Contingency management (CM) is an evidence-based practice that uses behavioral reinforcement, like rewards, to shape client behavior toward a treatment goal, such as attending counseling sessions or abstinence.

As a therapeutic approach, CM has been studied extensively in addiction treatment settings for half a century and found reliably effective in the treatment of both opioid use disorder and methamphetamine use disorder, two major contributors to the current overdose epidemic in the U.S.

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