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. 2015 Jun 1;65(2):347-353.
doi: 10.1007/s40732-014-0110-3.

Reinforcement Schedule Effects on Long-Term Behavior Change

Joy Chudzynski  1 , John M Roll  2 , Sterling McPherson  3 , Jennifer M Cameron  3 , Donelle N Howell  3
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  • 1 UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs, Behavioral Pharmacology Unit, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
  • 2 UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs, Behavioral Pharmacology Unit, Los Angeles, CA, USA. Program of Excellence in Addiction Research, Washington State University, Spokane, WA, USA. College of Nursing, 427C, PO Box 1495, Spokane, WA 99210-1495, USA.
  • 3 Program of Excellence in Addiction Research, Washington State University, Spokane, WA, USA.

Reinforcement Schedule Effects on Long-Term Behavior Change

Joy Chudzynski et al. Psychol Rec. .
. 2015 Jun 1;65(2):347-353.
doi: 10.1007/s40732-014-0110-3.

Authors

Joy Chudzynski  1 , John M Roll  2 , Sterling McPherson  3 , Jennifer M Cameron  3 , Donelle N Howell  3

Affiliations

  • 1 UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs, Behavioral Pharmacology Unit, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
  • 2 UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs, Behavioral Pharmacology Unit, Los Angeles, CA, USA. Program of Excellence in Addiction Research, Washington State University, Spokane, WA, USA. College of Nursing, 427C, PO Box 1495, Spokane, WA 99210-1495, USA.
  • 3 Program of Excellence in Addiction Research, Washington State University, Spokane, WA, USA.

Abstract

Objective: The primary aim of this study was to determine whether different schedules of contingency management (CM), in conjunction with psychosocial treatment, produced different rates of abstinence and treatment attendance among individuals dependent on methamphetamine.

Methods: Individuals were randomized into 1 of 3 conditions that sought to equate total potential reinforcer magnitude while varying the frequency with which reinforcement was delivered, and comparing these results to those obtained when psychosocial support alone was used.

Results: Results indicate that all 3 CM schedules occasioned more abstinent attendance than the group only receiving psychosocial treatment. However, the 3 CM conditions did not differ in any appreciable way.

Conclusions: These results suggest that treatment providers may be able to decrease the frequency of reinforcer delivery in CM paradigms while retaining efficacy to treat psychostimulant use disorders.

Keywords: clinical trial; contingency management; methamphetamine use disorders; psychostimulants; substance use disorder treatment.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors report no real or potential conflict(s) of interest, including financial, personal, or other relationships with other organizations or pharmaceutical/biomedical companies that may inappropriately impact or influence the research and interpretation of the findings.

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