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The present study investigated determinants of release and antecedents of recent use for 30 substance abusers re-entering inpatient treatment. A structured interview assessment revealed that the patients relapsed within two months following previous treatment, yet waited 2.7 years before re-entering treatment. Alcohol was often the initial and subsequently the most frequently used substance. Determinants of relapse were a variety of interpersonal and intrapersonal events. However, antecedents to recent use were almost exclusively negative emotional states such as depression and loneliness. Implications for treatment are presented.
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The authors wish to thank Gloria Davidson and Peggy Poff of FATC, and Stephanie Merritt, M.A., Kimberly Swisher, and Dennis Felix of FMHI, for their invaluable assistance in the data collection process.
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Schonfeld, L., Rohrer, G.E., Dupree, L.W. et al. Antecedents of relapse and recent substance use. Community Ment Health J 25, 245–249 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00754441
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