Investigating the rate of recurrence and its predictors in methadone treatment addicts referring to addiction treatment centers in Zahedan: a prospective longitudinal study in 2016

Background and Purpose: One of the major problems in addicts society is the recurrence of addiction. Therefore, this study was conducted with the aim Investigating the rate of relapse and its predictors in methadone treatment addicts referring to addiction treatment centers in Zahedan: a prospective longitudinal study in 2016.Method of study: In this study, 250 addicts referring to addiction treatment centers of Zahedan were studied prospectively. The data were collected through an interview using a form of information including demographic characteristics, addiction related characteristics, and standard self-confidence and happiness questionnaire by the researcher. Data analysis was performed in Stata version 12 using chi-square test, multiple logistic regression, log-rank test and multiple cox regression.Results: In this study participated 206(82.4%) men and 44(17.6%) women. Overall, the results of this study showed that 162(64.8%) addicts had recurrence and 88 (35,6%) addicts had no recurrence. Variables such as marital status (OR = 4.96, CI=95%: 1.67-14.74) , monthly income (OR=5.28, CI=95%: 2.16-12.90), drug use (OR = 2.25, CI=95%:1.004-5.05), history of previous drug withdrawal (OR=3.40, CI=95%:1.78-6.48), history of alcohol consumption (OR=2.29, CI=95%: 1.09-4.90), and hopes of drug withdrawal from the perspective of addicts (OR=6.65, CI=95%:3.23-13.74), were good predictors of addiction recurrence. The highest rates of addiction recurrence occurred in the first and second months of addiction withdrawal.Conclusion: According to the results of this study, preventive activities should be strengthened to address this critical period. However, more psychological studies relevant to the recurrence of addiction in other societies and the monitoring of addicts by families with respect to the variables that are influential in this study, are of great importance.

کلیدواژه ها:

Addiction ، Drugs ، Recurrence ، Zahedan