2021
A pilot economic evaluation of computerized cognitive behavioral therapy for alcohol use disorder as an addition and alternative to traditional therapy
Kacmarek CN, Yates BT, Nich C, Kiluk BD. A pilot economic evaluation of computerized cognitive behavioral therapy for alcohol use disorder as an addition and alternative to traditional therapy. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2021, 45: 1109-1121. PMID: 33730384, PMCID: PMC8131237, DOI: 10.1111/acer.14601.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol use disorderIncremental cost-effective ratioCognitive behavioral therapyStandard outpatient treatmentPilot economic evaluationOutpatient treatmentTreatment costsUse disordersDrinking daysBehavioral therapyComputerized cognitive behavioral therapyEvidence-based treatmentsOutpatient treatment facilitiesTotal treatment costsCost of treatmentCost-effective ratioComputer-delivered interventionNet benefit analysisHealthcare utilizationCost-effective additionClinical trialsTreatment protocolCriminal justice involvementTraditional therapiesTreatment termination
2004
Cost effectiveness of disulfiram Treating cocaine use in methadone-maintained patients
Jofre-Bonet M, Sindelar JL, Petrakis IL, Nich C, Frankforter T, Rounsaville BJ, Carroll KM. Cost effectiveness of disulfiram Treating cocaine use in methadone-maintained patients. Journal Of Substance Use And Addiction Treatment 2004, 26: 225-232. PMID: 15063917, PMCID: PMC3662046, DOI: 10.1016/s0740-5472(04)00004-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMethadone treatmentClinical trialsCocaine useDouble-blind clinical trialCocaine dependenceStandard methadone treatmentBlind clinical trialMethadone-maintained patientsRandomized clinical trialsOpioid-dependent subjectsMethadone-maintained opiate addictsStandard treatmentOutcome measuresOpioid addictsPromising treatmentOpiate addictsIncremental costDisulfiramAdditional treatmentNumber of daysTrialsTreatmentCost effectivenessEconomic evaluationAddicts