@article{ref1,
title="Relapse and risk-taking among Iranian methamphetamine abusers undergoing matrix treatment model",
journal="Addiction and health",
year="2016",
author="Taymoori, Parvaneh and Pashaei, Tahereh",
volume="8",
number="1",
pages="49-60",
abstract="BACKGROUND: This study investigated the correlation between risk-taking and relapse among methamphetamine (MA) abusers undergoing the Matrix Model of treatment. <br><br>METHODS: This cross-sectional study was conducted on male patients who were stimulant drug abusers undergoing the matrix treatment in the National Center for Addiction Research. A sampling was done using the availability method including 92 male patients. Demographic questionnaires and drug abuse related questionnaire were completed for each patient. Then, Bart's balloon risk-taking test was administered to the patients. <br><br>FINDINGS: Participants had a mean age ± standard deviation (SD) of 27.59 ± 6.60 years with an age range of 17-29 years. Unemployment, unmarried status, criminal offense, and also addiction family history increased the probability of relapse. In addition, a greater adjusted score of the risk-taking test increased the odds of relapse by more than 97%. The simultaneous abuse of opium and stimulants compared to the abuse of stimulants only, revealed no statistically significant differences for relapse. Patients with higher risk-taking behavior had a more probability of relapse. <br><br>CONCLUSION: This finding indirectly implies the usefulness of Bart's risk-taking test in assessing risk-taking behavior in stimulant drug abusers.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2008-4633",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}