Efecto de los incentivos sobre la

retencin en un tratamiento
ambulatorio para adictos a la
cocana.

Source: Psicothema . Feb2007, Vol. 19 Issue 1, p134-139. 6p.

Author(s): Garca-Rodrguez, Olaya; Secades-Villa, Roberto; lvarez Rodrguez, Heli;

Rodrguez, Arcadio Ro; Fernndez-Hermida, Jos Ramn; Carballo, Jos Luis; Prez, Jos Manuel Errasti;
Daz, Susana Al-Halab

Abstract:The high drop-out rate in treatment programs is one of the most important
problems in the area of drug addictions. This study evaluated the effect of the use of incentives on
retention in an outpatient program for cocaine addicts. The effect of individual variables on program
drop-out was also analysed. Participants were 66 subjects who were randomly assigned to one of three
treatment groups: standard treatment, treatment with incentives I, and treatment with incentives II.
The patients of these two groups received incentives contingent on cocaine abstinence with two
different magnitudes. Retention rate at six months was 35% in the standard treatment, 78.6% in the
treatment with incentives I, and 53.3% in the treatment with incentives II. The global prognostic
capacity of the individual variables (sociodemographic, history and consumption pattern,
psychopathological variables, and EuropASI scores) was 85.7%, with the psychopathological variables
being more closely related to retention. These results suggest that the use of incentives may be an
effective strategy to improve retention in outpatient treatments for cocaine addiction.

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