Employment

Employment

Abstinence-Contingent Wage Supplements for Drug Use had the largest effects on long-term employment (an average of 18 percentage points). Abstinence-Contingent Wage Supplements for Drug Use was designed to promote drug abstinence and vocational entry among unemployed adults in treatment for opioid use disorder by providing financial incentives dependent on verified abstinence.

Alcohol and Drug Addiction Treatment and Support Act (ADATSA)—Chemical Dependency Treatment and Vocational Services (as compared with Chemical Dependency Treatment Only)

Participants received chemical dependency treatment that included assistance reintegrating into the community, follow-up care and services, and financial support. Participants also received vocational rehabilitation services, such as aptitude testing, vocational counseling, job search assistance, and the opportunity to participate in one of three training programs established by ADATSA.

Alcohol and Drug Addiction Treatment and Support

Participants received chemical dependency treatment that included assistance reintegrating into the community, follow up care and services, and financial support. Participants also received various vocational rehabilitation services that included aptitude testing, vocational counseling, job search assistance, additional substance abuse treatment, and the opportunity to participate in one of three training programs established by ADATSA.