The Issue of Consent in Research that Administers Drugs of Addiction to Addicted Persons

Authors: Carter, Adrian1; Hall, Wayne2

Source: Accountability in Research: Policies and Quality Assurance, Volume 15, Number 4, October 2008 , pp. 209-225(17)

Publisher: Taylor and Francis Ltd

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Abstract:

In addiction, impaired control over drug use raises questions about the capacity of addicted persons to consent to participate in research studies in which they are given their drug of addiction. We review the case for doing such research, and the arguments that addiction does, and does not, prevent addicted persons from consenting to such research. We argue for a more nuanced view that acknowledges that while in some situations addiction impairs decision-making capacity, it does not eliminate such capacity. We conclude with some suggestions for recruiting addicted subjects and designing experiments in ways to obtain free and informed consent.

Keywords: addiction; addiction research; informed consent; neuroethics; research ethics

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1080/08989620802388689

Affiliations: 1: The University of Queensland, Queensland Brain Institute and the Department of Philosophy, Queensland, Australia 2: School of Population Health, The University of Queensland, Queensland, Australia

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