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The law typically allows honest mistakes (even if unreasonable) as a basis for self\u2010defence (in this case the defence of others). However, because Taj's delusions were found by the court to have been caused by voluntary alcohol consumption, special legal (prior\u2010fault) intoxication rules were applied to block his defence; Taj was convicted and sentenced to 19\u00a0years imprisonment for attempted murder.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Argument<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We focus here on the simple question\u2014what does it mean to be intoxicated? On the facts, Taj did not have drugs active in his system at the time of the attack, but the court nonetheless insisted that Taj's delusional mistake was \u2018attributable to intoxication\u2019; namely, to drink\u2010 and drug\u2010taking in the previous days and weeks. This extended conception of intoxication was questionably distinguished from psychosis induced by withdrawal. Furthermore, the court was unreceptive to evidence of a long\u2010standing, underlying mental health disorder. We argue that the court's expanded view of intoxication is problematic, in that intoxication\u2010induced psychosis cannot be sharply distinguished from other causes such as mental disorders; and even if it could be distinguished, it should not give rise to blame and punishment in the same way as does conduct induced by chemically active intoxicants (\u2018drug\u2010on\u2010board\u2019).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The courts\u2019 expansion of the definition of intoxication is both legally and forensically problematic, introducing legal vagaries where the clinical science is already vague; and with intoxication frequently interlocking with historic intoxication and secondary or comorbid mental health conditions, the decision risks inappropriately and\/or over\u2010criminalizing defendants.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1111\/add.15024","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,2,27]],"date-time":"2020-02-27T21:45:55Z","timestamp":1582839955000},"page":"2200-2207","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":8,"title":["Drunk, dangerous and delusional: how legal concept\u2010creep risks overcriminalization"],"prefix":"10.1111","volume":"115","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0052-7836","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Hans S.","family":"Crombag","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Psychology and Sussex Neuroscience The University of Sussex  Brighton UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5419-9516","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"John J.","family":"Child","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Birmingham Law School, The University of Birmingham, Edgbaston  Birmingham UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"G. 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