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Eric Adams advances fight against NYC public drug use with new law allowing doctors to involuntarily commit addicts

Mayor Eric Adams wants to make it easier to take drug addicts off the streets — and into treatment against their will.
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Mayor Adams floats state bill to involuntarily hospitalize individuals for public substance use, amid reelection push

Mayor Eric Adams announced a push on Thursday for state legislation allowing the city to involuntarily hospitalize those ...

Adams pitches plan to get drug addicts off NYC streets

New York City Mayor Eric Adams has proposed a controversial new law to get drug addicts off the city’s streets by expanding ...
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NYCLU: Adams’ Proposal For Addressing Drug Abuse Is A “Dangerous Policy”

New York Civil Liberties Union’s Executive Director Donna Lieberman responded to Adams saying, “For too long, politicians ...
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Eric Adams targets quality of life crackdown message to conservative audience

The New York City mayor is pitching a new law for involuntary removals, though it has no sponsors in Albany or bill language ...