Psychosocial Treatments - Behavioral
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• Contingency
management
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Provide positive reinforcement (i.e., rewards) for progress
in treatment (most typically abstinence from substance
use) [66].
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Psychosocial Treatments - Cognitive Behavioral
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• Motivational
interviewing/
motivational
enhancement therapy
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Focuses on facilitating behavioral change by helping
individuals to explore and resolve ambivalence towards
treatment and become committed to addressing their
substance use problems [67].
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• Behavioral couples
therapy
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Focuses on building an abstinence-supporting relationship
between the person who is abusing substances and his or
her partner [68].
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• Relapse prevention
therapy
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Teaches individuals with substance addiction a number of
specific skills to reduce the risk of relapse [69].
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Pharmacologic Treatments
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• Medication for relapse
prevention
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The use of medications to help prevent relapse of
substance use problems, such as naltrexone, methadone,
and buprenorphine [71].
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