FROM METHADONE MAINTENANCE TREATMENT PROGRAMS TO INVOLUNTARY ELECTRONIC BEHAVIOR CONTROL - LEGACY OF HEROIN ADDICTION IN 1984

• NCJ Number: 29772
• Journal: Corrective and Social Psychiatry and Journal of Behavior Technology Methods and Therapy Volume: 21 Issue: 2 Dated: (1975) Pages: 1-7
• Author(s): T E BRATTER
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 7 pages
• Corporate Author: Martin Psychiatric Research Foundation, Inc
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THE AUTHOR EXPLORES THE HYPOTHETICAL FUTURE RELATIONSHIP OF BEHAVIOR CONTROL TECHNOLOGY (TELEMETRY, BRAIN IMPLANATATIONS, ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY) TO THE TREATMENT OF HEROIN AND METHADONE ADDICTION.

Abstract

THE PRESERVATION OF CIVIL LIBERTIES AND THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN TREATMENT AND 'SOCIAL CONTROL' ARE EMPHASIZED. BEHAVIORAL SCIENTISTS AND MENTAL HEALTH SPECIALISTS ARE URGED TO CONSIDER THE TECHNOLOGICAL IMPLICATIONS AND IMPOSE CONTROLS BEFORE THE TECHNOLOGY ADVANCES BEYOND CONTROL.