Lesson 8: Managing Internal Causes Of Relapse - Slide 31
6. Craving
- Craving is the subjective desire to
experience an addictive substance
- Research has shown that craving
does not need to result in loss
of control and using
- Craving can be managed by learning about your own personal craving situations, and then developing coping strategies to manage them
- Developing an effective Craving Management Plan (in Chapter 5 of our free book Make Your Last Relapse the Last) can result in decreased risk of relapse
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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