Table 1 The 39 explored laws on CCC of substance misusers of 28 European countries with categorization of type (criminal law [C], mental health [M]or social [S]) and main intention (acute or rehabilitative)

Azerbaijan

Criminal Code & Presidential Decree 1997 On org. of comp. treatm. for chronic alc. & drug addicts

C

rehab

Governmental. decree (UKAT) n 21, 59 200; n 21 200; n 25 2007

C

rehab

Croatia

Penal Code 1997 and Law on combat. narcotic drugs abuse (OG 107/01, 87/02, 163/03)

C

rehab

Cyprus

Care and treatment of Drug Addicts Law of 1992

C

rehab

Czech Rep

Criminal Code Act 141/1961

C

rehab

Denmark

Law on detent. of drug-depend. pers. n. 190 2007, amend. by 1584 2006; § 2 law n. 542 6. 2007

S

rehab

Estonia

Mental Health Act, 1997^a

M

acute

Finland

Mental Health Law 1990

M

acute

Law on alcohol and drug dependence 1986

S

acute

France

Public Health Law. Art L 628-3, 70-1320. 1970 abrog. by Ord. 548 2000

C

rehab

Art. L 3413-1 to 4, 3423-1 & 3423-2 by Public Health law. mod. by L. 297 2007

C

rehab

Germany

Penal Code Sec 64 of 1975

C

rehab

Greece

Law no 3459/2006

C

rehab

Hungary

Act CLIV of 1997 on Health Care Sec 200

M

rehab

Criminal Code of 1978 section 75 Forced cure of alcoholics^a

C

acute

Ireland

Mental Health Act 2001

M

acute

Lithuania

Law on Mental Health Superv. (Zn. 1995 Nr 53–1290)

M

acute

Civil code (Zin. 2000 Nr 74–2262)

M

acute

Macedonia

Law on compulsory treatment and Law on family affairs 17.06.2004

C^b

rehab

Moldova

Law on social rehab. of pat. with chronic alc, drug addiction and dep. on non narc. psyc. subs. 1991

S

rehab

Code of legal/judicial proc. 122-XV of 2003

C

rehab

Montenegro

Law on protection and exercise of the rights of mentally ill of 2006

M

rehab

Netherlands

Dutch Act on special admission to psychiatric hospital. 1992

M

rehab

Norway

Act 62 of 1999 on mental health care

M

acute

Act 81 of 1991 relating to Social services

S

rehab

Poland

Act of 2005 on counteracting drug addiction^a

C

rehab

Romania

Law 143 of 2000 on combating illicit drugs trafficking and consumption. Chap 4 art 27-28

C

rehab

Russian Federation

Law on psychiatric service and the guarantees for the citizens. 1992

M

acute

Criminal Code 1996 on compulsory measures of medical nature

C

rehab

Serbia

Crim. Code, VI chapter Security measures 78–80, 83, 84^a

C

rehab

Slovakia

Penal Code Law n. 300/2005

C

rehab

Slovenia

Penal Code: 65, 66; Penal sent: 59; 148–152; 154–157; 164; 169; 171–172; 176; 181; 199; 252; 255^a

C

rehab

Spain

Organic Law 10/95 Criminal Code art n 102–105, Law 1/2000 on Civil Trial

C

rehab

Sweden

Act 1991:1128 Law on compulsory psychiatric treatment

M

acute

Act 1988:870 Law on care of misusers in certain cases

S

rehab

Penal Code 1982/2001: 457 Chapter 31 § 2

C

rehab

Act 1976:511 on detention of intoxicated persons^a

S

acute

Turkey

Penal Code 5237 art 57/7 and 191/2-7

C

rehab

United Kingdom

Mental Health Act 1983

M

acute