The effectiveness of a cognitive-behavioral therapy program in reducing the risk of relapse for recovering addicts

Abstract

The study aimed to identify the effectiveness of the cognitive-behavioral therapy program in reducing the risk of relapse for recovering addicts. The study applied the quasi-experimental approach, where the study sample consisted of (10) individuals addicted to the substance (Ceptagon and Synthetic cannabinoids), who are present in the addiction treatment center / Arjan. They were divided into two equal groups, an experimental group consisting of (5) drug addicts, and a control group consisting of (5) drug addicts. The criteria for evaluating the factors of addict’s relapse were applied to them, in addition to the treatment program. Moreover, the study found the effectiveness of the program in reducing the risk of relapse for the recovering addicts, the research sample. It showed the presence of statistically significant differences between the ranks of the degrees of the two measurements, pre and post tests, for the experimental group, and also showed that there were no statistically significant differences between the ranks of the degrees of the two measurements. It also reflected that there were no statistically significant differences between the ranks of the dimensional and follow-up measurement degrees for the experimental group on the relapse scale and its dimensions for the research sample of recovering addicts.