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

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 …

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

Rationale: Impulsivity is implicated in drug dependence. Recent studies show problems with
alcohol and opioid dependence are associated with rapid discounting of the value of …

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

The burden of substance use and especially the unmatched rates of overdoses in rural
Central Appalachia highlight the need for innovative approaches to curb the initiation to drug …

Rationale: Impulsivity is implicated in alcohol dependence, and discounting of delayed
rewards may be an objective indicator of impulsiveness. Objectives: This study evaluated …

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 …