Trial reportJournal of substance abuse treatment2014
Contingency management for cocaine treatment: cash vs. vouchers.
Trial report in Journal of substance abuse treatment, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 39 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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39 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 62 citations in OpenAlex.
- A Systematic Review of the Efficacy of Contingency Management for Substance Use Disorders in Low and Middle Income Countries.International journal of behavioral medicine · 2024Pooled it
- Psychosocial interventions for stimulant use disorder.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2024Pooled it
- "I's" on the prize: A systematic review of individual differences in Contingency Management treatment response.Journal of substance abuse treatment · 2019Pooled it
- Comparative efficacy and acceptability of psychosocial interventions for individuals with cocaine and amphetamine addiction: A systematic review and network meta-analysis.PLoS medicine · 2018Pooled it
- A review of the literature on contingency management in the treatment of substance use disorders, 2009-2014.Preventive medicine · 2016Pooled it
- Participant experiences with a text message and contingency management intervention for alcohol use during pregnancy and lactation in Cape Town, South Africa.Addiction science & clinical practice · 2025Trial
- Voucher incentives to improve viral suppression among HIV-positive people who inject drugs and men who have sex with men in India: a cluster randomised trial.The lancet. HIV · 2024Trial
- Impaired Learning From Negative Feedback in Stimulant Use Disorder: Dopaminergic Modulation.The international journal of neuropsychopharmacology · 2021Trial
- Contingency management for tobacco smoking during opioid addiction treatment: a randomised pilot study.BMJ open · 2017Trial
- A preliminary randomized controlled trial of contingency management for alcohol use reduction using a transdermal alcohol sensor.Addiction (Abingdon, England) · 2017Trial
- Development of a translational model to screen medications for cocaine use disorder II: Choice between intravenous cocaine and money in humans.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2016Trial
- Using contingency management procedures to reduce at-risk drinking in heavy drinkers.Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research · 2015Trial
- Comparing current veterans affairs contingency management incentive structures against common alternatives on intentions to abstain from alcohol among veterans.Experimental and clinical psychopharmacology · 2026Article
- Digital Interventions for Stimulant Use Among People Living with HIV: A Narrative Review.Current HIV/AIDS reports · 2025Review
- Financial incentives and long-acting injectable antipsychotics engagement: community mental health professionals' perspectives.BMC psychiatry · 2025Article
- The Unsolved Problem of Attrition Rates on Randomized Clinical Trials for Cocaine Use Disorders: A Scoping Review.Substance use & addiction journal · 2025Article
- Evolution of the substance use landscape: Implications for contingency management.Journal of applied behavior analysis · 2025Review
- Effectiveness of intermittent cash incentives to increase step counts.Journal of applied behavior analysis · 2025Article
- Contingency Management for Drug Use Disorders: Meta-Analysis and Application of Tolin's Criteria.Clinical psychology : a publication of the Division of Clinical Psychology of the American Psychological Association · 2024Article
- Contingency Management for Dually Diagnosed Inpatients with Psychosis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
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Abstract
The efficacy of contingency management (CM) for treating drug abuse is well supported. The most widely used form of CM is voucher-based reinforcement therapy (VBRT), where clients receive an escalating schedule of vouchers that can be redeemed for goods and services for meeting treatment goals. Though generally rejected due to concerns about potential harms to drug using participants, research suggests that cash may be a more effective reinforcer. This three-group randomized trial compared the efficacy of cash-based reinforcement therapy (CBRT) to VBRT and a non-CM condition on cocaine abstinence and treatment attendance; and examined whether CBRT resulted in greater levels of harm than VBRT. Findings indicated that the CBRT was as effective as VBRT when compared to the non-CM condition and that it did not increase rates of drug use, cravings, or high-risk behaviors. Future research should examine potential cost savings associated with a cash-based CM approach as this could have important implications for the wider adoption of the CM model.
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