relapse prevention(rp)is an important component of alcoholism treatment. the rp model proposed by marlatt and gordon suggests that both immediate determinants (e.g.,high- risk situations, coping skills, outcome expectancies, and the abstinence violation effect) and covert antecedents (e.g., lifestyle factor and urges and cravings) can contribute to relapse.the rp model also incorporates numerou...

background: high prevalence of risky behaviors in alcohol dependents have been shown in several studies, but correlation between alcohol abuse and risky behaviors and relapse in patients with opiate dependence has been less investigated. this study aimed to determine the effect of alcohol abuse in rate of risk-taking behaviors in opiate dependents patients treated on maintenance program in nort...

Introduction: The most common substance of abuse/dependence in patients presenting for treatment in western countries is alcohol. Ethyl alcohol or ethanol which is also called medicinal alcohol is used as an official drug compendium. It is also administered as an antidote in methanol poisoning. However, regular consumption of high amounts of alcoholic drinks induces dependence and addiction lea...

Drug dependence is a chronic brain disease characterized by recurrent episodes of relapse, even when the person is motivated to quit. Relapse is a major problem and new pharmacotherapies are needed to prevent relapse episodes. The nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) plays an important role in nicotine dependence, alcohol consumption and cue-induced cocaine craving. Stimulation of the nAChR...

The effects of drug dependence on social systems has helped shape the generally held view that drug dependence is primarily a social problem, not a health problem. In turn, medical approaches to prevention and treatment are lacking. We examined evidence that drug (including alcohol) dependence is a chronic medical illness. A literature review compared the diagnoses, heritability, etiology (gene...

addiction to drugs, such as heroin, cocaine and alcohol, exacts great human and financial costs on society. various evidence-based pharmacological and psychosocial interventions are currently used in the treatment of drug addiction but they do not produce adequate therapeutic benefits in every patient. further, barriers such as financial cost, lack of availability, or perceptions of existing tr...

AMA Tabiś K, Poprawa R. Satisfaction and frustration of basic psychological needs the risk relapse in alcohol dependence. Alcoholism Drug Addiction/Alkoholizm i Narkomania. 2023;36(1):21-40. doi:10.5114/ain.2023.130374. APA Tabiś, K., & Poprawa, (2023). Narkomania, 36(1), 21-40. https://doi.org/10.5114/ain.2023.130374 Chicago Katarzyna, Ryszard Poprawa. 2023. "Satisfaction dependence". Narkoman...

OBJECTIVES To determine whether naltrexone is beneficial in the treatment of alcohol dependence in the absence of obligatory psychosocial intervention. DESIGN Multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. SETTING Hospital-based drug and alcohol clinics, 18 March 1998 - 22 October 1999. PATIENTS 107 patients (mean age, 45 years) fulfilling Diagnostic and statistical manu...