Drug and alcohol use presents a serious social problem for most countries in the world. Of
particular concern is the well-documented relationship between substance use and crime …

This paper presents an abbreviated survey of the substance abuse treatment literature
regarding the effectiveness of various levels of coercion. The review provides overall …

This article discusses the ethical justification for, and reviews the American evidence on the
effectiveness of, treatment for alcohol and heroin dependence that is provided under legal …

Legal coercion is frequently used to leverage substance abuse treatment upon persons who
would otherwise not seek it voluntarily. Various methodological and conceptual problems of …

An overview of research trends and issues in the area of compulsory substance abuse
treatment is presented, using a sample of 170 English-language articles obtained from a …

Coerced or involuntary treatment comprises an integral, often positive component of
treatment for addictive disorders. By the same token, coercion in health care raises …

A striking phenomenon in many western countries is the increasing use of the criminal
justice system as a means of channelling and coercing drug users into treatment. Despite …

Of central importance is that our clinical experience and treatment outcome studies to date
strongly suggest that coercion is fundamental to addiction treatment and favorable outcomes …

Recent work has criticized the evidence base for the effectiveness of addiction treatment
under social controls and coercion, suggesting that the development of sound policies and …

This paper reports on a review of the literature on the quasi-compulsory treatment (QCT) of
drug dependent offenders in five languages; English, German, French, Italian and Dutch …