Individual characteristics and response to Contingency Management treatment for cocaine addiction

How to cite Complete issue More information about this article Journal's homepage in redalyc.org Scientific Information System Network of Scientific Journals from Latin America, the Caribbean, Spain and Portugal Non-profit academic project, developed under the open access initiative In Europe, 17 % of all those seeking treatment for drug problems (about 70,000 cases) do so as a result of cocaine use, while for those seeking treatment for the fi rst time in their life the fi gure for cocaine users is 24%. Moreover, there are differences in treatment demand between countries, Spain reporting the highest proportions of primary cocaine clients in Europe (46%) (European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction, 2010). As regards treatment, behavioral interventions that include contingency management (CM) have obtained positive results in treatment for addiction to cocaine and other drugs (Dutra et al., 2008; Knapp, Soares