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Contingent Reinforcement for Benzodiazepine‐free Urines: Evaluation of a Drug Abuse Treatment Intervention

Year: 1982

Type: article

Abstract: This study evaluated contingent reinforcement for benzodiazepine-free urines as a therapeutic intervention for promoting reduced use of supplemental benzodiazepine drugs among methadone maintenance outpatients. Ten methadone maintenance patients were selected for participation on the basis of positive urinalysis results. During a 12-week intervention period these patients were offered clinic privileges, including monetary payments or methadone take-home doses, contingent on benzodiazepine negative urinalysis test results. Eight of ten participants responded to the intervention with at least 2.5 weeks of consecutive clean urines. An increase in benzodiazepine-negative tests during the contingent reinforcement period was significant for the group as a whole. The results suggest that more widespread application of contingent reinforcement procedures may be warranted in drug abuse treatment clinics.

Source: Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis

DOI: 10.1901/jaba.1982.15-493

Authors: Maxine L. Stitzer, George E. Bigelow, Ira A. Liebson, James W. Hawthorne

Institutions: Johns Hopkins University, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Johns Hopkins Hospital

Language: English

Topic: Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes

Subfield: Epidemiology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W2020682652

FWCI: 2.04

Cites: 15

Cited by: 90

Related to: 10