(The Center Square) — A bipartisan duo of Pennsylvania senators want to create an involuntary treatment process in the commonwealth for drug addiction as thousands continue to die every year from overdoses.
“Senate Bill 962 … outlines treatment that is aimed towards helping individuals regain control of their lives,” Sen. Dan Laughlin, R-Erie, said during a press conference Wednesday. “Substance use disorder is a treatable mental health disorder.”
The process grants legal immunity from prosecution if a person undergoes voluntary or involuntary treatment. The process would allow individuals to petition for their release and require an application to commit someone to go through the Court of Common Pleas. Since 2018, more than 1.4 million doses of naloxone have been distributed by the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs, and almost 90,000 doses of naloxone were given by emergency responders, Laughlin noted.“Pennsylvania is in a crisis, and we are listening to the people,” Sen. Anthony Williams, D-Philadelphia, said. “People are sending us here to help and they are tired of waiting.”“They did not desire to continue their addiction,” Williams said.
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