Guarantees for protection of the right of drug addicts to confidential medical information
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YAROSLAV MUDRYI NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY, KHARKIV, UKRAINE
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NATIONAL PIROGOV MEMORIAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY, VINNYTSIA, UKRAINE
Publication date: 2025-11-30
Wiadomości Lekarskie 2025;(11):2527-2532
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Aim: To study the theoretical and practical problems in implementing legal guarantees for the protection of the rights of drug addicts regarding confidentia
medical information, to determine the legal grounds for the disclosure of such information, and to identify the classification of legal guarantees for protecting
rights in this area.
Materials and Methods: This study employs an interdisciplinary approach, using comparative law, as well as dialectical and systemic methods. The materials of
the study serve as a basis for systematizing legislation on the implementation of legal guarantees for protecting the rights of drug addicts regarding confidentia
medical information. The main legislative sources include the Constitution of Ukraine (Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, 1996), Fundamentals of Ukrainian Legislation
on Healthcare (Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, 1992), and the Law on Measures to Combat Illicit Trafficking in and Abuse of Narcotic Drugs, Psychotropic Substances,
and Precursors (Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, 1995), among others.
Conclusions: The problems of protecting the confidentiality of medical information of drug addicts stem from the lack of legal awareness among medical
professionals, outdated medical data protection systems, insufficient state control mechanisms, and ineffective legal liability frameworks, particularly given
the development of digital technologies in the healthcare sector.