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Examining the efficacy of behavioral-cognitive approach based counseling on reducing opiate drug abuse (BDRC) among the patients undergoing maintenance treatment with methadone

Negar Fouladi, Zahra Karmibaghtifoni, Taiebeh Karmibaghtifoni, Parisa Farnoodian, Mozhgan Shooshtari and Mohamad Khaledian

The aim of the present research was to examine the efficacy of behavioral-cognitive approach –based counseling on reducing opiate drug abuse (BDRC) among the patients undergoing maintenance treatment with methadone. The research population included all men aged 20-50 who had dependence on substance and had consulted addiction abandonment centers in Karaj. The research sample was as selected as available where 30male addicts, who had consulted the center for addiction abandonment of Omide Naw, were selected each day per week for about 6 months. Subjects were divided into two experimental and control groups randomly and each group included 15 subjects. To collect data the following questionnaires were used: a) Opiate drug abuse, b) The index of substance gravity (OIT), c) General health questionnaire (GHQ), and the urine test. The statistical test of comparing two averages (T-Test) and one way variance analysis were used to statistically analyze data. Results indicated that adding counseling to reducing opiate narcotics consumption based on the behavioral-cognitive approach is effective in reducing temptation among the patients undergoing maintenance treatment by methadone.