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March 13, 2026Addiction1 citations

Cost‐effectiveness of contingency management for methamphetamine use disorder: A model‐based analysis

GQGary QianStanford University YCYupeng ChenAgricultural Institute RRRichard A. RawsonUniversity of California, Los Angeles

Key Points

This analysis aims to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of contingency management for methamphetamine use disorder.
Utilized a model-based approach to analyze costs and effectiveness
Considered cost impacts in criminal justice and child welfare systems
Implemented conservative assumptions with a $750 incentive cap
Contingency management is identified as a highly cost-effective intervention
Incorporating additional cost impacts suggests the approach may be cost-saving
Indications that the intervention still shows effectiveness under conservative estimates

Abstract

Modelling shows that contingency management appears to be a highly cost-effective intervention for treating methamphetamine use disorder, even with conservative assumptions and a 750 incentive cap. When cost impacts in the criminal justice and child welfare systems are included, such programs are likely cost-saving.

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