Commentary
by
Marshall, Kenneth D. et al
Release Date
2023
Geography
USA
Language of Resource
English
Full Text Available
No
Open Access / OK to Reproduce
No
Peer Reviewed
Yes
Objective
This paper reviews what is known about the effects of opioid use disorder on decision-making, and argues that some subset of these refusals are non-autonomous choices, even when patients appear to have decision making capacity.
Findings/Key points
This conclusion, that overdose patients do not have the capacity to refuse treatment, has several implications for how physicians assess and respond to patients who refuse medical recommendations after naloxone resuscitation.
Keywords
About PWUD
Legal system/law enforcement
Mental health
Overdose
