فهرست نشریات علمی دسترسی آزاد ایران

Background: It has been known for many years that there is a high risk of relapse after treatment of drugabuse. This has made addiction more complicated. Knowledge of related factors allows the health careprofessionals to initiate much broader, client centered, replace prevention strategies.Material and Methods: This is a cross sectional descriptive study that was performed on 380 clientsadmitted to addiction treatment center in Maraghe City, who had at least once a return to substance abuse andwere selected using convenience sampling method. Data collection was performed by using structuredinterview and interview form in a single step. Data analysis and statistical was performed using SPSSsoftware version 16 and ANOVA test.Results: Most cases (62/6%) had a history of leaving between 1 to 3 times. The most important factorsaffecting on the return to substance abuse from the perspective of clients were include: physical unpleasantsymptoms of withdrawal (72/6%), feelings despair (57/3%), relationship with addict colleagues (29/5%),cheap drug prices (40/5%), low literacy (23/4%), not controlling on family (27/4%) and interaction withaddict friends (57/9%).Conclusion: Various factors have a large extent influence in return to substance abuse. Therefore, in additionto eliminating the dependence of physical with drug therapy, attention to the factors that were associated withan inability to quit is important.Keywords: Return to substance abuse, Addiction treatment, Addiction