Contingency Management
Part 1: An Evidenced-Based Approach to Positive Change

Patients in treatment are often intimately familiar with pain and punishment. This is one reason motivational incentives – positive reinforcements provided for taking incremental steps on a long, often arduous path of recovery – can be a powerful approach.

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Alcohol Consumption Greatly Increases Serious Risk of Injury

Comparative Study of European Countries on Relationship Between Drinking and Harm

Genetically Influenced Low Responses to Alcohol can Equal Risk for Alcoholism

Impulsive and Aggressive College Students Who Drink Heavily are High Risk for Alcohol Problems

> Meet the Researchers
Making a Difference in Our Lives

Arthur Cederbaum, Ph.D., professor of pharmacology and systems therapeutics, director of the Cederbaum Laboratory, and co-director of the Mount Sinai Liver Disease Research Center.

> Web

www.NaturalHigh.org

www.NationalYouthRecovery.com

> e-Pubs

CPDD Blog Entry - December 2011

NIH News in Health for January 2012

Resource Links (Northwest ATTC): Using Medication to Support Recovery: Research and Practice Updates

National Daily News from Join Together

> Funding

NIH: Health Services Research on the Prevention and Treatment of Drug and Alcohol Abuse

USDOJ: BJA FY 12 Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Training and Technical Assistance Program

> Special Populations

Through the Diamond Threshold: Promoting Cultural Competency in Understanding American Indian Substance Misuse

> En español

El Panorama Actual: Un Informe Nacional Sobre Los Tribunales de Drogas y Otros Programas de Tribunales de Resolucion de Problemas en Los Estados Unidos

> Resources

SAMHSA's Definition and Guiding Principles of Recovery

ATTC Network's Third Thursday iTrainings - January 19th, 2012, "Wellness and Recovery: 12 Steps to Guide in Today's Changing Health Care Environment"

2012 Recovery Month Banners and Logos Now Available

> Events

National Council Mental Health & Addictions Conference, April 15-17, 20112 - Chicago, Illinois

American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) 43rd Annual Medical-Scientific Conference, April 19-22, 2012 - Atlanta, Georgia