Implementation Research
A number of studies describe strategies and lessons learned to increase the successful implementation of CM in various settings.
Implementation Science
Becker, S. J., Murphy, C. M., Hartzler, B., Rash, C. J., Janssen, T., Roosa, M., Madden, L. M., & Garner, B. R. (2021). Project MIMIC (Maximizing Implementation of Motivational Incentives in Clinics): A cluster-randomized type 3 hybrid effectiveness-implementation trial. Addiction Science & Clinical Practice, 16(1), 61.
CM in the Department of Veterans Affairs
Coughlin, L. N., Tomlinson, D. C., Zhang, L., Kim, H. M., Frost, M. C., Khazanov, G., McKay, J. R., DePhilippis, D., & Lin, L. A. (2025). Contingency Management for Stimulant Use Disorder and Association With Mortality: A Cohort Study. The American journal of psychiatry, appiajp20250053. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.20250053
Coughlin, L. N., Zhang, L., Frost, M. C., Khazanov, G., McKay, J. R., DePhilippis, D., & Lin, L. (2024). Contingency management for substance use disorders in the U.S. Veterans Health Administration: 2018–2022. Journal of Substance Use and Addiction Treatment, 163, 209400. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.josat.2024.209400
Statewide CM Projects
Green, B., Parent, S., Ware, J., Hasson, A. L., McDonell, M., Nauts, T., Collins, M., Kim, F., & Rawson, R. (2023). Expanding access to treatment for stimulant use disorder in a frontier state: A qualitative study of contingency management and TRUST program implementation in Montana. Journal of Substance Use and Addiction Treatment, 151, 209032. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.josat.2023.209032
Parent, S. C., Peavy, K. M., Tyutyunnyk, D., Hirchak, K. A., Nauts, T., Dura, A., Weed, L., Barker, L., & McDonell, M. G. (2023). Lessons learned from statewide contingency management rollouts addressing stimulant use in the Northwestern United States. Preventive Medicine, 176, 107614. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2023.107614
Freese, T. E., Rutkowski, B. A., Peck, J. A., Padwa, H., Thompson, C., Datrice, A., Simmons, J., Cooper, M., Loya, C., Trupiano, D., & Rawson, R. A. (2024). California’s Recovery Incentives Program: Implementation strategies. Journal of Substance Use and Addiction Treatment, 167, 209513. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.josat.2024.209513