The Best Way to Fight Meth Addiction? Gift Cards

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For decades, the most effective treatment for addiction to methamphetamine or cocaine has been mired in stigma and mostly limited to small research studies. But with deaths involving meth and cocaine on the rise, policymakers across the country are turning to gift cards to fight drug use.

This story has been updated to clarify the research on long-term effects of contingency management and the eligibility requirements to deliver contingency management through CalAIM.

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Stephen Higgins, PhD, Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry, University of Vermont

Richard Rawson, PhD, Professor Emeritus, UCLA Department of Psychology

Andrew Dertien, Contingency Management Coordinator, HealthRIGHT 360

Bernard Groves

Ayesha Appa, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, UCSF and San Francisco General Hospital

Tyler Sadwith, Medicaid Director, California Department of Health Care Services

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