Lead: Contingency Management for Stimulant Use Disorder and Association With Mortality: A Cohort Study

Contingency Management for Stimulant Use Disorder and Association With Mortality: A Cohort Study American Journal of Psychiatry This national retrospective cohort study found that veterans with stimulant use disorder who received contingency management (CM) were 41% less likely to die in the year following treatment initiation relative to matched comparison subjects. These findings provide the strongest real-world evidence to date that CM is associated with reduced all-cause mortality, underscoring its potential as a life-saving intervention in routine care. Results support expanding access to CM across healthcare systems and public health settings.   Read this issue of the ASAM Weekly Subscribe to the ASAM Weekly Visit ASAM