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Cocaine Treatment: Early Results From Various Approaches

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date June 7, 1996
Report No. HEHS-96-80
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Summary:

Three cognitive/behavioral approaches--relapse prevention, community reinforcement/contingency management, and neurobehavioral therapy--have shown positive results in the treatment of cocaine addiction. Preliminary findings show that clients treated with these therapies remained abstinent and in treatment for long periods. These findings are particularly encouraging because initial treatments used during the early 1980s were not very successful. Although too few studies have been done to draw definite conclusions about the utility of any of these treatments, more research should be completed within the next several years. Research experts agree that continued research and study are needed to enhance and confirm--or deny--these early results.

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