- Involve brief sessions in which a counselor encourages the patients to change their drug use behavior


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Patients may benefit from cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), motivational interventions, "mindfulness" and contingency management .

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Kakko J, Alho H, Baldacchino A, Molina R, Nava FA and Shaya G
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Craving in Opioid Use Disorder: From Neurobiology to Clinical Practice

- Provide direct rewards (vouchers, prizes, or special privileges) to the patients
in response to drug abstinence (a desired behavior) 

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