Israelsson found that 73 of 90 countries worldwide provided some form of compulsory commitment (acute or rehabilitative). In all cases, compulsion was motivated by the intent to protect an otherwise legally capable individual in a self-destructive and vulnerable situation, due to substance use . Three main legislative domains, mental health care, social services, and criminal justice, have been described as the foundations for the mandated treatment of patients with SUDs. Civil commitment combines the first two legislative domains . Although most countries may direct one or more of these domains to offer assistance to patients with SUDs, not all countries provide assistance through all three legislative domains. In most cases, involuntary admission of patients with SUDs is a controversial option, which is implemented only after voluntary care has produced unsuccessful results [4–6].