Psychosocial Factors Affecting Drug Relapse among Youth in Punjab, Pakistan

Malik, Najma Iqbal; Saleem, Sidra; Ullah, Irfan; Rehan, Syeda Tayyaba; Berardis, Domenico De; Atta, Mohsin

doi:10.3390/jcm12072686

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“…Factors associated with the treatment process include family involvement in the treatment process, duration of treatment, and variety of individual and group-based therapeutic approaches. There is evidence that practices such as 12-step treatment programs, support groups (family therapy, peer support groups, extracurricular activities), and continuous care programs are effective in preventing relapse after treatment [15][16][17][18].…”

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Why Do Adolescents Relapse After Addiction Treatment? A Multicenter, Cross-sectional Study

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2023

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Purpose: Adolescents use substance once and use regularly then they start and quitconsecutively. In addiction treatment, relapse is a major barrier to recovery. Relapse is more common among adolescents and is a major problem. Thus, this study aimed to identify the factors impacting the duration of relapse in adolescents. Methods: This is a multicenter, cross-sectional study. A total of 157 adolescents who applied to 4 different child and adolescent addiction treatment centers between January 2020 and March 2020 were included in the study. The "Addiction Profile Survey Adolescent Form" was administered to the participants face-to-face. According to the duration of relapse determined with this form, the cases were analyzed separately as before and after one month. Results: The sample consisted of 122 (71.3%) males and 45 (28.7%) females, with a mean age of 17.1±0.8 years. Cannabis use (p=0.005), late treatment initiation (p=0.001), less psychosocial (p=0.006), outpatient (p=0.003), and inpatient (p=0.001) treatment history were significantly associated with relapse before one month. Cannabis users were approximately 5 times more likely to relapse in less than a month, while ecstasy users were approximately 5 times more likely to relapse over a month (OR=0.26, CI=0.1-0.69), (OR=4.16, CI=1.26-13.78). In the logistic regression analysis performed to determine the factors predicting the duration of relapse, it was found that not attending school (p=0,018) and receiving less inpatient treatment (p=0,019) predicted relapse occurred within one month. Conclusion: This study is considered remarkable in terms of demonstrating the necessity of early interventions and post-treatment care services. Currently, there are very few studies in the literature that investigate the factors that contribute to relapse in addicted adolescents. According to our literature review, no study examined factors affecting relapse duration in adolescents.

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