Het Minnesota Model

The Minnesota Model: a useful addition to Dutch addiction care? In this article we present the results of the literature study and put them in the light of recent developments in addiction care: accessibility of addiction treatment, diversification of target groups and professionalization of interventions. In this article it is advocated that there should be a broad, differentiated, evidence-based supply of addiction treatment, because this offers the opportunity to optimize the matching effects between clients and different treatments. Diversity in treatment goals and methods is, therefore, needed. The upcoming Minnesota Model can be seen a valuable expansion of the current supply of the Dutch addiction treatment system.