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.

These are the five interventions with the largest effects. See Exhibit 1 for all interventions.

Substance Abuse Case Management Program

Intervention (standard name)
Substance Abuse Case Management

As part of the program, clinically oriented staff, such as psychologists or social workers, conducted a two- to three-hour-long substance use assessment to determine the appropriate type of substance use disorder treatment and whether the client was ready to participate in employment-related services. The evaluator assigned a case manager to the client and referred clients to appropriate substance use disorder treatment and other services that addressed clients’ barriers to employment. 

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