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., DiClemente-Bosco, K., Rash, C. J., & Garner, B. R. (2023). Effective, but underused: Lessons learned implementing contingency management in real-world practice settings in the United States. Preventive Medicine, 176, 107594. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2023.107594
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.
Oluwoye, O., Kriegel, L., Alcover, K. C., McPherson, S., McDonell, M. G., & Roll, J. M. (2020). The dissemination and implementation of contingency management for substance use disorders: A systematic review. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 34(1), 99–110. https://doi.org/10.1037/adb0000487
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