Importance Medication treatment for opioid use disorder (MOUD) is efficacious, but
comorbid stimulant use and other behavioral health problems often undermine efficacy …

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

Objective: Despite significant advances in psychosocial treatments for substance use
disorders, the relative success of these approaches has not been well documented. In this …

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 …

These Guidelinesreview the use of medicines such as methadone, buprenorphine,
naltrexone and clonidine in combination with psychosocial support in the treatment of …

The past three decades have been marked by tremendous progress in behavioral therapies
for drug abuse and dependence, as well as advances in the conceptualization of …

Background Maintenance treatments are effective in retaining patients in treatment and
suppressing heroin use. Questions remain regarding the efficacy of additional psychosocial …

We examine in this paper the unfolding of craving concepts within 18 models that span
roughly 60 years (1948–2009). The amassed evidence suggests that craving is an …

This study evaluated the efficacy of a contingency management (CM) procedure that
provided opportunities to win prizes as reinforcers. At intake to outpatient treatment, 42 …