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Relapse Prevention Therapy
The main key Relapse Prevention Therapy is based on the fact that addiction is a chronic relapsing disorder, making the prevention of relapse one of the critical elements of effective treatment for drug abuse.
Relapse does not occur suddenly. There are many contributing factors, as well as warning signs which indicate that a patient may be in danger of returning to substance abuse. Relapse can be understood both for the actual return to the pattern of drug abuse and for the process during which indicators appear prior to the patient's resumption of substance use.
In order for relapse prevention to be successful, effective systems coordination is necessary. Community treatment programs must work cooperatively to ensure that relapse prevention programming is an integral part of treatment for all patients.
Cognitive-behavioral strategies are based on the theory that learning processus play a critical role in development of maladaptive behavioral patterns. Individuals learn to identify and correct problematic behaviors. Relapse Prevention Therapy (RPT) is a collection of interdependent techniques which are intended to enhance self-control. The goal of this particular drug treatment is abstinence from cocaine and other substances through the identification of high risk situations for relapse and the implementation of more effective coping strategies, from self-knowledge and identification of the relapse warning signs to change and recovery planning.
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