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At the end of October 2017. it has been thirty-five years since the adoption in Poland the Education in Sobriety and Counteracting Alcoholism Act. The appearance of this document had a special social significance. As indicated in their statements, eg card. Stefan Wyszyński, ks. Franciszek Blachnicki and St. Pope John Paul II, alcohol was a particular element of the enslavement of the Polish nation. Addictions led to family tragedies. Alcoholism caused that people in Poland for many years did not have the capacity to take effective fighting against the communist ideology. Anti-alcohol law was to introduce relevant standards for the sale of alcoholic products. At the same time it introduced the principle of directing addicts to forced treatment. The topic of forced treatment of addicts is still widely discussed in the literature of the subject It is noted that only voluntarily expressed compatible with therapy, is able to start the process of recovery. On the other hand, it is recalled that in cases of addiction it is often not possible to obtain treatment approval. A man in a similar situation is enslaved by alcohol, which prevents him from making a rational decision. In Poland, compulsive drug treatment (except for minor exceptions) can only be used for alcohol addicts. Are these actions still valid? People addicted to drugs can not be treated without consent. So perhaps - how can some people perceive - alcohol addicts patients are discriminated? On the other hand it is worth to considering: Is compulsive to treat alcoholic addicts people is intended only to protect their health? Perhaps it is also important good of the family of an alcohol addict person?