, Addiction Support Sections should aim to achieve harm reduction, for example, by means of stabilisation with a maintenance dose of @entity284 . The success of interventions among addicted detainees is largely dependent on both the introduction of pressure in the area of follow-up care and the continuity of care. Bearing in mind the frequent @entity146 comorbidity, more @entity146 care should be available within the penitentiary setting. The Penal Care Facility for Addicts [Dutch acronym: SOV] is a new sanction option in the Penal Code with which @entity734 repeat offenders can be involuntarily admitted to a @entity734 treatment centre for a maximum of 2 years. There is not enough scientific evidence to support the effectiveness of the SOV approach. The compulsory placement of an addict in the SOV could reduce the addict's motivation to do something about his addiction problem. SOV is a harsh sanction that should only be used once lighter sanctions (based on pressure by means of special conditions) have been shown to be ineffective for the @entity1 concerned.

['Treatment of XXXX ': and advisory report by the Health Council of the Netherlands].

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['people', 'persons'] @entity734 :: ('MESH:D019966', 'Disease') :: ['drug addiction', 'drug-addicted'] @entity284 :: ('MESH:D008691', 'Chemical') :: ['methadone'] @entity146 :: ('MESH:D001523', 'Disease') :: ['psychiatric']
@entity734 :: (MESH:D019966,Disease) :: ['drug-addicted detainees']
