Synopsis of recent research by authors named "Vikki Charles"
Vikki Charles focuses her recent research on the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of various treatment interventions for heroin use disorder, particularly contingency management (CM) and its role in promoting heroin abstinence during opioid agonist treatment.
Her studies demonstrate that financial incentives can enhance treatment engagement and abstinence rates, supporting the use of CM as an adjunctive strategy within drug treatment services in the UK.
Additionally, her work investigates alternative treatment methodologies, such as supervised injectable opioid treatment, revealing significant outcomes in reducing heroin use among hard-to-treat individuals, while also addressing public health concerns like hepatitis B vaccination adherence.
