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Methamphetamine and Cocaine Now Drive a Third of Overdose Deaths, and There Is No Medication to Treat Them. The Stimulant Crisis Meets a Treatment System Built for Opioids.

Methamphetamine and Cocaine Now Drive a Third of Overdose Deaths, and There Is No Medication to Treat Them. The Stimulant Crisis Meets a Treatment System Built for Opioids.

by Ethan Webb | Sep 5, 2026 | Regulation

Stimulants are involved in a rising share of overdose deaths, but stimulant use disorder has no FDA-approved medication, leaving a treatment system built around drugs with none to offer. Key TakeawaysStimulants are now central to the overdose crisis: Methamphetamine...
Contingency Management Is the Only Proven Treatment for Stimulant Use Disorder. Paying Patients to Get Better Is Still Hard to Fund, and Harder to Do Legally.

Contingency Management Is the Only Proven Treatment for Stimulant Use Disorder. Paying Patients to Get Better Is Still Hard to Fund, and Harder to Do Legally.

by Ethan Webb | Jul 22, 2026 | Technology

Contingency management is the evidence-based standard for stimulant use disorder, but reimbursement gaps and anti-kickback law keep the treatment rare in practice. Key Takeaways The evidence is not in question: Decades of trials show contingency management, which...

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