Compulsion is a cardinal symptom of drug addiction (severe substance use disorder).
However, compulsion is observed in only a small proportion of individuals who repeatedly …

Behavioural economic accounts of addiction conceptualize harmful drug use as an operant
reinforcer pathology, emphasizing that a drug is consumed because of overvaluation of …

Importance In the US and the United Kingdom, cocaine use is the second leading cause of
illicit drug overdose death. Psychosocial treatments for cocaine use disorder are limited, and …

Methamphetamine use continues to be an important public health problem. Contingency
management is among the most effective interventions for reducing methamphetamine use …

Drug use represents a significant burden to public health through disease, disability and
social problems, and policy makers are becoming increasingly interested in how to develop …

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 …

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

What Works (and Doesn't) in Reducing Recidivism offers criminologists and students an
evidence-based discussion of the latest trends in corrections. Experts Latessa, Johnson, and …

Background: Alcohol use disorder (AUD) and its associated consequences remain
significant public health concerns. Given that AUD represents a spectrum of severity …

Objective: Engagement in mental health treatment is low, which can lead to poor outcomes.
We evaluated the efficacy of offering patients financial incentives to increase their mental …