Substance abuse careers are episodic; with periods of abstinence and relapse are the prevailing patterns. This study was designed to identify patients who are relapse prone through certain relapse predictors that are often culturally colored. Two groups of Substance use disorder patients were compared; one group was abstinent for at least 6 months and the other was currently relapsed. They were all exposed to Addiction Severity Index (ASI), Structured clinical interview for Diagnostic and statistical manual of Mental disorder 4th edition for axis-I and II disorders (SCID- I and II), Social...
Substance abuse careers are episodic; with periods of abstinence and relapse are the prevailing patterns. This study was designed to identify patients...