Adaptation of Contingency Management for Stimulant Use Disorder During the COVID-19 Pandemic

The current coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has rapidly spread across the world. Individuals with stimulant use disorder are a vulnerable population, who are particularly at risk of negative outcomes during this pandemic due to several risk factors, including mental and physical comorbidities, weakened immune responses, high-risk behaviors, and barriers to healthcare access. Engaging patients with stimulant use disorder in regular treatment has become even more difficult during this pandemic, which has resulted in many cuts to addiction treatment programs.

Source: Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment - August 9, 2020 Category: Addiction Authors: Evelyn Zastepa, Jane C. Sun, Jennifer Clune, Nickie Mathew Source Type: research