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CDC Issues Advisory as Drug Overdose Deaths Spike: "The most recent provisional data available from the CDC National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) indicate that approximately 81,230 drug overdose deaths occurred in the United States in the 12-months ending in May 2020."

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This article describes Contingency Management, a highly effective addiction treatment. Our Center for Learning and Health evaluates Contingency Management interventions.

This Addiction Treatment Works. Why Is It So Underused? An approach called contingency management rewards drug users with money and prizes for staying abstinent. But few programs offer it, in part because of moral objections to the concept.

Extra Payments Motivate Sobriety and Employment among People Recovering from Addiction Extra Payments Motivate Sobriety and Employment among People Recovering from Addiction 04/20/2020 Credit: Getty Images After a yearlong study of people with opioid dependence, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers report evidence that adding $8 an hour to their paychecks may help those in recovery stay...

Study to Test If Financial Incentives Improve Medication Adherence for Patients with Opioid Use Disorder Study to Test If Financial Incentives Improve Medication Adherence for Patients with Opioid Use Disorder