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VOUCHER‐BASED REINFORCEMENT FOR ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE USING THE ETHYL‐GLUCURONIDE ALCOHOL BIOMARKER
Author(s) -
Mcdonell Michael G.,
Howell Donelle N.,
Mcpherson Sterling,
Cameron Jennifer M.,
Srebnik Debra,
Roll John M.,
Ries Richard K.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of applied behavior analysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.1
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1938-3703
pISSN - 0021-8855
DOI - 10.1901/jaba.2012.45-161
Subject(s) - ethyl glucuronide , alcohol , abstinence , urine , biomarker , contingency management , psychology , voucher , alcohol use disorder , ethanol , alcohol consumption , psychiatry , medicine , intervention (counseling) , chemistry , biochemistry , accounting , business , organic chemistry
This study assessed the effects of a contingency management (CM) intervention for alcohol consumption in 10 alcohol‐dependent participants. An ABCA design was used. Vouchers were provided contingent on results of ethyl glucuronide (EtG) urine tests (an alcohol biomarker with a 2‐day detection period) and alcohol breath tests during the C phase. The percentage of negative urines was 35% during the first baseline phase, 69% during the C phase, and 20% during the return‐to‐baseline phase. Results suggest that EtG urine tests may be a feasible method to deliver CM to promote alcohol abstinence.