Fact is, contingency management (CM) is a ho-hum name for a type of therapy that can produce exciting results—and has for decades. With this post, I will explain what it is, how it is best used, and ...

A secondary analysis of four trials found no significant benefit of adding behavioral therapy to the combination of buprenorphine and medical management for individuals with opioid use disorder in ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Results of a systematic review and meta-analysis supported the use of contingency management for addressing ...

People wanting to quit stimulant drugs have few clinical options, except for an incentive-based approach shown effective through decades of Washington State University research. Called contingency ...

Research suggests that contingency management, a behavioral and incentive-based treatment strategy, may be a promising option for patients with stimulant use disorder. The San Francisco AIDS ...

Traditional recovery programs have long been pivotal in the battle against substance use disorders. However, their effectiveness in preventing relapse has been questioned. Studies show that the ...

Re: “Fentanyl crisis needs a turning point, so what is being done?” [March 3, A1]: The fentanyl overdose epidemic warrants novel approaches supported by evidence. Historically, when a patient’s ill ...

The opioid epidemic remains a U.S. public health crisis and has only worsened since the COVID-19 pandemic began in 2020, with opioid deaths accounting for 69,000 of 93,000 overdose-related deaths in ...

Behavioral health practices focus on the ways that your thoughts and emotions influence your behavior. “Behavioral health” is a term for a wide-reaching field that looks at mental health, lifestyle, ...