Views and experiences of involuntary civil commitment of people who use drugs in Massachusetts (Section 35).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Involuntary civil commitment (ICC) is a court-mandated process to place people who use drugs (PWUD) into substance use treatment. Research on ICC effectiveness is mixed, but suggests that coercive drug treatment like ICC is harmful and can produce a number of adverse outcomes. We qualitatively examined the experiences and outcomes of ICC among PWUD in Massachusetts.

Methods

Data for this analysis were collected between 2017 and 2023 as part of a mixed-methods study of Massachusetts residents who disclosed illicit drug use in the past 30-days. We examined the transcripts of 42 participants who completed in-depth interviews and self-reported ICC. Transcripts were coded and thematically analysed using inductive and deductive approaches to understand the diversity of

SUBMITTER: Silcox J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11849197 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature