Overcoming drug addiction requires great personal motivation on the part of the addict: the drug abuser must want to break the habit before change may occur. Contingency management interventions represent one of the most effective ways to enhance motivation among substance abusers. This work describes the use of contingency management with individuals addicted to cocaine, heroine and other illicit drugs. Contingency management is a scientifically-based process of providing incentives for abstaining from drug abuse. Techniques involved in this treatment include positive reinforcement for drug abstinence and punishment for returning to drug use, with the emphasis on positive reinforcement. This book reviews literature describing the use of contingency management techniques with a wide range of individuals, including pregnant women, homeless people, and schizophrenic drug abusers. This detailed, comprehensive volume should be of value to researchers, clinicians and policy makers alike.
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Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, USA
Theoretical and Empirical Foundations for Contingency Management Treatments for Drug Abuse; Clinic and Laboratory Studies on the Use of Incentives to Decrease Cocaine and Other Substance Use; Contingency Management and Relapse Prevention as Stimulant Abuse Treatment Interventions; Effective Treatment of Homeless Substance Abusers - Role of Contingency Management; Disability Income, Cocaine Use and Contingency Management Among Cocaine Dependent Schizophrenic Patients; Pregnant Women and TB-Exposed Drug Abusers - Reducing Drug Use and Increasing Treatment Compliance; Coupons/Vouchers as a Strategy for Increasing Treatment Entry for Opiate Dependent Injection Drug Abusers; Efficacy and Versatility of Voucher-Based Reinforcement in Drug Abuse Treatment; Treatment of Multiple Drug Abuse in the Methadone Clinic; Reducing Drug Use by Encouraging Alternative Behaviours; Contingent Access to Clinic Privileges Reduces Drug Abuse in Methadone Maintenance Patients; Reducing Cigarette Smoking in Methadone Maintenance Patients; Combined Behavioural and Pharmacological Treatment During Opioid Detoxification - a Review; Monitoring Cocaine Use During Contingency Management Interventions; Monitoring Therapist and Patient Behaviour During Behavioural Treatments for Illicit Drug Use - Process Research Perspectives; Disseminating Contingency Management Research to Drug Abuse Treatment Practitioners; Research on Contingency Management Treatment of Drug Dependence - Clinical Implications and Future Directions.
