پیشگیری از عود رفتار اعتیادی در معتادان

The risk of drug abuse relapse has always been a major concern complicating fight against addiction. The process of relapse starts when thoughts, feelings, and behaviors of the individual in the process of recovery are diverted and become illogical again. The relapse process often includes activation of the denial system as an inflexible defense mechanism, tendency for isolation, negative judgments, inappropriate decision making, failure to cope with problems, and re-existence of life pressures, and stress. Hence, this complication has always been a focus of attention and concern for experts as well as addicts and their families. On this basis, planning and attempts to reduce the severity of the problem has to be called to attention as part of addiction prevention programs. We have frequently heard news of an increasing number of addicts in spite of all treatment programs and attempts to bring addicts back to normal life. Experts see the main reason for such failures the high frequency of relapse. Therefore, addressing the stubborn issue of relapse is a necessity in addiction treatment, and is essential in the process of addiction control in our country. The aim of this review was to examine addictive behavior relapse and pertinent contributing factors, as well as approaches to help avoid more relapses.