Demonstration of an app-delivered digital therapeutic program for methamphetamine use disorder.

ABSTRACT: This study assessed the feasibility and utility of a digital, all-virtual program designed for treatment of methamphetamine use disorder (MUD). Forty-nine adults with moderate- to severe-level MUD (per DSM-5 criteria) commenced the 8-week intervention. All aspects of the program were delivered via smartphone-based app. Intervention components included counseling (cognitive behavioral therapy in group and individual sessions), app-based therapeutic tasks, remote biological drug testing, medical oversight by psychiatrists/nurse practitioners, and contingency management procedures (including rewards for methamphetamine-free saliva drug tests, accomplishing tasks, and engaging in assigned activities). Of the 49 participants who commenced treatment, 27 participants (55%) completed the program.

SUBMITTER: Muhlner K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10373299 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature