Criteria for essential treatment and intervention.

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  • (1) suffers from a substance use disorder;
  • (2) can reasonably benefit from the essential treatment;
  • (3) is unlikely to substantially benefit from a less-restrictive alternative treatment; and
  • (4) presents a serious harm to self or others.




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