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Code · U.S. Code · Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE · CHAPTER 42— NARCOTIC ADDICT REHABILITATION · SUBCHAPTER I— GENERAL PROVISIONS · § 3401

§ 3401. Declaration of policy

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It is the policy of the Congress that certain persons charged with or convicted of violating Federal criminal laws, who are determined to be addicted to narcotic drugs, and likely to be rehabilitated through treatment, should, in lieu of prosecution or sentencing, be civilly committed for confinement and treatment designed to effect their restoration to health, and return to society as useful members.
It is the further policy of the Congress that certain persons addicted to narcotic drugs who are not charged with the commission of any offense should be afforded the opportunity, through civil commitment, for treatment, in order that they may be rehabilitated and returned to society as useful members and in order that society may be protected more effectively from crime and delinquency which result from narcotic addiction.
(Pub. L. 89–793, § 2, Nov. 8, 1966, 80 Stat. 1438.)
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  • Pub. L. 89–793, § 2
  • 80 Stat. 1438
  • Pub. L. 89–793, title VI, § 605
  • 80 Stat. 1450
  • section 7237(d) of Title 26
  • section 4202 of Title 18
  • Pub. L. 92–420, § 1
  • 86 Stat. 677
  • section 3411 of this title
  • section 4251 of Title 18
  • section 2901 of Title 28
  • Pub. L. 89–793, § 1
  • Pub. L. 89–793, title VI, § 604
  • section 7237 of Title 26
  • Pub. L. 89–793, title VI, § 607
  • Pub. L. 89–793, title VI, § 606
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