My girlfriend became acutely psychotic when quitting methadone and alcohol cold-turkey. She was taken to the hospital. After a week she was mostly out of it, but it was too late - the hospital had started the process for an evaluation for involuntary psychiatric treatment. When I realized what they were doing I tried to protect her by obtaining a court order, but was unsuccessful.<p>My girlfriend&#x27;s treatment by the system has been worse than I could have possibly imagined. These psychiatrists certainly have good intentions, but don&#x27;t realize the collateral damage inflicted by their treatments.<p>Today I found a copy of &quot;Drugs and Behavior: An Introduction to Behavioral Pharmacology&quot;, by William McKim. Hopefully this text will help me figure out how to talk reason into a psychiatrist.