[Avodah] Seeking a facility for drug addiction problems

[Zev Sero]

On 19/06/2012 11:04 AM, Micha Berger wrote:
> I know of the Novominsker advising similarly in the case of someone
> needing psychiatric care. His reasoning was parallel to piquach nefesh,
> but I do not think he actually called it piquach nefesh. We are mechallel
> Shabbos for PN because "chalal alav Shabbos achas kedei sheyishameir
> Shabbasos harbei", which should be true for someone incapable of keeping
> Shabbos in their current condition for other reasons. Especially when
> no one else is being called upon to violate Shabbos on their behalf.

The relevant precedent is probably the heter to break Shabbos in order
to save someone from shmad.

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