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Sara J. Becker, PhD; Lourah M. Kelly, MA; Augustine W. Kang, MSc; Katherine I. Escobar, BA; Daniel D. Squires, PhD
Substance Abuse Vol. 40, Iss. 1, 2019
“Opioid-use disorder (OUD)-related overdoses and deaths have reached epidemic proportions in the United States, creating an urgent need to implement effective OUD treatments in community settings. The current study examined factors associated with successful implementation of an evidence-based behavioral treatment (contingency management) among OUD treatment providers who received a comprehensive implementation strategy called the Science to Service Laboratory. Providers who were younger, Non-Hispanic White, did not have specialty addiction licensure, and who perceived fewer patient-level barriers to adoption all had lower levels of CM adoption frequency. Findings have the potential to change practice by highlighting a need to refine implementation strategies for younger, more educated, and more diverse treatment providers, as well as a need to explicitly address patient-level barriers to implementation.“