When you are looking at whether someone needs compulsory treatment for a severe substance addiction, you must consider if voluntary treatment will work. Compulsory treatment is only necessary if voluntary treatment is unlikely to be effective. This is for the purposes of section 7(c), which helps decide if compulsory treatment is needed.
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For the purposes of section 7(c), compulsory treatment is necessary only if voluntary treatment is unlikely to be effective in addressing the severe substance addiction.
