Legislating for health and human rights

The first chapter (“General Provisions”) describes the purpose of that Part of the model law, and provides definitions for many of the terms included in the provisions. [...] If the same source is cited more than once in a module, the second and subsequent references to that source are somewhat abbreviated (usually just the name of the author, or organization, and the title of the article or report). [...] These rights include the right of people who use drugs to enjoy the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health; patient rights, including confidentiality and the right to receive information regarding one’s state of health; the right to informed consent to treatment and the right to withdraw from treatment; and the right to non-discrimination in health care and to be free from tortu [...] Thus, many policy-makers and practitioners regard substitution treatment as a legitimate form of treatment that corresponds to the obligation under Article 38 for states “to take all practicable measures for the prevention of abuse of drugs and for the early identification, treatment, education, aftercare, rehabilitation and social integration of the persons involved.” The 1972 Protocol Amending t [...] Legislating on Health and Human Rights: Model Law on Drug Use and HIV/AIDS (ii) his or her rights and obligations as a patient, as specified in this Part and in applicable law; (iii)the procedure for making a complaint about the services received through the program; and (iv) cost and payment conditions and the availability of medical insurance and other possible subsidies.