[goonie4life9]

There is a large, ever-growing amount of evidence that contingency management is critical in the treatment of substance-abuse disorders.

Here is a link to a recent issues of the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, all about research on the treatment of drug abuse (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jaba.2008.41.issue-4/issuetoc)

Here is a link to a recent review article on contingency management (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2006.01581.x/full)

[1010RD]

Positive reinforcement works. My experience with addicts is they’re self-medicating. The ones who find a way out make a firm choice to stop. They very often redirect that energy toward helping others, including animals. They become their own therapists and prescribe dedication to service. That works and works well.

[Mad Dawg]

Thanks.