Paying for Recovery: Contingency Management, Stimulant Use Disorder, & Survival w/Dr. Park

Stimulant overdose deaths are rising rapidly and one of the most effective treatments remains widely misunderstood.In this episode of Transform Minds Podcast, Dr. O sits down with addiction psychiatrist Dr. Dong Chan Park to explore contingency management (CM), an evidence-based treatment for stimulant use disorder that uses immediate rewards to reinforce recovery behaviors.Drawing on a 2025 American Journal of Psychiatry cohort study, this conversation examines how contingency management may significantly reduce all-cause mortality while addressing the ethical, clinical, and policy barriers limiting broader adoption.WHAT YOU’LL LEARN:Why stimulant-involved overdose deaths continue to riseHow contingency management works in real-world addiction treatmentWhy CM is often criticized as “bribery”The evidence linking CM to lower mortalityTrauma-informed approaches to stimulant treatmentThe role of ADHD, housing instability, and relapse triggers in recoveryHow CBT, IOP, and multidisciplinary care support long-term outcomesFEATURED ARTICLES & RESOURCES:Coughlin LN et al. Contingency Management for Stimulant Use Disorder and Association With Mortality. Am J Psychiatry. 2025.https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.20250053National Academies of Sciences:Medications and Behavioral Treatments for Substance Use DisordersSAMHSA:Treatment of Stimulant Use DisordersRecovery is possible. Evidence-based treatment saves lives.#ContingencyManagement #StimulantUseDisorder #AddictionPsychiatry #MentalHealthPodcast #AddictionRecovery