San Francisco launched a pilot program to help those struggling with addiction. The program focuses on cocaine and methamphetamine use. Patients who get clean are paid in gift cards.
San Franciscos drug crisis can seem so overwhelming its difficult to know where to start. The city has now launched a pilot program aimed at rewiring the brains of those struggling with addiction to help them get clean. The program pays them to quit.'s drug crisis can seem so overwhelming it's difficult to know where to start. The city has now launched a pilot program aimed at rewiring the brains of those struggling with addiction to help them get clean. The program pays them to quit.
"I didn't really have a reason to change before, or least in my mind I didn't think I had a reason to change," said Dana. "But, he's definitely given me a whole new perspective on things. A reason to change." Patients are offered up to $599 in gift cards over a 24-week program. Those in recovery start off earning $10 a week, with that amount increasing for each negative drug test. The research shows that despite the relatively small dollar amount, it's the positive reinforcement that helps to alter the brain and keep patients in recovery.
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