The main strength of this study was that it was the first to study experiences of coercion among patients with SUD, despite the fact that this law was established more than 20 years ago in Norway. This study highlighted the patients’ personal views on whether they were forced to undergo SUD treatment, irrespective of their legal status. This type of research is important because it sheds light on the processes that patients with SUD undergo, when the society invokes coercive laws with a rehabilitative purpose. More nuanced research is needed to understand how the patient’s perception of coercion is related to the motivation to enter treatment. An important topic for future research is the relationship between objective and perceived coercion.