Drug Treatment Courts have the responsibility to handle cases involving drug-using offenders through
a system involving comprehensive supervision, mandatory drug testing, treatment services (and other therapeutic interventions) and immediate sanctions and incentives.

The objective of Drug Treatment Courts is to reduce substance abuse, crime and recidivism through the rehabilitation of persons who commit crimes to support their substance dependency. Drug Treatment Courts provide the focus and leadership for community-wide, anti-drug systems, bringing together criminal justice, treatment, education and other community-based partners in the reduction of substance dependency, abuse criminality and related harm.

CADTC's Purpose

• Assist Drug Treatment Courts in helping to reduce substance related harm, substance abuse, crime and recidivism among non-violent persons who commit crime for the purpose of supporting their addiction or dependence on controlled substances
• Gather and disseminate information and evaluations about the effectiveness of Drug Treatment Courts
• Establish public awareness of the effectiveness of Drug Treatment Courts
• Provide a forum through which Drug Treatment Court best practices can be developed, identified and disseminated
• Provide technical assistance and training to those interested in planning, implementing and establishing Drug Treatment Courts
• Facilitate the exchange and dissemination of information, materials, expertise and effective practices among the members of CADTC
• Encourage other court-based intervention programs based on the underlying principles of Drug Treatment Court
• Provide advice and make recommendations to governmental and non-governmental organizations on Drug Treatment Court issues
• Perform such other related activities to accomplish CADTC’s objectives

The CADTC is a not-for-profit Association.

• Constitution of the Canadian Association of Drug Treatment Courts June 6 2006