Rewiring Reward: Contingency Management as Treatment for Stimulant Use Disorder

Addiction Practice Pod · Nov 10, 2026 · 42m

In this episode, host David P. Ball dives into the topic of contingency management (CM), an evidence-based behavioural treatment model for stimulant use disorder. David begins with Mark Haggerty, a peer navigator with St. Paul’s Rapid Access Addiction Clinic’s Rewarding Change program. Mark offers a rundown of the work happening in CM groups and shares how his lived experience guides the support he provides to participants. David is then joined by Dr. Paxton Bach, BCCSU’s medical director and an addiction medicine specialist, to discuss the clinical aspects of CM groups. Finally, they welcome…