What decades of research reveal about involuntary substance use treatment – and why evidence points elsewhere
- Written by Susan E. Collins, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington
Since President Donald Trump issued a July 2025 executive order aimed at “ending crime and disorder on America’s streets,” national attention has increasingly focused on involuntary treatment as a response to visible homelessness and drug use.
A few months later, in September 2025, officials in Utah announced plans for a 16-acre...