Contingency management (CM) interventions consistently improve substance abuse
treatment outcomes, yet CM remains a highly controversial intervention and is rarely …

Background Psychostimulant misuse is a continuously growing medical and social burden.
There is no evidence proving the efficacy of pharmacotherapy. Psychosocial interventions …

Objective: Contingency management (CM) is often criticized for limited long-term impact.
This meta-analysis focused on objective indices of drug use (ie, urine toxicology) to examine …

Isn't it unethical to pay people to do what they should be doing anyway? Won't patients just
sell the reinforcers and buy drugs? Others didn't get prizes for not using. Why should they …

Aims We tested the efficacy of daily contingent reinforcement for reducing alcohol use
compared with (yoked) non‐contingent reinforcement (NR) using a transdermal alcohol …

Background Treatment providers have applied contingency management (CM) treatment, an
intervention that often rewards individuals for drug abstinence (ie, ABS CM), to treatment …

Background Problem alcohol use is common among people who use illicit drugs (PWID)
and is associated with adverse health outcomes. It is also an important factor contributing to …

BACKGROUND: Contingency management (CM) has not been thoroughly evaluated as a
treatment for alcohol abuse or dependence, in part because verification of alcohol use …

Background Research on contingency management to treat excessive alcohol use is limited
due to feasibility issues with monitoring adherence. This study examined the effectiveness of …

Objective: Contingency management (CM) reduces drug use, but questions remain
regarding optimal targets and magnitudes of reinforcement. We evaluated the efficacy of CM …