title: Spending of remuneration by subjects in non-treatment drug abuse research studies.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  This study examines remuneration spending by drug-using participants in residential drug abuse research.
  
  
  METHODS
  Ninety-four adult males who participated in residential, non-treatment drug abuse research studies earned remuneration based on length of stay and specific research procedures. Remuneration could be in cash after discharge or for in-kind purchases and bill payments. Spending of remuneration was extracted from charts and evaluated with multivariate analyses.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Participants received average remuneration of 1,454 dollars, taking 59% in cash. Other categories included cigarettes (60.6% of subjects), toiletries (60.6%), clothing (54.3%), and housing (52.1%). Primary drug of abuse, total remuneration, monthly income, length of stay on the residential research unit, age, and education were significantly associated with in-kind remuneration choices. Less total remuneration, intoxication in the month prior to study, higher IQ, and non-white race were associated with taking more in cash.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Residential drug abuse research participants prefer cash to in-kind research remuneration, and their choices reflected drug use and economic status.
authors.affiliation: Columbia University, New York, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Jacob E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Kurlander
authors.forename: Stephanie L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Simon-Dack
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Gorelick
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D019970:Cocaine-Related Disorders / Q000191:economics; D005249:Fees and Charges; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients; D008297:Male; D002189:Marijuana Abuse / Q000191:economics; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000191:economics*; D036302:Therapeutic Human Experimentation