Rates of alcohol use disorder (AUD) have increased in women by 84% over the past ten
years relative to a 35% increase in men. This substantive increase in female drinking is …

Behavioural economic accounts of addiction conceptualize harmful drug use as an operant
reinforcer pathology, emphasizing that a drug is consumed because of overvaluation of …

Over the 20 years since the criteria for empirically supported treatments (ESTs) were
published, standards for synthesizing evidence have evolved and more systematic …

The field of behavioral economics has made important inroads into the understanding of
substance use disorders through the concept of reinforcer pathology. Reinforcer pathology …

Background Financial incentives promote many health behaviors, but effective ways to
deliver health incentives remain uncertain. Methods We randomly assigned CVS Caremark …

Cocaine use continues to be a serious worldwide public health problem. Cocaine abuse is
associated with substantial morbidity and mortality. Cocaine overdose deaths are increasing …

Substance use disorders (SUDs) are heterogeneous conditions characterized by recurrent
maladaptive use of a psychoactive substance associated with significant distress and …

Using a consistent Skinnerian perspective, Behavior Analysis and Learning: A
Biobehavioral Approach, Sixth Edition provides an advanced introduction to the principles of …

Aims To examine the effectiveness of contingency management (CM) techniques in treating
substance use disorders (ie illicit drugs, alcohol, tobacco). Design Meta‐analysis was used …

Aims To systematically investigate the effectiveness of voucher‐based reinforcement
therapy for the treatment of substance use disorders. Methods Effect sizes and 95 …