Posts by rasc

Contingency management (CM) is an evidence-based intervention for stimulant use and is highly effective in combination with medication for opioid use disorder. Yet, uptake of CM in opioid treatment programs that provide medication for opioid use disorder remains low. This paradox in which CM is one of the most effective interventions, yet one of the…

A recent article produced by C-DIAS leadership has been selected for the Psychiatry Services Editor’s Choice! To see the full compilation of the Editor’s Choice and to read the C-DIAS piece, visit the Psychiatry Services website today.

The C-DIAS Fellowship in Addiction Dissemination and Implementation (D&I) Science is designed for early or mid-career individuals who have a goal of using rigorous methods in D&I science to improve public access to high-quality addiction treatment. The 2023-2024 inaugural cohort consists of seven promising individuals whose research projects span a variety of topics including culturally-adapted…

This protocol paper describes a stagewise implementation-to-target (stepped “care” type) approach to implement MOUD whereby organizations engage in increasingly intensive implementation strategies as needed.

Written by members of the C-DIAS team, this paper assessed how implementation research has been used in the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) efforts to address the opioid and stimulant epidemics.