Lesson 8: Managing Internal Causes Of Relapse - Slide  27

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Emotional States And Relapse

  • A negative emotional state is the strongest predictor of relapse in many studies
  • Recent studies identified that a negative emotional state is the primary motive for drug and alcohol use
  • Drug and alcohol use changes the emotional state and leads the individual to future use
  • Continued drug and alcohol use leads to more negative emotional states instead of improved or positive emotional states
Notes:

Pg. 15-17, “Relapse Prevention Maintenance Strategies in the Treatment of Addictive Behaviours”, 2nd Edition, Edited by G. Alan Marlatt and Dennis M. Donovan, Guilford Press, New York, 2005

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