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Contingency management treatment for substance use disorders: How far has it come, and where does it need to go?

Year: 2017

Type: article

Abstract: Contingency management (CM) interventions consistently improve substance abuse treatment outcomes, yet CM remains a highly controversial intervention and is rarely implemented in practice settings. This article briefly outlines the evidence base of CM and then describes 4 of the most often-cited concerns about it: philosophical, motivational, durability, and economic. Data supporting and refuting each of these issues are reviewed. The article concludes with suggestions to address these matters and other important areas for CM research and implementation, with the aims of improving uptake of this efficacious intervention in practice settings and outcomes of patients with substance use disorders. (PsycINFO Database Record

Source: Psychology of Addictive Behaviors

DOI: 10.1037/adb0000287

Authors: Nancy M. Petry, Sheila M. Alessi, Todd A. Olmstead, Carla J. Rash, Kristyn Zajac

Institutions: University of Connecticut, UConn Health, The University of Texas at Austin

Language: English

Topic: Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes

Subfield: Epidemiology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

Funders: National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development