Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
Volume 39, Issue 3 , Pages 255-263 , October 2010

Contingency management among homeless, out-of-treatment men who have sex with men

  • Cathy J. Reback, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Friends Research Institute, Los Angeles, CA 90028, USA
    • University of California, Los Angeles, Integrated Substance Abuse Programs, Los Angeles, CA 90025, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Friends Research Institute, Inc., 1419 N. La Brea Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90028, USA. Tel.: +1 323 463 1601; fax: +1 323 463 0126.
    • ,
  • James A. Peck, Psy.D.

      Affiliations

    • Friends Research Institute, Los Angeles, CA 90028, USA
    • University of California, Los Angeles, Integrated Substance Abuse Programs, Los Angeles, CA 90025, USA
    • ,
  • Rhodri Dierst-Davies, M.P.H.

      Affiliations

    • Friends Research Institute, Los Angeles, CA 90028, USA
    • ,
  • Miriam Nuno, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90028, USA
    • ,
  • Jonathan B. Kamien, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Friends Research Institute, Los Angeles, CA 90028, USA
    • ,
  • Leslie Amass, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Friends Research Institute, Los Angeles, CA 90028, USA

Received 10 February 2010 ,Revised 28 May 2010 ,Accepted 14 June 2010.

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PII: S0740-5472(10)00134-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jsat.2010.06.007

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
Volume 39, Issue 3 , Pages 255-263 , October 2010

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