Determinants of Substance Abuse Relapse

摘要: Research on the short-term effectiveness of treatments for alcohol, cigarette, and drug abuse suggests that most individuals may expect immediate amelioration their problem upon entering a formal treatment program (e.g., Dole & Joseph, 1978; Lichtenstein, 1982; Miller Hester, 1980). The prognosis over long run, however, is not so optimistic. Approximately two-thirds who successfully complete programs various substance disorders relapse within 3 months after treatment. At 12 months, rates often exceed 75% or more Hunt, Barrett, Branch, 1971; Marlatt, Schachter, 1982). These high appear to be relatively independent particular addictive disorder, type intervention, its guiding conceptual framework. Such findings force consideration determinants as core in research