Contingency Management Works – Why Is It So Underused?

Dominique Simon November 5, 2020

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"This addiction treatment works. Why is it so underused?"

Researchers have been studying contingency management (CM) for years: giving patients tangible rewards to reinforce positive behaviors such as abstinence has shown highly effective.

In a recent article, nytimes.com focused on contingency management, finally putting addiction treatment at the heart of the conversation.

How does it work? How successful has it been? What are clinicians, researchers and patients saying about it? What are the obstacles preventing people with addiction from accessing this innovative treatment method?

Read on for great insight on the approach.

Tagged: bribes vs incentives, Contingency Management, evidence based, methamphetamines, opioids, stimulants, Treatment approaches

Dominique Simon

Dominique launched Allies in Recovery in 2003. Her work has been featured on HBO and NPR. She is a facilitator and a trained speaker on issues of addiction and the family. She has worked extensively developing and evaluating federally-funded substance abuse programs for organizations and clinics throughout Massachusetts and New York. With an interest in recovery and substance abuse that spans 20 years, she sees a huge need to help families develop the skills to help a loved one recover fully in a supportive, whole, and lasting way in their families and in their communities. Her mission is to have Allies in Recovery fill that gap.

"This addiction treatment works. Why is it so underused?"

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