LVM
LVM stands for the Act on the Care of Substance Abusers (lag om vård av missbrukare) and concerns compulsory care that the social welfare committee (socialnämnden) applies for and that the administrative court (förvaltningsrätten) decides on. It can become relevant when someone, because of substance abuse, exposes their own health or safety to serious danger and cannot be reached by voluntary care. Since it concerns care without consent, the decision is placed with a court as a guarantee of legal certainty.