BACKGROUND This study investigated the correlation between risk-taking and relapse among methamphetamine (MA) abusers undergoing the Matrix Model of treatment. METHODS This cross-sectional study was conducted on male patients who were stimulant drug abusers undergoing the matrix treatment in the National Center for Addiction Research. A sampling was done using the availability method includin...

Background Overcoming addiction is characterized by a long-term recovery process and high rate of relapse. This study aimed to identify factors associated with relapse abstinence in patients substance use disorders or behavioral addictions (SUDs/BA) five years after completing the inpatient treatment based on Apolinar model.Methods In this 5-year prospective cohort study, 366 (female 32.5%) dia...

Abstract Background Rehabilitation programs targeted to patients with substance use disorder (SUD) following successful detoxification constitute a global public health concern. This study aimed examine the effectiveness of combined pharmacotherapy/cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) model through assessing abstinence/relapse rate and quality life (QOL) in sample SUD. Indeed, we identify relapse p...

It has long been hypothesized that conditioning mechanisms play major roles in addiction. Specifically, the associations between rewarding properties of drugs of abuse and the drug context can contribute to future use and facilitate the transition from initial drug use into drug dependency. On the other hand, the self-medication hypothesis of drug abuse suggests that negative consequences of dr...

BACKGROUND Drug abuse is a chronic and enduring phenomenon, which is among the important challenging public health problems. One of the main aspects in drug abuse is the relapse. OBJECTIVES The aims of this study were to estimate the time to relapse (survival rate) and to evaluate some of its associated variables by survival analysis. PATIENTS AND METHODS This research was conducted in four...