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The effectiveness of compulsory drug treatment: A systematic review

Werb D 1 , Kamarulzaman A 2 , Meacham MC 3 , Rafful C 3 , Fischer B 4 , Strathdee SA 3 Show all authors , Wood E 5

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  • 1 International Centre for Science in Drug Policy, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael's Hospital, 30 Bond Street, Toronto, ON, Canada M5B 1W8; Division of Global Public Health, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093-0507, USA. Electronic address: [email protected]
  • 2 Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 3 Division of Global Public Health, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093-0507, USA
  • 4 Social & Epidemiological Research Unit, Centre for Addiction & Mental Health (CAMH), 33 Russell Street, Toronto, ON, Canada M5S 3B1
  • 5 International Centre for Science in Drug Policy, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael's Hospital, 30 Bond Street, Toronto, ON, Canada M5B 1W8; Division of Global Public Health, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093-0507, USA; Urban Health Research Initiative, BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, 608-1081 Burrard Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6Z 1Y6
Int J Drug Policy, 2016 Feb;28:1-9.
PMID: 26790691 DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2015.12.005

Abstract

Despite widespread implementation of compulsory treatment modalities for drug dependence, there has been no systematic evaluation of the scientific evidence on the effectiveness of compulsory drug treatment.

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