California is implementing a program called “contingency management” to help hard-drug users by paying them to stay clean, focusing on stimulants like meth and cocaine. Participants must regularly provide a clean urine sample to receive payments in the form of gift cards, starting at $10 and increasing with continued abstinence. This initiative has expanded to other states like Washington and Montana. KFF Health News correspondent Angela Hart discussed this treatment on Spectrum News 1’s “LA Times Today” and has written in-depth about this program and national efforts to encourage other states to adopt similar approaches. The initiative is part of California’s efforts to tackle addiction issues.
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