Using Financial Incentives to Treat Stimulant Use Disorders: A Contingency Management Approach

Benicio Beatty; Ameya Komaragiri; Janet Weiner

Stimulants are playing a prominent role in the current U.S. overdose crisis. As stimulant use continues to mount, the need for evidence-based treatment grows more urgent. This brief highlights contingency management, the most effective treatment for stimulant use disorder, and reviews the current barriers to its widespread use along with practice and policy strategies for increasing implementation.

treatment stimulant use disorder