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Podcast: Tradeoffs
Episode: The Best Way to Fight Meth Addiction? Gift Cards
Description: 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.Credits:Stephen Higgins, PhD, Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry, University of VermontRichard Rawson, PhD, Professor Emeritus...