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

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 struggling with severe substance

NYC Mayor Eric Adams Proposes Law To Involuntarily Commit Drug Addicts

New York City Mayor Eric Adams proposed a new law on Thursday that would make it easier to get drug addicts safely off the streets and into treatment.The “Compassionate Interventions Act” would allow doctors to involuntarily commit drug addicts in New York City.If the law passes, a doctor would be able to bring someone “who appears to pose a danger to themselves or others due to substance use” to a hospital and allow a judge to mandate treatment…

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

Adams on Wednesday will unveil the "Compassionate Interventions Act," a proposed state law that would expand involuntary commitment for people suffering substance abuse disorder.

Adams Pushes to Force Drug Users Off New York City's Streets

NEW YORK -- Mayor Eric Adams of New York City on Thursday returned to his roots as a law-and-order campaigner, vowing to seek the state's permission to forcibly remove drug users from the city's streets without their consent.