Contingency management leads to preparedness in the event of an emergency, disaster, or system failure. It utilizes risk assessment and is intended to identify vulnerabilities and threats, and to ...

Traditional recovery programs have long been pivotal in the battle against substance use disorders. However, their effectiveness in preventing relapse has been questioned. Studies show that the ...

A team of companies received $1.6 million from the Federal Aviation Administration to build and test their Contingency Management Platform at the New York Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Test Site at ...

Giving a gift or a cash incentive to someone to give up an addiction sounds like a prize for behaving badly, but the practice works. The real challenge is deciding who should pay for it. Anna smokes ...

California may become the first state in the U.S. to pay drug users to stay sober. It may seem like a radical idea, but it's not a new one. It's called "contingency management," and it's a system the ...

Clyde Davis battled a methamphetamine and heroin addiction for over nine years. He tried various treatment programs, but none worked for him before he reached his insurance maximum and was forced to ...

Research suggests that contingency management, a behavioral and incentive-based treatment strategy, may be a promising option for patients with stimulant use disorder. The San Francisco AIDS ...

Re: “Fentanyl crisis needs a turning point, so what is being done?” [March 3, A1]: The fentanyl overdose epidemic warrants novel approaches supported by evidence. Historically, when a patient’s ill ...

The telecom ministry has failed to establish a National Emergency Telecommunication System (NETS) to maintain telecommunication and internet services during disasters despite starting the initiative ...