Coercion as a strategy for treatment of addiction is an effective but often negatively
perceived approach. The authors review current policies for involuntary commitments and …

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 …

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

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 …

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

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 …

Compulsory and noncompulsory treatments in the United States have changed over the past
50 years in response to a series of events occurring politically, clinically, economically, and …

An increasing number of individuals are being referred to alcohol treatment programs under
coercion from the criminal justice system. While a substantial number of investigations have …

Prior research on legally coerced treatment for substance abuse tends to find no difference
between coerced and non-coerced clients with respect to treatment retention and treatment …

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 …