Effects of Lower-Cost Incentives on Stimulant Abstinence in Methadone Maintenance Treatment

2006306 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Jessica M. Peirce · Johns Hopkins University

Nancy M. Petry · University of New England

Maxine L. Stitzer · Johns Hopkins University

Jack Blaine · Hematology Oncology Consultants

Scott Kellogg · New York University

Frank Satterfield · Johns Hopkins University

Marion Schwartz ·

Abstract

An abstinence incentive approach that paid 120 dollars in prizes per participant effectively increased stimulant abstinence in community-based methadone maintenance treatment clinics.

Topics & Keywords

Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Archives of General Psychiatry

Volume 63, Issue 2, pp. 201-201

DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.63.2.201

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