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: Current AwarenessFears over new drug orders for mental health patients - The Guardian
By sally
“Campaigners have expressed concern about the potential misuse of new powers for the compulsory treatment of people with mental illness that come into force in England today.”
The Guardian, 3rd October 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Full post as published by Current Awareness on November 03, 2008 (boomark / email).
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