Pelago, a virtual clinic for substance use treatment, launched a contingency management program, in which members are rewarded for healthy behaviors like engaging in treatment, the company announced ...

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Frustrated by out-of-control increases in drug overdose deaths, California's leaders are trying something radical: They want the state to be the first to pay people to stay sober. The federal ...

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 ...

Contingency management may lead to significant reductions in stimulant and alcohol use as well as in psychiatric hospitalizations in patients with substance addiction and serious psychiatric disorders ...

A thin, shy 24-year-old arrived on time, excited for his weekly appointment at the Brockton Neighborhood Health Center. It’s a stark contrast to the day four years ago when he broke down in a doctor’s ...

More than 48 million Americans have struggled with a substance use disorder (SUD) over the last 12 months. Despite decades of research and treatment interventions, relapse rates remain stubbornly high ...