title: Relapse Coping Strategies in Young Adults Addicts: A Quantitative Study in Iran.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Cognitive-behavioral coping approach is known as an effective strategy to preventing relapse. Its goal is to forget incompatible behaviors and replaces them with the compatible answers.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  This study examines relapse coping strategies in young adults in selected substance abuse treatment centers in Iran.
  
  
  METHODS
  The present is a descriptive cross-sectional study. The sample consisted of 70 self-referred young addicts (18-24 years). Adolescence Relapse Coping Questionnaire was used to assess relapse coping strategies. Descriptive statistics was used to analyze the data.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The findings revealed that 71.2% have experienced a relapse totally. It was hard to control the hypothetical high risk situation and they greatly wanted to use the substance (mean 7.39 of 10). Addicts have used of all three coping skills in "definitely would do" level.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Enhancing self-efficacy through training coping skills, especially abstinence - focused coping skills to react properly in high risk situation can be useful.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, IR Iran.
authors.forename: Ebrahim
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Shafiei
authors.affiliation: Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran.
authors.forename: Agha Fatemeh
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Hoseini
authors.affiliation: Department of ICU, Rasoul-E-Akram Hospital Complex, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran.
authors.forename: Farnaz
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Parsaeian
authors.affiliation: Department of Treatment Affairs, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, IR Iran.
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Heidarinejad
authors.affiliation: Department of Treatment Affairs, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, IR Iran.
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Azmal
keywords: Coping strategies; relapse; substance abuse treatment centers; young adult addicts